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COLLECTION  OF  HYMNS, 


USE  OF   CHRISTIAN   CONGREGATION'S. 


NEW   YORK. 

A.    S.    BARNES    i-     COMPANY, 
51    Jons    Street. 

1  8  5  j  . 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1855, 

BY   A.    8.     BARNES,    &   CO., 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court,  of  the  Southern  District 
of  New  York. 


F.  I.  ECTKO  T  Y  P  E  D     KT  PHIHIED  BT 

THOMAS    B.  SMITH,  GEORGE    W.  WOOD 

»2  A  i>i  Beekman  St.  51  John  St. 


INTRODUCTION. 

No  pains  have  been  spared  in  collecting  materials  for  this 
work.  The  principal  collections  of  Psalms  and  Hymns  that 
have  been  published,  either  in  America  or  Great  Britain,  have 
been  carefully  searched,  and  the  fugitive  pieces  which  have  ap- 
peared in  religious  journals,  or  in  collected  poetical  works  of 
recent  authors,  have  been  made  to  contribute  to  the  store. 

A  hymn  is  a  lyrical  discourse  to  the  feelings.  It  should 
either  excite  or  express  feeling.  The  recitation  of  historical 
facts,  descriptions  of  scenery,  narrations  of  events,  meditations, 
all  may  tend  to  inspire  feeling.  Hymns  are  not  to  be  excluded, 
therefore,  because  they  are  deficient  in  lyrical  form,  or  in  feel- 
ing, if  experience  shows  that  they  have  power  to  excite  pious 
emotions.  Not  many  of  Newton's  hymns  can  be  called  poeti- 
cal ;  yet  there  are  few  hymns  in  the  English  language  that  are 
more  useful. 

"We  have  carefully  avoided  a  narrow  adherence  to  our  own 
personal  taste  in  the  selection  of  hymns.  Scarcely  any  two 
ministers  would  agree  in  the  selection  of  hymns.  A  collection 
should  be  made  so  large  and  various  that  every  one  mav  find 
in  it  that  which  he  needs.  Neither  should  one  complain  of  the 
multitude  of  hymns  useless  to  him.  They  are  not  useless  to 
others.  A  generously-spread  table  is  not  at  fault  because,  in 
the  profusion,  each  guest  can  not  use  every  thing.  Every  one 
should  have  all  the  liberty  and  the  means  of  fohowing  Ins  own 


IV  INTRODUCTION. 

taste.  Had  wo  mado  this  collection  merely  for  our  own  use,  it 
would  not  have  numbered  more  than  five  hundred  hymns. 

Many  Hymn-books  have  been  so  fastidiously  made  as  to 
exclude  many  hymns,  as  extravagant,  that  were  not  half  so 
extravagant  as  are  the  Psalms  of  David,  and  as  is  all  true 
and  deep  feeling  which  gives  itself  full  expression.  And 
even  those  retained  have  been  abused  by  corrections,  so  called, 
and  tamed  down  from  their  noble  fervor  and  careless  freedom, 
into  flat  and  profitless  propriety. 

"We  have,  as  far  as  possible,  avoided  all  changes,  except  those 
necessary  to  restore  mutilated  hymns  to  their  original  state.  No 
language  can  well  replace  that  which  the  original  inspiration 
of  the  author  suggested.  "Watts'  hymns  and  psalms  have  been 
carefully  compared  with  tho  original,  and  for  the  most  part 
restored. 

Great  additions  have  been  made  to  the  hymns  which  cele- 
brate Christ ;  to  hymns  of  Christian  experience,  in  its  deeper 
and  more  tender  moods ;  to  hymns  suitable  for  religious  awaken- 
ings ;  and  there  will  be  found  a  great  number  of  admirable 
pieces  upon  these  topics,  not  combined  in  any  other  single  col- 
lection. 

Much  attention  has  been  given  to  the  Great  Humanities 
which  the  Gospel  develops,  whenever  it  is  faithfully  and  purely 
preached.  The  hymns  of  Temperance,  of  Human  Rights  and 
Freedom,  of  Peace,  and  of  Benevolence,  will  be  found  both 
numerous,  energetic,  and  eminently  Christian.  No  pains  have 
been  spared  to  secure  a  full  expression  to  the  whole  religious 
feeling  and  activity  of  our  times. 

"We  have  sought  for  hymns  in  the  books  of  every  de- 
nomination of  Christians.  There  are  certain  hymns  of  tho 
sacrifice  of  Christ,  of  utter  and  almost  soul-dissolving  yearning 
for  tho  benefit  of  His  mediation,  which  none  could  write  go 


INTRODUCTION.  V 

well  as  a  devout  and  truly  pious  Roman  Catholic.  Some  of  tho 
most  touching  and  truly  evangelical  hymns  in  this  collection 
have  been  gathered  from  this  source.  It  has  been  a  matter  of 
joy  to  us  to  learn,  during  our  research,  how  much  food  for  true 
piety  is  afforded  through  Catholic  devotional  books  to  the 
masses  of  darkened  minds  within  that  Church  of  Error. 

We  have  gathered  many  exquisite  hymns  from  the  Moravian 
Collections,  developing  the  most  tender  and  loving  views  of 
Christ,  of  his  personal  presence,  and  gentle  companionship. 
We  know  of  no  hymn  writers  that  equal  their  faith  and  fervor 
for  Christ,  as  present  with  his  people.  Nor  can  any  one  con- 
versant with  these  fail  to  recognize  the  fountain  in  which  the 
incomparable  Charles  Wesley  was  baptized.  His  hymns  are 
only  Moravian  hymns  re-sung.  Not  alone  are  the  favorite  ex- 
pressions used  and  the  epithets  which  they  loved,  but,  like 
them,  he  beholds  all  Christian  truths  through  the  medium  of 
confiding  love.  The  love-element  of  this  school  has  never  been 
surpassed. 

To  say  that  we  have  sought  for  hymns  expressing  the  deep- 
est religious  feeling,  and  particularly  the  sentiments  of  love, 
and  trust,  and  divine  courage,  and  hopefulness,  is  only  to  say 
that  we  have  drawn  largely  from  the  best  Methodist  hymns. 
The  contributions  of  the  Wesleys  to  Hymnology  have  been  so 
rich  as  to  leave  the  Christian  world  under  an  obligation  which 
can  not  be  paid  so  long  as  there  is  a  struggling  Christian  brother- 
hood to  sing  and  bo  comforted  amid  the  trials  of  this  world. 

Charles  Wesley  was  peculiarly  happy  in  making  the  Scrip- 
ture illustrate  Christian  experience,  and  personal  experience 
throw  light  upon  the  deep  places  of  the  Bible.  Some  of  his  ef- 
fusions have  never  been  surpassed.  Neither  are  there  any 
hymns  that  could  more  nobly  express  the  whole  ecstacy  of  the 
Apostolic  writings  in  view  of  death  and  heaven. 


Vi  INTRODUCTION. 

Cowper,  Stennett,  Newton,  Doddridge,  Mrs.  Steele,  and  many 
other  familiar  authors,  will  be  found  in  this  collection,  aa  in 
every  other  that  aspires  to  usefulness. 

With  whatever  partiality  to  Dr.  Watts  we  may  have  began 
this  compilation,  a  comparison  of  his  hymns  and  psalms  with 
the  best  effusions  of  the  best  hymn-writers  has  only  served  to 
increase  our  admiration,  and  our  conviction  that  he  stands  in- 
comparably above  all  other  English  writers.  Nor  do  we  be- 
lieve any  other  man,  in  any  department,  has  contributed  so 
great  a  share  of  enjoyment,  edification,  and  inspiration  to  strug- 
gling Christians  as  Dr.  Watts.  We  have  retained  the  greatest 
number  of  his  versions  of  the  Psalms,  though  under  the  title 
of  Hymns.  A  table  is  prefixed  by  which  the  version  of  any 
particular  psalm  may  be  found. 

Henuy  Ward  BuiiGiiiiJi. 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  August  10,  1855. 


PLYMOUTH  COLLECTION 


l.  1. 1 

1.  Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God.  my  King. 

To  praise  Thy  name,  give  thanks,  and  sing ; 
To  show  Thy  love  by  morning  light. 
And  talk  of  all  Thy  truth  at  night. 

2.  Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest, 

Xo  mortal  care  shall  seize  ray  breast ; 
O  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found. 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound  ! 

3.  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 

And  bless  His  works,  and  bless  His  word; 
Thy  works  of  grace,  how  bright  they  shine ; 
How  deep  Thy  counsels,  how  divine  ! 

4.  Fools  never  raise  their  thoughts  so  high ; 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they  die; 
Like  grass  they  flourish,  till  Thy  breath 
Blasts  them  in  everlasting  death. 

5.  But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 
"When  grace  hath  well  refined  my  heart, 
And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 
Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

6.  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know, 
All  I  desired  or  wished  below ; 

And  every  power  finds  sweet  employ 
In  that  eternal  world  of  jov.  watts. 

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Z  SABBATH   AND   SANCTUARY. 

2.  L.  M. 

1.  How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 

O  Lord  of  hosts,  Thy  dwellings  are ! 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faints 
To  meet  lh'  assemblies  of  Thy  saints. 

2.  My  flesh  would  rest  in  Thine  abode, 
My  panting  heart  cries  out  for  God ; 
My  God,  my  King,  why  should  I  be 
So  far  from  all  my  joys  and  Thee ! 

3.  Blessed  are  the  souls  that  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  Thy  grace; 
There  they  behold  Thy  gentler  rays, 
And  seek  Thy  face,  and  learn  Thy  praise. 

4.  Blessed  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 
To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate : 

God  is  their  strength ;  and  through  the  road 
They  lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 

5.  Cheerful  they  walk  with  growing  strength, 
Till  all  shall  meet  in  heaven  at  length; 
Till  all  before  Thy  face  appear, 

And  join  in  nobler  worship  there.  watts. 

3.  L  M. 

1.  My  opening  eyes  with  rapture  see 
The  dawn  of  Thy  returning  day; 
My  thoughts,  O  God,  ascend  to  Thee, 
While  thus  my  early  vows  I  pay. 

2.  Oh  bid  this  trifling  world  retire, 
And  drive  each  carnal  thought  away ; 
Nor  let  me  feel  one  vain  desire — 
One  sinful  thought  through  all  the  day. 

3.  Then,  to  Thy  courts  when  I  repair, 
My  soul  shall  rise  on  joyful  wing, 
The  wonders  of  Thy  love  declare, 
And  join  the  strains  which  angels  sing. 


SABBATH   AND   SANCTUARY. 

4.  L.  M. 

1.  Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love, 
But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above ; 

To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  cheerful  hope,  and  strong  desire. 

2.  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 
Nor  sin,  nor  death  shall  reach  the  place ; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues ; 

3.  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes, 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose, 
No  midnight  shade — no  clouded  sun — 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4.  Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love, 
But  there 's  a  nobler  rest  above ; 

To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  cheerful  hope,  and  strong  desire. 

DODDRIDGE. 

5.  L  M, 

1.  God  in  His  temple  let  us  meet; 

Low  on  our  knees  before  Him  bend ; 
Here  hath  He  fixed  His  mercy-seat ; 
Here  on  His  Sabbaths  we  attend. 

2.  Arise  into  Thy  resting-place, 

Thou,  and  Thine  ark  of  strength,  O  Lord  ! 
Shine  through  the  vail,  we  seek  Thy  face; 
Speak,  for  we  hearken  to  Thy  word. 

3.  With  righteousness  Thy  saints  array ; 

Joyful  Thy  chosen  people  be ; 
Let  those  who  teach  and  those  who  pray — 
Let  all  be  holiness  to  Thee.        Montgomery. 

6.  L  M. 

1.  O  sacred  day  of  peace  and  joy, 
Thy  hours  are  ever  dear  to  me ; 
Ne'er  may  a  sinful  thought  destroy 
The  holy  calm  I  find  in  Thee. 


4  SABBATH  AND   SANCTUARY. 

2.  Dear  arc  Thy  peaceful  hours  to  me, 

For  God  has  given  them  in  his  love, 
To  tell  how  calm,  how  blest  shall  be 
The  endless  day  of  heaven  above. 

7.  L  E 

1.  Jesus,  where'er  Thy  people  meet, 
There  they  behold  Thy  mercy-seat ; 
Where'er  they  seek  Thee,  Thou  are  found, 
And  every  place  is  hallowed  ground. 

2.  For  Thou,  within  no  walls  confined, 
Inhabitest  the  humble  mind  ; 

Such  ever  bring  Thee  where  they  come, 
And  going,  take  Thee  to  their  home. 

3.  Great  Shepherd  of  Thy  chosen  few  ! 
Thy  former  mercies  here  renew ; 
Here  to  our  waiting  hearts  proclaim 

The  sweetness  of  Thy  saving  name,      cowper. 

8.  L,  ffl. 

1.  Lord  of  the  Sabbath  and  its  light, 

I  hail  Thy  hallowed  day  of  rest ; 
It  is  my  weary  soul's  delight, 

The  solace  of  my  care-worn  breast. 

2.  Its  dewy  morn,  its  glowing  noon, 

Its  tranquil  eve,  its  solemn  night, 
Pass  sweetly  ;  but  they  pass  too  soon, 
And  leave  me  saddened  at  their  flight. 

3.  Yet  sweetly  as  they  glide  along, 

And  hallowed  tho'  the  calm  they  yield, 
Transporting  though  their  rapturous  song, 
And  heavenly  visions  seem  revealed ; — 

4.  My  soul  is  desolate  and  drear, 

My  silent  harp  untuned  remains, 
Unless,  my  Saviour,  Thou  art  near, 

To  heal  my  wounds  and  soothe  my  pains. 


SABBATH    AND    SANCTUARY. 

5.  Oh  !  Jesus,  let  me  ever  hail 

Thy  presence  with  the  day  of  rest ; 
Then  will  Thy  servant  never  fail 
To  deem  Thy  Sabbath  doubly  blest. 

9.  L.  % 

1.  Another  six  day's  work  is  done; 
Another  Sabbath  is  begun. 
Return,  my  soul,  enjoy  the  rest; 
Improve  the  day  thy  God  hath  blest. 

2.  Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  assigns 
So  sweet  a  rest  to  wearied  minds ; 
Provides  an  antepast  of  heaven, 

And  gives  this  day  the  food  of  seven. 

3.  O  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  may  rise 
As  grateful  incense  to  the  skies ; 

And  draw  from  heaven  that  sweet  repose 
Which  none  but  he  that  feels  it  knows. 

.  4.  This  heavenly  calm  within  the  breast 
Is  the  dear  pledge  of  glorious  rest 
Which  for  the  church  of  God  remains, 
The  end  of  cares,  the  end  of  pains. 

5.  In  holy  duties  let  the  da}' 
In  holy  pleasures  pass  away. 
How  sweet  a  Sabbath  thus  to  spend, 
In  hope  of  one  that  ne'er  shall  end.      stennett. 

10.  L.  E 

1.  Be  still !  be  still !  for  all  around, 
On  either  hand,  is  holy  ground : 
Here  in  His  house,  the  Lord  to-day 
"Will  listen,  while  His  people  pray. 

2.  Thou,  tossed  upon  the  waves  of  care 
Ready  to  sink  with  deep  despair, 
Here  ask  relief,  with  heart  sincere, 
And  thou  shalt  find  that  God  is  here. 


SABBATH   AND   SANCTUARY. 

3.  Thou  who  hast  laid  within  the  grave 
Those  whom  thou  hadst  no  power  to  save, 
Believe  their  spirits  now  are  near, 

For  angels  wait  while  God  is  here. 

4.  Thou  who  hast  dear  ones  far  away, 
In  foreign  lands,  'mid  ocean's  spray, 
Pray  for  them  now,  and  dry  the  tear, 
And  trust  the  God  who  listens  here. 

5.  Thou  who  art  mourning  o'er  thy  sin, 
Deploring  guilt  that  reigns  within, 
The  God  of  peace  is  ever  near ; 
The  troubled  spirit  meets  Him  here. 


11.  L  M. 

1.  Within  Thy  courts  have  millions  met, 

Millions  this  day  before  Thee  bowed ; 
Their  faces  heavenward  were  set, 

Their  vows  to  Thee,  O  God  !  they  vowed. 

2.  Still  as  the  light  of  morning  broke 

O'er  island,  continent,  and  deep, 
Thy  far-spread  family  awoke, 

Sabbath  all  round  the  world  to  keep. 

8.  From  east  to  west  the  sun  surveyed, 

From  north  to  south,  adoring  throngs ; 
And  still  where  evening  stretched  her  shade, 
The  stars  came  forth  to  hear  their  songs. 

4.  And  not  a  prayer,  a  tear,  a  sigh, 

Hath  failed  this  day  some  suit  to  gain  ; 

To  hearts  that  sought  Thee  Thou  wast  nigh, 

Nor  hath  one  sought  Thy  face  in  vain. 

5.  The  poor  in  spirit  Thou  hast  fed, 

The  feeble  soul  hath  strengthened  been, 
The  mourner  Thou  hast  comforted, 
The  pure  in  heart  their  God  have  seen. 

MONTGOMERY. 


SABBATH  AND   SANCTUARY.  7 

12.  L.  ffl. 

1.  Blest  hour  when  mortal  man  retires 

To  hold  communion  with  his  God, 
To  send  to  heaveii  his  warm  desires, 
And  listen  to  the  sacred  word. 

2.  Blest  hour  when  earthly  cares  resign 

Their  empire  o'er  his  anxious  breast, 
While  all  around  the  calm  divine 
Proclaims  the  holy  day  of  rest. 

3.  Blest  hour  when  God  Himself  draws  nigh, 

Well  pleased  His  people's  voice  to  hear, 
To  hush  the  penitential  sigh, 

And  wipe  away  the  mourner's  tear. 

4.  Blest  hour,  for  where  the  Lord  resorts — 
Foretastes  of  future  bliss  are  given, 
And  mortals  find  His  earthly  courts 
The  house  of  God,  the  gate  of  Heaven. 

RAFFLES. 

13.  L  M. 

1.  How  sweet  to  leave  the  world  awhile, 

And  seek  the  presence  of  our  Lord  ! 
Dear  Saviour  !  on  Thy  people  smile, 
And  come,  according  to  Thy  word. 

2.  From  busy  scenes  we  now  retreat, 

That  we  may  here  converse  with  Thee : 
Ah !  Lord  !  behold  us  at  Thy  feet ; — 
Let  this  the  "  gate  of  heaven"  be. 

3.  "Chief  of  ten  thousand  !"  now  appear, 

That  we  by  faith  may  see  Thy  face : 
Oh !  speak,  that  we  Thy  voice  may  hear, 

And  let  Thy  presence  fill  this  place.        kelly. 

14.  L.  31. 

1.   When,  as  returns  this  solemn  day, 

Man  comes  to  meet  his  Maker,  God, 
What  rites,  what  honor  shall  we  pay  ? 
How  spread  His  sovereign  name  abroad  % 


8  SABBATH  AND   SANCTUARY. 

2.  From  marble  domes  and  gilded  spires 

Shall  curling  clouds  of  incense  rise, 
And  gems,  and  gold,  and  garlands  deck 
The  costly  pomp  of  sacrifice  ? 

3.  Vain,  sinful  man  !  creation's  Lord 

Thy  golden  offerings  well  may  spare, 
But  give  thy  heart  and  thou  shalt  find 
Here  dwells  a  God  who  heareth  prayer. 

4.  O  grant  us,  in  this  solemn  hour, 

From  earth  and  sin's  allurements  free, 
To  feel  Thy  love,  to  own  Thy  power, 

And  raise  each  raptured  thought  to  Thee ! 

MRS.  BARBAULD. 

15.  L.  M. 

1.  Another  day  has  passed  along, 

And  we  are  nearer  to  the  tomb, 
Nearer  to  join  the  heavenly  song, 
Or  hear  the  last  eternal  doom. 

2.  Sweet  is  the  light  of  Sabbath  eve, 

And  soft  the  sunbeams  lingering  there ; 
For  these  blest  hours,  the  world  I  leave, 
Wafted  on  wings  of  faith  and  prayer. 

3.  The  time  how  lovely  and  how  still ; 

Peace  shines  and  smiles  on  all  below — 
The  plain,  the  stream,  the  wood,  the  hill — 
All  fair  with  evening's  setting  glow. 

4.  Season  of  rest !  the  tranquil  soul 

Feels  the  sweet  calm,  and  melts  to  love— 
And  while  these  sacred  moments  roll, 
Faith  sees  the  smiling  heaven  above. 

5.  Nor  will  our  days  of  toil  be  long, 

Our  pilgrimage  will  soon  be  trod ; 
And  we  shall  join  the  ceaseless  song — 

The  endless  Sabbath  of  our  God.       edmeston. 


SABBATH  AKD   SANCTUARY. 

16.  L.  M. 

1.  Sweet  Sabbath  bells  !  I  love  y our  voice — 

You  call  me  to  the  house  of  prayer ; 
Oft  have  you  made  my  heart  rejoice, 
When  I  have  gone  to  worship  there. 

2.  But  now,  a  prisoner  of  the  Lord, 

His  hand  forbids,  I  can  not  go ; 
Yet  may  I  here  His  love  record, 

And  here  the  sweets  of  worship  know. 

3.  Each  place  alike  is  holy  ground, 

Where  prayer  from  humble  souls  is  poured, 
Where  praise  awakes  its  silver  sound, 
Or  God  is  silently  adored. 

4.  His  sanctuary  is  the  heart — 

There,  with  the  contrite,  will  He  rest ; 
Lord,  come,  a  Sabbath  frame  impart, 
And  make  Thy  temple  in  my  breast. 

SONGS  IN  THE  NIGHT. 

17.  L  M. 

1.  Forth  from  the  dark  and  stormy  sky, 
Lord,  to  Thine  altar's  shade  we  fly ; 
Forth  from  the  world,  its  hope  and  fear, 
Saviour,  we  seek  Thy  shelter  here  : 
Weary  and  weak,  Thy  grace  we  pray ; 
Turn  not,  O  Lord !  Thy  guests  away. 

2.  Long  have  we  roamed  in  want  and  pain, 
Long  have  we  sought  Thy  rest  in  vain ; 
Wildered  in  doubt,  in  darkness  lost, 
Long  have  our  souls  been  tempest-tossed; 
Low  at  Thy  feet  our  sins  we  lay ; 

Turn  not,  O  Lord !  Thy  guests  away.       weber, 

18.  L,  BL 

1.   Lord!  may  Thy  truth,  upon  the  heart 
Now  fall,  and  dwell  as  heavenly  dew, 
And  flowers  of  grace  in  freshness  start 
Where  once  the  weeds  of  error  grew. 
1* 


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2.  May  prayer  now  lift  her  sacred  wings, 
Contented  with  that  aim  alone 
Which  bears  her  to  the  King  of  kings, 
And  rests  her  at  His  sheltering  throne. 

N.  Y.  COLL. 

19.  L.  M. 

1.  While  now  upon  this  Sabbath  eve, 
Thy  house,  Almighty  God,  we  leave, 
'Tis  sweet,  as  sinks  the  setting  sun, 
To  think  on  all  our  duties  done. 

2.  Oh !  evermore  may  all  our  bliss 
Be  peaceful,  pure,  divine,  like  this ; 
And  may  each  Sabbath,  as  it  flies, 
Fit  us  for  joys  beyond  the  skies. 

chapin's  coll. 

20.  1.  M. 

1.  Dear  is  the  hallowed  morn  to  me, 

When  Sabbath  bells  awake  the  day, 
And,  by  their  sacred  minstrelsy, 
Call  mo  from  earthly  cares  away. 

2.  And  dear  to  me  the  winged  hour 

Spent  in  Thy  hallowed  courts,  O  Lord ! 
To  feel  devotion's  soothing  power, 
And  catch  the  manna  of  Thy  word. 

3.  And  dear  to  me  the  loud  Amen 

Which  echoes  through  the  blest  abode, 
Which  swells  and  sinks,  and  swells  again, 
Dies  on  the  walls,  but  lives  to  God. 

4.  Oft  when  the  world,  with  iron  hands, 

Has  bound  me  in  its  six  days'  chain, 
This  bursts  them,  like  the  strong  man's  bands, 
And  lets  my  spirit  loose  again. 

5.  Go,  man  of  pleasure,  strike  thy  lyre, 

Of  broken  Sabbaths  sing  the  charms ; 
Ours  be  the  prophet's  car  of  fire 
That  bears  us  to  a  Father's  arms. 

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21.  L  M. 

1.  Ere  to  the  world  again  we  go, 

Its  pleasures,  cares,  and  idle  show, 
Thy  grace,  once  more,  O  God,  we  crave, 
From  folly  and  from  sin  to  save. 

2.  May  the  great  truths  we  here  have  heard — 
The  lessons  of  Thy  holy  word — 

Dwell  in  our  inmost  bosoms  deep, 
And  all  our  souls  from  error  keep. 

3.  O,  may  the  influence  of  this  day 
Long  as  our  memory  with  us  stay, 
And  as  an  angel  guardian  prove, 
To  guide  us  to  our  home  above. 

22.  k  M. 

1.  Dismiss  us  with  Thy  blessing,  Lord  ; 
Help  us  to  feed  upon  Thy  word ; 
All  that  has  been  amiss,  forgive, 
And  let  Thy  truth  within  us  live. 

2.  Though  we  arc  guilty,  Thou  art  good ; 
Wash  all  our  works  in  Jesus'  blood ; 
Give  every  burdened  soul  release, 

And  bid  us  all  depart  in  peace.  hart. 

23.  C.  JL 

1.  Lord  !  in  the  morning  Thou  shalt  hear 

My  voice  ascending  high ; 
To  Thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  Thee  lift  up  mine  eye ; 

2.  Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is  gone 

To  plead  for  all  His  saints, 
Presenting  at  His  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3.  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand ; 
Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  Thy  delight, 
Nor  dwell  at  Thy  right  hand. 


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4.  But  to  Thy  house  will  I  resort, 

To  taste  Thy  mercies  there ; 
I  will  frequent  Thy  holy  court, 
And  worship  in  Thy  fear. 

5.  Oh !  may  Thy  Spirit  guide  my  feet, 

In  ways  of  righteousness  ; 
Make  every  path  of  duty  straight, 

And  plain  before  my  face.  watts. 

24.  C.  ft 

1.  Early,  my  God,  without  delay, 

I  haste  to  seek  Thy  face ; 
My  thirsty  spirit  flints  away 
Without  Thy  cheering  grace. 

2.  So  pilgrims  on  the  scorching  sand, 

Beneath  a  burning  sky, 
Long  for  a  cooling  stream  at  hand, 
And  they  must  drink  or  die. 

3.  I  Ve  seen  Thy  glory  and  Thy  power 

Through  all  Thy  temple  shine  : 
My  God,  repeat  that  heavenly  hour, 
That  vision  so  divine. 

4.  Not  life  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  move, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice, 
As  Thy  forgiving  love. 

5.  Thus,  till  my  last  expiring  day, 

I  '11  bless  my  God  and  King  ; 
Thus  will  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 

And  tune  my  lips  to  sing.  watts. 

25.  C  M. 

1.  Tins  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 
He  calls  the  hours  His  own  ; 
Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad. 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 


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2.  To-day  He  rose  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell ; 
To-day  the  saints  His  triumph  spread, 
And  all  His  wonders  tell. 

3.  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son  ; 
Help  us,  O  Lord — descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  Thy  throne. 

4.  Blessed  be  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace  ; 
Who  comes  in  God  His  Father's  name 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5.  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise ; 
The  highest  heavens  in  which  He  reigns 

Shall  give  Him  nobler  praise.  watts. 


26.  C.  M. 

1.  Wearied  with  earthly  toil  and  care, 

The  day  of  rest  how  sweet ! 
To  breathe  the  Sabbath's  holy  air, 
And  sit  at  Jesus'  feet. 

2.  What  vain  disturbing  thoughts  infest 

My  bosom  as  their  den  ; 
Oh  that  they  knew  the  day  of  rest, 
Would  they  disturb  me  then  1 

3.  Fain  would  I  lay  the  burden  down 

That  wounds  me  with  its  weight, 
To  gaze  awhile  at  yonder  crown, 
And  press  to  heaven's  gate. 

4.  I  ask  a  foretaste  of  the  peace, 

The  rest,  the  joy,  the  love, 
W'hich,  when  their  earthly  Sabbaths  cease, 
Await  the  saints  above.  mrs.  gilbert. 


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27.  C  31. 

1.  My  Sabbath  suns  may  all  have  set, 

My  Sabbath  scenes  be  o'er, 
The  place,  at  least,  where  we  arc  met 
May  know  my  steps  no  more ; 

2.  The  prophet  of  the  cross  may  ne'er 

Again  preach  peace  to  me; 
The  voice  of  interceding  prayer 
A  farewell  voice  may  be. 

8.  While  yet  the  life-proclaiming  word 
Doth  through  my  conscience  thrill, 
Breathe  life;  and  lo  !  divinely  stirred, 
I  can  repent,  1  will. 

4.  Thou  that  to  will  in  me  hast  wrought, 

Haste,  work  in  me  to  do ; 
And,  lest  the  purpose  leave  my  thought, 
Now  my  whole  heart  renew. 

5.  Dying  Redeemer,  to  Thy  breast, 

A  dying  wretch,  I  flee ; 
Bid  me  be  reconciled  and  blest. 
And  born  of  God,  through  Thee. 

W.  M.  BUNTING. 

28-  C.  M. 

1.  Come,  dearest  Lord,  and  feed  Thy  sheep, 

On  this  sweet  day  of  rest ; 
O  !  bless  this  flock,  and  make  this  fold 
Enjoy  a  heavenly  rest. 

2.  Welcome,  and  precious  to  my  soul 

Arc  these  sweet  days  of  love; 
But  what  a  Sabbath  shall  I  keep 
When  I  shall  rest  above  ! 

3.  I  come,  I  wait,  I  hear,  I  pray ; 

Thy  footsteps,  Lord,  1  trace ; 
Here,  in  Thine  own  appointed  way, 
I  wait  to  see  Thy  face. 


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4.  These  are  the  sweet  and  precious  days 

On  which  my  Lord  I  've  seen, 
And  ofc,  when  feasting  on  His  word, 
In  raptures  I  have  been. 

5.  O  !  if  my  soul,  when  death  appears, 

In  this  sweet  frame  be  found, 
I  '11  clasp  my  Saviour  in  mine  arms, 
And  leave  this  earthly  ground.  mason. 

29.  C.  M. 

1.  When  the  worn  spirit  wants  repose, 
And  sighs  for  God  to  seek, 
How  sweet  to  hail  the  evening's  close 
That  ends  the  weary  week  ! 

2    How  sweet  will  be  the  early  dawn 
That  opens  on  the  sight, 
When  first  the  soul-reviving  morn 
Shall  shed  new  rays  of  light. 

3.  Blest  day !  thine  hours  too  soon  will  cease, 

Yet,  while  they  gently  roll, 
Breathe,  heavenly  Spirit,  source  of  peace, 
A  Sabbath  o'er  my  soul. 

4.  When  will  my  pilgrimage  be  done, 

The  world's  long  week  be  o'er, 
That  Sabbath  dawn  which  needs  no  sun, 

That  day  which  fades  no  more  ?         edmestox. 

30.  C.  M. 

1.  Blessed  day  of  God  !  most  calm,  most  bright, 
The  first  and  best  of  days  ; 
The  laborer's  rest,  the  saint's  delight, 
The  day  of  prayer  and  praise. 

•2.  My  Saviour's  face  made  thee  to  shine ; 
His  rising  thee  did  raise  ; 
And  made  thee  heavenly  and  divine 
Beyond  all  other  days. 


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3.  The  first-fruits  oft  a  blessing  prove 

To  all  the  sheaves  behind ; 
And  they  who  do  the  Sabbath  love, 
A  happy  week  will  find. 

4.  This  day  I  must  to  God  appear ; 

For,  Lord,  the  day  is  Thine ; 
Help  me  to  spend  it  in  Thy  fear, 

And  thus  to  make  it  mine,     codman's  coll. 


31.  C.  M. 

1.  How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 

My  friends  devoutly  say, 
"  In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
And  keep  the  solemn  day." 

2.  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road ; 

The  Church,  adorned  with  grace, 
Stands  like  a  palace,  built  for  God. 
To  show  His  milder  face. 

3.  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joys  unknown, 

The  holy  tribes  repair ; 
The  Son  of  David  holds  His  throne, 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4.  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints ; 

And  while  His  awful  voice 
Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble  and  rejoice. 

5.  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place, 

And  joy  a  constant  guest ! 
With  holy  gifts  and  heavenly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest ! 

6.  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 

While  life  or  breath  remains ; 
There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred,  dwell, 
There  God,  my  Saviour  reigns.  watts. 


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32.  C.  M. 

1.  O  'twas  a  joyful  sound  to  hear 

Our  tribes  devoutly  say, 
"  Up,  Israel,  to  the  temple  haste, 
And  keep  your  festal  day  !" 

2.  At  Salem's  courts  we  must  appear, 

With  our  assembled  powers, 
In  strong  and  beauteous  order  ranged, 
Like  her  united  towers. 

3.  O  pray  we  then  for  Salem's  peace — 

For  they  shall  prosp'rous  be, 
Thou  holy  city  of  our  God. 
Who  bear  true  love  to  thee. 

TATE  AND  BRAPY. 

33.  C.  M. 

1.  In  God's  own  house  pronounce  His  praise 

His  grace  he  there  reveals ; 
To  heaven  your  joy  and  wonder  raise, 
For  there  His  glory  dwells. 

2.  Let  all  your  secret  passions  move 

While  you  rehearse  His  deeds ; 
But  the  great  work  of  saving  love 
Your  highest  praise  exceeds. 

3.  All  that  have  motion,  life,  and  breath, 

Proclaim  your  Maker  blest ; 
Yet  when  my  voice  expires  in  death, 

My  soul  shall  praise  Him  best.  watts. 

34.  C.  M. 

1.  O  God,  by  whom  the  seed  is  given, 

By  whom  the  harvest  blest ; 
Whose  word,  like  manna  showered  from  heaven, 
Is  planted  in  our  breast. 

2.  Preserve  it  from  the  passing  feet, 

And  plunderers  of  the  air ; 
The  sultry  sun's  intenser  heat, 
And  weeds  of  worldly  care ! 


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3.  Though  buried  deep,  or  thinly  strewn, 
Do  Thou  Thy  grace  supply ; 
The  hope  in  earthly  farrows  sown 

Shall  ripen  in  the  sky.  iieber. 

35.  C.  .11, 

1.  They  pass  refreshed  the  thirsty  vale, 

The  dry  and  barren  ground, 
As  through  a  fruitful,  watery  dale, 
Where  springs  and  showers  abound. 

2.  They  journey  on  from  strength  to  strength 

With  joy  and  gladsome  cheer, 
Till  all  before  our  God,  at  length, 
In  Zion  do  appear. 

3.  For  God  the  Lord,  both  sun  and  shield, 

Gives  grace  and  glory  bright; 
No  good  from  them  shall  be  withheld 

Whose  ways  arc  just  and  right.  miltox. 

36.  C.  31. 

1.  How  sweet,  how  calm,  this  Sabbath  morn  ! 
Plow  pure  the  air  that  breathes, 
And  soft  the  sounds  upon  it  borne, 
And  light  its  vapor  wreaths  ! 

"2.   It  seems  as  if  the  Christian's  prayer, 
For  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
Were  answered  by  the  very  air 
That  wafts  its  strain  above. 

3.  Let  each  unholy  passion  cease, 
Each  evil  thought  be  crushed, 
Each  anxious  care  that  mars  thy  peace 
hi  Faith  and  Love  be  hushed. 

37.  C.  31, 

1.  Come.  Thou  desire  of  all  Thy  saints  ! 
Our  humble  strains  attend. 
While,  with  our  praises  and  complaints, 
Low  at  Thy  feet  we  bend. 


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2.  How  should  our  songs,  like  those  above, 

With  warm  devotion  rise ! 
How  should  our  souls,  on  wings  of  love, 
Mount  upward  to  the  skies ! 

3.  Come,  Lord !  Thy  love  alone  can  raise 

In  us  the  heavenly  flame  ; 
Then  shall  our  lips  resound  Thy  praise, 
Our  hearts  adore  Thy  name. 

4.  Dear  Saviour  !  let  Thy  glory  shine 

And  fill  Thy  dwellings  here, 
Till  life,  and  love,  and  joy  divine 
A  heaven  on  earth  appear. 

5.  Then  shall  our  hearts  enraptured  say, 

Come,  great  Redeemer !  come, 
And  bring  the  bright,  the  glorious  day, 
That  calls  Thy  children  home. 

MRS.   STEELE. 

38.  C  I. 

1.  With  His  rich  gifts  the  heavenly  Dove 

Descends,  and  fills  the  place ; 
While  Christ  reveals  His  wondrous  love, 
And  sheds  abroad  His  grace. 

2.  My  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for  Thee 

While  for  from  Thine  abode; 
When  shall  I  tread  Thy  courts,  and  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God  % 

3.  To  sit  one  day  beneath  Thine  eye, 

And  hear  Thy  gracious  voice, 
Exceeds  a  whole  eterni 
Employed  in  carnal  joys. 

4.  Lord !  at  Thy  threshold  I  would  wait, 

While  Jesus  is  within, 
Rather  than  fill  a  throne  of  state, 
Or  live  in  tents  of  sin. 


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5.  Could  I  command  the  spacious  land 
And  the  more  boundless  sea, 
For  one  blest  hour  at  Thy  right  hand 

I  'd  give  them  both  away.  watts. 

39.  C.  M. 

1.  Here  cares  and  angry  passions  cease, 

For  saints  together  meet 
To  spend  an  hour  of  prayer  and  peace 
At  their  Redeemer's  feet. 

2.  No  sculptured  wonders  meet  the  sight, 

Nor  pictured  saints  appear, 
Nor  storied  window's  gorgeous  light, 
For  God  himself  is  here. 

3.  And  here  are  comrades  in  the  war 

With  Satan  and  with  sin, 
Who  now  in  God's  own  favor  share^ 
And  soon  their  heaven  will  win. 

4.  Glory  to  God  !  who  deigns  to  bless 

This  consecrated  day, 
Unfolds  His  wondrous  promises 
And  makes  it  sweet  to  pray. 

5.  Glory  to  God !  who  deigns  to  hear 

The  humblest  sigh  we  raise, 
And  answers  every  heartfelt  prayer, 

And  hears  our  hymn  of  praise.       noel's  coll. 

40.  C  31. 

1.  Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 

Awakes  the  kindling  ray, 
Dispels  the  darkness  of  the  night, 
And  pours  increasing  day. 

2.  O  what  a  night  was  that  which  wrapt 

A  guilty  world  in  gloom ! 
O  what  a  sun  which  broke  this  day 
Triumphant  from  the  tomb ! 


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3.  The  powers  of  darkness  leagued  in  vain 

To  bind  our  Lord  in  death  ; 
He  shook  their  kingdom,  when  He  fell, 
By  His  expiring  breath. 

4.  And  now  His  conquering  chariot  wheels 

Ascend  the  lofty  skies  ; 
Broken  beneath  His  powerful  cross, 
Death's  iron  scepter  lies. 

5.  This  day  be  grateful  homage  paid, 

And  loud  hosannas  sung ; 
Let  gladness  dwell  in  every  heart, 
And  praise  on  every  tongue. 

6.  Ten  thousand  thousand  voices  join 

To  hail  this  happy  morn, 
Which  scatters  blessings  from  its  wings 

On  nations  yet  unborn.  mbs.  barbauld. 

41.  C  31, 

1.  And  now  another  week  begins, 

This  day  we  call  the  Lord's  ; 
This  day  He  rose,  who  bore  our  sins — 
For  so  His  word  records. 

2.  Hark,  how  the  angels  sweetly  sing  !  — 

Their  voices  fill  the  sky  ; 
They  hail  their  great  victorious  King. 
And  welcome  Him  on  high. 

3.  We  '11  catch  the  note  of  lofty  praise  ; 

May  we  their  rapture  feel ; 
Our  thankful  songs  with  theirs  we  :11  raise 
And  emulate  their  zeal. 

4.  Come,  then,  ye  saints  !  and  grateful  sing 

Of  Christ,  our  risen  Lord — 
Of  Christ,  the  everlasting  King — 
Of  Christ,  th'  incarnate  word. 

5.  Hail,  mighty  Saviour  !  Thee  we  hail ! 

High  on  Thy  throne  above; 
Till  heart  and  flesh  together  fail. 

We  ;11  sins  Thv  matchless  love.       kelly. 


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42.  C.  M. 

1.  Blest  morning,  whoso  young  dawning  rays 
Beheld  our  living  God, 
That  saw  Him  triumph  o'er  the  dust, 
And  leave  His  dark  abode. 


2. 


In  the  cold  prison  of  the  tomb 

The  dead  Redeemer  lay, 
Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 

The  third,  th'  appointed  day. 

3.  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their  force 

To  hold  our  Lord,  in  vain ; 
The  sleeping  conqueror  arose, 
And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 

4.  To  Thy  great  name,  almighty  Lord, 

These  sacred  hours  we  pay, 
And  loud  hosannas  shall  proclaim 
The  triumph  of  the  day. 

5.  Salvation  and  immortal  praise 

To  our  victorious  King ! 
Let  heaven  and  earth,  and  rocks  and  seas, 
With  glad  hosannas  ring.  watts. 

Doxology.    C.  M. 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

One  God,  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was,  is  now, 

And  shall  be  evermore. 


43.  S,  P.  M, 

1.  How  pleased  and  blessed  was  I 
To  hear  the  people  cry — 

"  Come,  let  us  seek  our  God  to-day  !" 
Yes,  with  a  cheerful  zeal 
We  haste  to  Zion's  hill, 

And  there  our  vows  and  honors  pay. 


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2.  Zion,  thrice  happy  place, 
Adorned  with  wondrous  grace, 

And  walls  of  strength  embrace  thee  round. 
In  thee  our  tribes  appear 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The  sacred  Gospel's  joyful  sound. 

3.  May  peace  attend  thy  gate, 
And  joy  within  thee  wait 

To  bless  the  soul  of  every  guest : 
The  man  that  seeks  thy  peace, 
And  wishes  thine  increase, 

A  thousand  blessings  on  him  rest ! 

4.  My  tongue  repeats  her  vows — 
"  Peace  to  this  sacred  house  !" 

For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell : 
And  since  my  glorious  God 
Makes  thee  his  blest  abode, 

My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well.  watts. 

44.  S.  P.  M. 

1.  The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
And  royal  state  maintains, 

His  head  with  awful  glories  crowned  ; 
Arrayed  in  robes  of  light, 
Begirt  with  sovereign  might, 

And  rays  of  majesty  around. 

2.  Upheld  by  Thy  commands, 
The  world  securely  stands, 

And  skies  and  stars  obey  Thy  word ; 
Thy  throne  was  fixed  on  high 
Before  the  starry  sky  ; 

Eternal  is  Thy  kingdom,  Lord  ! 

3.  In  vain  the  noisy  crowd, 
Like  billows  fierce  and  loud, 

Against  Thine  empire  rage  and  roar  ; 
In  vain,  with  angry  spite, 
The  surly  nations  fight, 

And  dash  like  waves  acainst  the  shore. 


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Let  floods  and  nations  rage, 
And  all  their  powers  engage — 

Let  swelling  tides  assault  the  sky — 
The  terrors  of  Thy  frown 
Shall  beat  their  madness  down; 

Thy  throne  forever  stands  on  high. 

Thy  promises  are  true ; 
Thy  grace  is  ever  new ; 

There  fixed,  Thy  church  shall  ne'er  remove ; 
Thy  saints,  with  holy  fear, 
Shall  in  Thy  courts  appear, 

And  sing  Thine  everlasting  love.         watts. 


45. 


1.  Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest, 

That  saw  the  Lord  arise, 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes. 

2.  The  King  himself  comes  near, 

And  feasts  His  saints  to-day ; 
Here  may  we  sit,  and  see  Him  here, 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3.  One  day,  amid  the  place 

Where  God,  my  God,  hath  been, 
Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Within  the  tents  of  sin. 

4.  My  willing  soul  would  stay 

In  such  a  frame  as  this, 
And  sit  and  sing  herself  away 
To  everlasting  bliss. 


WATTS. 


46.  S.  M. 

1.  Behold,  the  morning  sun 
Begins  his  glorious  way  ; 
His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 


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2.  But  where  the  Gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light ; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs, 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3.  How  perfect  is  Thy  word ! 

And  all  Thy  judgments  just ! 
Forever  sure  Thy  promise,  Lord, 
And  we  securely  trust. 

4.  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  Thy  directions  given  ! 
O  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 

But  find  the  path  to  heaven.  watts. 

47.  S.  M. 

1.  Sweet  is  the  task,  0  Lord, 

Thy  glorious  acts  to  sing, 
To  praise  Thy  name,  and  hear  Thy  word, 
And  grateful  offerings  bring. 

2.  Sweet,  at  the  dawning  hour, 

Thy  boundless  love  to  tell ; 
And  when  the  night-wind  shuts  the  flower, 
Still  on  the  theme  to  dwell. 

3.  Sweet,  on  this  day  of  rest, 

To  join  in  heart  and  voice 
With  those  who  love  and  serve  Thee  best, 
And  in  Thy  name  rejoice. 

4.  To  songs  of  praise  and  joy 

Be  every  Sabbath  given, 
That  such  may  be  our  best  employ 

Eternally  in  heaven.         spirit  of  the  psalms. 

48.  S,  M. 

1.   Our  willing  feet  shall  stand 
Within  the  temple-door, 
While  young  and  old,  in  many  a  band, 
Shall  throng  the  sacred  floor. 


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2.  Thither  the  tribes  repair, 

Where  all  are  wont  to  meet, 
And,  joyful  in  the  house  of  prayer, 
Bend  at  Thy  mercy  seat. 

3.  Within  these  walls  may  peace 

And  harmony  be  found ; 
Zion,  in  all  thy  palaces, 
Prosperity  abound ! 

4.  For  friends  and  brethren  dear, 

Our  prayer  shall  never  cease ; 
Oft  as  they  meet  for  worship  here, 
God  send  His  people  peace. 

MONTGOMERY. 

49.  S.  M. 

1.  Lord,  at  this  closing  hour, 

Establish  every  heart 
Upon  Thy  word  of  truth  and  power, 
To  keep  us  when  we  part. 

2.  Peace  to  our  brethren  give ; 

Fill  all  our  hearts  with  love ; 
In  faith  and  patience  may  we  live, 
And  seek  our  rest  above. 

3.  Through  changes,  bright  or  drear, 

We  would  Thy  will  pursue ; 
And  toil  to  spread  Thy  kingdom  here, 
Till  we  its  glory  view. 

4.  To  God,  the  Only  Wise, 

In  every  age  adored, 
Let  glory  from  the  church  arise 
Through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

E.  T.   FITCH. 

50.  C,  E 

1.  How  blest  Thy  creature  is,  O  God, 

When,  with  a  single  eye, 
He  views  the  luster  of  Thy  word, 
The  day-spring  from  on  high  ! 

2.  Through  all  the  storms  that  vail  the  skies, 

And  frown  on  earthly  things, 


SABBATH   AND   SANCTUA&fJT.  27 

The  Sun  of  Righteousness  doth  rise, 
With  healing  in  His  wings. 

3.  The  soul,  a  dreary  province  once 

Of  Satan's  dark  domain, 
Feels  a  new  empire  formed  within, 
And  owns  a  heavenly  reign. 

4.  The  glorious  orb,  whose  golden  beams 

The  fruitful  year  control, 
Since  first,  obedient  to  Thy  word, 
He  started  from  the  goal, 

5.  Has  cheered  the  nations  with  the  joys 

His  orient  rays  impart ; 
But  Jesus !  't  is  Thy  light  alone 

Can  shine  upon  the  heart.  cowper. 

51.  S.  M, 

1.  Come  to  the  house  of  prayer  ! 

O  thou  afflicted,  come  ; 
The  God  of  peace  shall  meet  thee  there ; 
He  makes  that  house  His  home. 

2.  Come  to  the  house  of  praise ! 

Ye  who  are  happy  now, 
In  sweet  accord  your  voices  raise, 
In  kindred  homage  bow. 

3.  Ye  aged,  hither  come ! 

For  ye  have  felt  His  love ; 
Soon  shall  your  trembling  tongues  be  dumb — 
Your  lips  forget  to  move. 

4.  Ye  young !  before  His  throne, 

Come,  bow  ;   your  voices  raise ; 
Let  not  your  hearts  His  praise  disown, 
Who  gives  the  power  to  praise. 

5.  Thou,  whose  benignant  eye 

In  mercy  looks  on  all, 
Who  seest  the  tear  of  misery, 
And  bear's t  the  mourner's  call, 


28  SABBATH  AND   SANCTUARY. 

6.  Up  to  Thy  dwelling-place 
Bear  our  frail  spirits  on, 
Till  they  outstrip  time's  tardy  pace, 

And  heaven  on  earth  be  won.        e.  taylor. 

Doxology    S.  M. 

Ye  angels  round  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 

Adore  the  Father,  love  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit,  too. 


52.  7s. 

1.  Safely  through  another  week 

God  has  brought  us  on  our  way ; 
Let  us  now  a  blessing  seek, 

Waiting  in  His  courts  to-day : 
Day  of  all  the  week  the  best, 
Emblem  of  eternal  rest. 

2.  While  we  seek  supplies  of  grace 

Through  the  dear  Redeemer's  name, 
Show  thy  reconciling  face — 

Take  away  our  sin  and  shame ; 
From  our  worldly  cares  set  free — 
May  Ave  rest  this  day  in  Thee. 

3.  Here  we  come,  Thy  name  to  praise ; 

Let  us  feel  Thy  presence  near ; 
May  Thy  glories  meet  our  eyes, 

While  avc  in  Thy  house  appear : 
Here  afford  us,  Lord,  a  taste 
Of  our  everlasting  rest. 

4.  May  the  Gospel's  joyful  sound 

Wake  our  minds  to  raptures  new ; 
Let  Thy  victories  abound — 

Unrepenting  souls  subdue ; 
Thus  let  all  our  Sabbaths  prove 
Till  we  rest  in  Thee  above.  newton. 


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53. 


1.  Light  of  life,  seraphic  fire; 

Love  divine,  Thyself  impart : 
Every  fainting  soul  inspire ; 
Enter  every  drooping  heart : 

2.  Every  mournful  sinner  cheer, 

Scatter  all  our  guilty  gloom ; 
Father  !  in  Thy  grace  appear, 
To  Thy  human  temples  come. 

3.  Come,  in  this  accepted  hour, 

Bring  Thy  heavenly  kingdom  in ; 
Fill  us  with  Thy  glorious  power, 
Rooting  out  the  seeds  of  sin : 

4.  Nothing  more  can  we  require, 

We  will  covet  nothing  less : 
Be  Thou  all  our  heart's  desire, 

All  our  joy,  and  all  our  peace.  c.  wesley. 

54.  7s. 

1.  For  the  mercies  of  the  day, 
For  this  rest  upon  our  way, 
Thanks  to  Thee  alone  be  given, 
Lord  of  earth,  and  King  of  heaven. 

2.  Let  these  earthly  Sabbaths  prove 
Foretastes  of  our  joys  above ; 
While  their  steps  Thy  children  bend 
To  the  rest  which  knows  no  end. 

3.  While  to  Thee  our  prayers  ascend, 
Let  Thine  ear  in  love  attend ; 
Hear  us  when  Thy  Spirit  pleads ; 
Hear,  for  Jesus  intercedes. 

4.  While  Thy  word  is  heard  with  awe, 
While  we  tremble  at  Thy  law, 

Let  Thy  Gospel's  wond'rous  love 
Every  doubt  and  fear  remove. 


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5.  From  Thy  house  when  we  return, 
Let  our  hearts  within  us  burn ; 
Then,  at  evening,  we  may  say, 
"  We  have  walked  with  God  to-day." 

MONTGOMERY. 

55.  7s, 

1.  Softly  fades  the  twilight  ray 
Of  the  holy  Sabbath  day  ; 
Gently  as  life's  setting  sun, 
When  the  Christian's  course  is  run. 

2.  Night  her  solemn  mantle  spreads 
O'er  the  earth  as  daylight  fades; 
All  things  tell  of  calm  repose 
At  the  holy  Sabbath's  close. 

3.  Peace  is  on  the  world  abroad ; 
'Tis  the  holy  peace  of  God — 
Symbol  of  the  peace  within, 
When  the  spirit  rests  from  sin. 

4.  Still  the  Spirit  lingers  near, 
Where  the  evening  worshiper 
Seeks  communion  with  the  skies, 
Pressing  onward  to  the  prize. 

5.  Saviour,  may  our  Sabbaths  be 
Days  of  peace  and  joy  in  Thee, 
Till  in  heaven  our  souls  repose, 
Where  the  Sabbath  ne'er  shall  close. 

S.  F.  SMITH. 

56.  7s. 

1.  Now  all  chafing  cares  shall  cease, 
Now  worn  toil  obtain  release ; 
With  the  world  we  now  have  done, 
Since  "  the  Sabbath  draweth  on." 

2.  Early,  at  the  break  of  day, 
May  we  seek  where  Jesus  lay ; 
Yet  we  know  where  He  is  gone, 
Ere  ':  the  Sabbath  draweth  on." 


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3.  At  this  hour,  lo  !  from  their  place, 
Myriad  households  seek  Thy  face ; 
We  adore  Thee  not  alone 

That  "  the  Sabbath  draweth  on." 

4.  When  shall  earth's  blest  Sabbath  break  ] 
When  its  rest  all  tribes  partake? 

See  the  brightening  signal  yon, 
'T  is  that  "  Sabbath  drawing  on." 

5.  And  when  nature  sinks  in  death, 
When  heaves  slow  and  faint  our  breath, 
Brighter  thou  e'er  day  yet  shone, 
Heavenly  "  Sabbath"  then  draw  on. 

leifchild's  coll. 

57.  7s. 

1.  Thou  who  art  enthroned  above, 
Thou  by  whom  we  live  and  move ! 
O  how  sweet,  with  joyful  tongue, 
To  resound  Thy  praise  in  song ! 

2.  When  the  morning  paints  the  skies, 
When  the  sparkling  stars  arise, 
All  Thy  favors  to  rehearse, 

And  give  thanks  in  grateful  verse. 

3.  Sweet  the  day  of  sacred  rest. 
When  devotion  fills  the  breast, 
When  we  dwell  within  Thy  house, 
Hear  Thy  word,  and  pay  our  vows ; 

4.  Notes  to  heaven's  high  mansions  raise  ; 
Fill  its  courts  with  joyful  praise ; 
With  repeated  hymns  proclaim 
Great  Jehovah's  awful  name. 

5.  From  Thy  works  our  joys  arise, 
O  Thou  only  good  and  wise ! 
Who  Thy  wonders  can  declare  % 
How  profound  Thy  counsels  are ! 


32  SABBATH   AND    SANCTUARY. 

6.  Warm  our  hearts  with  sacred  fire ; 


Grateful  fervors  still  inspire; 

All  our  powers,  with  all  their  might, 

Ever  in  Thy  praise  unite.  sandys. 

58.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating, 

Sordid  hopes  and  fond  desires, 
Here,  our  willing  footsteps  meeting, 

Every  heart  to  heaven  aspires ; 
From  the  Fount  of  glory  beaming, 

Light  celestial  cheers  our  eyes, 
Mercy  from  above  proclaiming 

Peace  and  pardon  from  the  skies. 

2.  Who  may  share  this  great  salvation  % 

Every  pure  and  humble  mind ; 
Every  kindred,  tongue,  and  nation, 

From  the  dross  of  guilt  refined : 
Blessings  all  around  bestowing, 

God  withholds  His  care  from  none ; 
Grace  and  mercy  ever  flowing 

From  the  fountain  of  His  throne. 

3.  Every  stain  of  guilt  abhorring, 

Firm  and  bold  iti  virtue's  cause, 
Still  Thy  Providence  adoring, 

Faithful  subjects  to  Thy  laws; 
Lord,  with  favor  still  attend  us, 

Bless  us  with  Thy  wondrous  love ; 
Thou,  our  Sun,  our  Shield,  defend  us ; 

All  our  hope  is  from  above.  j.  taylor. 

59.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  May  the  grace  of  Christ,  our  Saviour, 
And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 
.    Rest  upon  us  from  above. 


SABBATH   AND    SANCTUARY.  i 

2.  Thus  may  wo  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord, 
And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 

Joys  which  earth  can  not  afford.       newton. 

60,  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Call  Jehovah  thy  salvation, 

Eest  beneath  tlv  Almighty's  shade ; 
In  His  secret  habitation 

Dwell,  nor  ever  be  dismayed ; 
There  no  tumult  can  alarm  thee, 

Thou  shalt  dread  no  hidden  snare, 
Guile  nor  violence  can  harm  thee, 

In  eternal  safeguard  there. 

2.  From  the  sword,  at  noonday  wasting, 

From  the  noisome  pestilence, 
In  the  depth  of  midnight  blasting, 

God  shall  be  thy  sure  defense : 
Fear  not  thou  the  deadly  quiver, 

When  a  thousand  feel  the  blow ; 
Mercy  shall  thy  soul  deliver, 

Though  ten  thousand  be  laid  low. 

3.  Since,  with  pure  and  firm  affection, 

Thou  on  God  hast  set  thy  love, 
With  the  wings  of  His  protection 

He  will  shield  thee  from  above ; 
Thou  shalt  call  on  Him  in  trouble, 

He  will  hearken,  He  will  save ; 
Here,  for  grief,  reward  thee  double, 

Crown  with  life  beyond  the  grave. 

MONTGOMERY. 

61.  8s  k  7s, 

1.  Welcome,  welcome,  quiet  morning, 
Welcome  is  this  holy  day  ; 
Now  the  Sabbath  morn,  returning, 
Says  a  week  has  passed  away. 


3<i  SABBATH   AND   SANCTUARY. 

Let  mo  think  how  time  is  passing ; 

Soon  the  longest  life  departs; 
Nothing  human  is  abiding 

Save  the  love  of  humble  hearts. 

2.  Love  to  God  and  to  our  neighbor, 

Makes  our  purest  happiness ; 
Vain  the  wish,  the  care,  the  labor, 

Earth's  poor  trifles  to  possess. 
Swift  ray  life's  vain  dreams  are  passing ; 

Like  the  startled  dove  they  fly, 
Or  the  clouds,  each  other  chasing 

Over  yonder  quiet  sky. 

3.  Father,  now  one  prayer  I  raise  Thee ; 

Give  an  humble,  grateful  heart ; 
Never  let  me  cease  to  praise  Thee, 

Never  from  Thy  fear  depart ; 
Then,  when  years  have  gathered  o'er  me, 

And  the  world  is  sunk  in  shade, 
Heaven's  bright  realm  will  rise  before  me ; 

There  my  treasure  will  be  laid. 

HYMNS  FOH  THE  SANCTUARY. 

62.  8s  k  7s. 

1.  See  the  clouds  upon  the  mountains, 

Rolling,  rising,  melt  away. 
Light,  forth  flowing  from  its  fountain, 
Pours  an  unobstructed  ray. 

2.  So  before  Thy  presence  fading, 

Lord,  may  every  shadow  fly ; 
Chase  the  gloom  my  soul  invading, 
With  the  sunbeam  of  Thine  eye. 

3.  Lo  !  it  dawns,  the  Sabbath  morning 

Streams  with  radiance  all  divine; 
Sanctity  Thy  courts  adorning, 
Beautiful  with  grace  they  shine. 

4.  Holiness  becomes  Thy  dwelling, 

Peerless  Sovereign  of  the  sky, 
Princely  palaces  excelling, 
Pomp  of  earthly  majesty. 


SABBATH   AND    SANCTUARY.  35 

5,  Rise,  my  soul,  the  day  is  breaking, 

Gladdened  nature  drinks  the  light; 
From  the  sleep  of  darkness  waking, 
Put  off  all  the  clouds  of  night. 

6.  Take  the  rest  this  day  is  bringing, 

Rest  of  all  our  earthly  days, 
Enter  thou  His  gates  with  singing, 
Tread  the  hallowed  floor  with  praise. 

COLLYER. 

63.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Lord  dismiss  us  with  Thy  blessing, 

Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  and  peace ; 
Let  us  each,  Thy  love  possessing, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  grace : 

O,  refresh  us, 
Traveling  through  this  wilderness. 

2.  Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration, 

For  Thy  Gospel's  joyful  sound ; 
May  the  fruits  of  Thy  salvation 

In  our  hearts  and  lives  abound ; 
May  Thy  presence 
With  us  evermore  be  found. 

3.  Then,  whene'er  the  signal's  given 

Us  from  earth  to  call  away. 
Borne,  on  angels'  wings  to  heaven — 
Glad  the  summons  to  obey — 

May  we  ever 
Reign  with  Christ  in  endless  day.      burder. 

64.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Lord  with  glowing  heart  I'll  praise  Thee, 

For  the  bliss  Thy  love  bestows ; 
For  the  pardoning  grace  that  saves  me, 

And  the  peace  that  from  it  flows : 
Help,  O  Lord,  my  weak  endeavor, 

This  dull  soul  to  rapture  raise : 
Thou  must  light  the  flame,  or  never 

Can  my  love  be  warmed  to  praise. 


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2.  Praise,  my  soul,  the  God  that  sought  thee, 

Wretched  wanderer,  far  astray ; 
Found  thee  lost,  and  kindly  brought  thee 

From  the  paths  of  death  away  : 
Praise,  with  love's  devoutest  feeling, 

Him  who  saw  thy  guilt-born  fear, 
And,  the  light  of  hope  revealing, 

Bade  the  blood-stain'd  cross  appear. 

3.  Lord,  this  bosom's  ardent  feeling 

Vainly  would  my  lips  express : 
Low  before  Thy  footstep  kneeling, 

Deign  Thy  suppliant's  prayer  to  bless : 
Let  Thy  grace,  my  soul's  chief  pleasure, 

Love's  pure  flame  within  me  raise ; 
And  since  words  can  never  measure, 

Let  my  love  show  forth  Thy  praise. 

Doxology.    8s  &  7s, 
Pkaise  the  God  of  all  creation ; 

Praise  the  Father's  boundless  love ; 
Praise  the  Lamb,  our  expiation — 

Priest  and  King,  enthroned  above  ; 
Praise  the  Fountain  of  salvation — 

Him  by  whom  our  spirits  live ; 
Undivided  adoration 

To  the  one  Jehovah  give. 

65.  H.  M. 

1.  Awake  our  drowsy  souls, 

And  break  each  slothful  band ; 
The  wonders  of  this  day 

Our  noblest  songs  demand  ! 
Auspicious  morn,  thy  blissful  rays 
Bright  seraphs  hail  in  songs  of  praise. 

2.  At  thy  approaching  dawn 

Eeluctant  death  resigned 
The  glorious  Prince  of  life, 

Its  dark  domains  confined : 
Th'  angelic  host  around  him  bends, 
And  mid  their  shouts  the  God  ascends. 


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3.  "  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord  !" 

Heaven  with  hosannas  rings : 

While  earth,  in  humbler  strains, 

Thy  praise  responsive  sings  : 

Worthy  art  thou,  who  once  wast  slain, 

Through  endless  years  to  live  and  reign. 

4.  Gird  on,  great  God,  Thy  sword. 

Ascend  Thy  conquering  car, 
While  justice,  truth,  and  love, 

Maintain  the  glorious  war ; 
Victorious  Thou,  Thy  foes  shall  tread. 
And  sin  and  hell  in  triumph  lead.        e.  scott, 

68.  n.  i. 

1.  All,  from  the  sun's  uprise 

Unto  his  setting  rays, 
Resound  in  jubilees 

The  great  Creator's  praise. 
Him  serve  alone ;  in  triumph  bring 
Your  gifts,  and  sing  before  His  throne ! 

2.  Man  drew  from  man  his  birth ; 

But  God  his  noble  frame, 
Built  of  the  ruddy  earth, 

Filled  with  celestial  flame. 
His  sons  we  are,  by  Him  are  led, 
Preserved  and  fed  with  tender  care. 

3.  Then  to  His  portals  press 

In  your  divine  resorts  ; 
With  thanks  His  power  profess, 

And  praise  Him  in  His  courts. 
How  good  !  how  pure  !  His  mercies  last ; . 
His  promise  past  is  ever  sure.  sandys. 

67,  H.  M. 

1.  Rejoice!  the  Lord  is  King ! 
Your  God  and  King  adore ; 
Mortals !  give  thanks  and  sing, 
And  triumph  evermore : 
Lift  up  the  heart — lift  up  the  voice — 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints !  rejoice ! 


38  SABBATH   AND   SANCTUARY. 

2.  His  kingdom  can  not  fail  ; 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heaven ; 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 

Are  to  our  Jesus  given : 
Lift  up  the  heart — lift  up  the  voice — 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints  !  rejoice ! 

3.  He  ail  His  foes  shall  quell — 

Shall  all  our  sins  destroy, 
And  every  bosom  swell 

With  pure  seraphic  joy  : 
Lift  up  the  heart — life  up  the  voice — 
iiejoice  aloud,  ye  saints!  rejoice! 

4.  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope ; 

Je^us,  the  Judge,  shall  come, 
And  take  His  servants  up 

To  their  eternal  home : 
We  soon  shall  hear  th'  archangel's  voice; 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound — Rejoice ! 

RIPPON. 

68.  IL  M. 

1 .  Lord  of  the  worlds  above. 

How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  Thy  love, 

Thine  earthly  temples  are  ! 
To  Thine  abode  my  heart  aspires 
With  warm  desires  to  see  my  God. 

2.  The  sparrow  for  her  young 

With  pleasure  seeks  a  nest; 
And  wandering  swallows  long 
To  find  their  wonted  rest ; 
My  spirit  faints,  with  equal  zeal, 
To  rise  and  dwell  among  Thy  saints. 

o.  O  happy  souls  that  pray 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear! 
0  happy  men,  that  pay 

Their  constant  service  there! 
They  praise  Thee  still ;  and  happy  they 
That  love  the  way  to  Zion's  hill. 


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4.  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Through  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 
Till  each  arrive  at  length, 
Till  each  in  heaven  appears. 

0  glorious  seat,  when  God  our  King 

Shall  thither  brinsr  our  willing  feet.         watts. 

69.  H.  i. 

1.  The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns; 

His  throne  is  built  on  high ; 
The  garments  He  assumes 
Are  light  and  majesty  : 
His  glories  shine 

With  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  eye 

Can  bear  the  sight. 

2.  The  thunders  of  His  hand 

Keep  the  wide  world  in  awe ; 
His  wrath  and  justice  stand 
To  guard  His  holy  law : 
And  where  His  love 
Resolves  to  bless, 
His  truth  confirms 

And  seals  the  grace. 

3.  And  can  this  mighty  King 

Of  glory  condescend? 
And  will  He  write  His  name 
;;  My  Father  and  my  Friend?" 
I  love  His  name, 

I  love  His  word  : 
Join,  all  my  powers, 

And  praise  the  Lord.  watts. 

70.  H.  M. 

1.  Welcome — -delightful  morn, 

Thou  day  of  sacred  rest ; 
I  hail  thy  kind  return; — 

Lord,  make  these  moments  blest: 
From  the  low  train  of  mortal  toys, 

1  soar  to  reach  immortal  joys. 


40  SABBATH   AND   SANCTUARY. 

2.  Now  may  the  King  descend 

And  fill  His  throne  with  grace ; 
Thy  scepter,  Lord,  extend, 

While  saints  address  Thy  face  : 
Let  sinners  feel  Thy  quickening  word, 
And  learn  to  know  and  fear  the  Lord. 

3.  Descend,  celestial  Dove, 

With  all  Thy  quickening  powers ; 
Disclose  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  bless  the  sacred  hours : 
Then  shall  my  soul  new  life  obtain, 
Nor  Sabbaths  be  enjoyed  in  vain.  hayward. 

71.  H.  E 

1.  One  sole  baptismal  sign, 

One  Lord,  below,  above — 
Zion,  one  faith  is  thine, 

Only  one  watchword — Love. 
From  different  temples  though  it  rise, 
One  song  ascendeth  to  the  skies. 

2.  Our  sacrifice  is  one ; 

One  Priest  before  the  throne — 
The  slain,  the  risen  Son, 

Redeemer,  Lord  alone ! 
And  sighs  from  contrite  hearts  that  spring, 
Our  chief,  our  choicest  offering. 

8.  Head  of  Thy  church  beneath ! 
The  catholic,  the  true, 
On  all  her  members  breathe, 
Her  broken  frame  renew  ! 
Then  shall  Thy  perfect  will  be  done. 
When  Christians  love  and  live  as  one. 

G.  ROBINSON'. 

72.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  The  rosy  light  is  dawning 

Upon  the  mountain's  brow  : 
It  is  the  Sabbath  morning. 
Arise  and  pay  thy  vow. 


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2.  Lift  up  thy  voice  to  heaven 

In  sacred  praise  and  prayer, 
While  unto  thee  is  given 
The  light  of  life  to  share. 

3.  The  landscape,  lately  shrouded 

By  evening's  paler  ray, 
Smiles  beauteous  and  unclouded 
Before  the  eye  of  day. 

4.  So  let  our  souls,  benighted 

Too  long  in  folly's  shade, 

By  thy  kind  smiles  be  lighted 

To  joys  that  never  fade. 

5.  O  see  those  waters  streaming 

In  crystal  purity ; 
While  earth,  with  verdure  teeming, 
Gives  rapture  to  the  eye. 

G.  Let  rivers  of  salvation 

In  larger  currents  flow, 
Till  every  tribe  and  nation 
Their  healing  virtues  know. 


73.  lis  &  8s. 

1.  Be  joyful  in  God,  all  ye  lands  of  the  earth ! 

Oh !  serve  Him  with  gladness  and  fear  ; 
Exult  in  His  presence  with  music  and  mirth, 
With  love  and  devotion  draw  near. 

2.  Jehovah  is  God,  and  Jehovah  alone. 

Creator  and  Ruler  o'er  all ; 
And  we  arc  His  people — His  scepter  we  own ; 
His  sheep,  and  we  follow  His  call. 

3.  Oh  !  enter  His  gates  with  thanksgiving  and  song, 

Your  vows  in  His  temple  proclaim ; 
His  praise  in  melodious  accordance  prolong, 
And  bless  His  adorable  name. 


42  THE   BIBLE. 

4.  For  good  is  the  Lord,  inexpressibly  good, 
And  we  are  the  work  of  His  hand  ; 
His  mercy  and  truth  from  eternity  stood, 

And  shall  to  eternity  stand.  Montgomery. 

74.  C.  M. 

1 .  What  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page, 

Majestic  like  the  sun  ; 
It  gives  a  light  to  every  age ; 
It  gives,  but  borrows  none. 

2.  The  hand  that  gave  it  still  supplies 

The  gracious  light  and  heat; 
Its  truth  upon  the  nations  rise — 
They  rise  but  never  set. 

3.  Let  everlasting  thanks  be  Thine 

For  such  a  bright  display, 
As  makes  a  world  of  darkness  shine 
With  beams  of  heavenly  day. 

4.  My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 

The  steps  of  Him  I  love, 
Till  glory  breaks  upon  my  view, 

In  brighter  worlds  above.  barton. 

75.  t  i 

1.  How  precious  is  the  book  divine, 

By  inspiration  given ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine, 
To  lead  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2.  O'er  all  the  strait  and  narrow  way 

Its  radiant  beams  arc  cast ; 

A  light  whose  never  weary  ray 

Grows  brightest  at  the  last. 

3.  It  sweetly  cheers  our  fainting  hearts 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears; 
Life,  light,  and  comfort  it  imparts, 
And  calms  our  anxious  fears. 


THE   BIBLE.  43 

4.  This  lamp  through  all  the  dreary  night 
Of  life  shall  guide  our  way, 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 

Of  an  eternal  day.  rippon's  coll. 

76.  I.  31. 

1.  Lamp  of  our  feet !  whereby  we  trace 

Our  path,  when  wont  to  stray  ; 
Stream  from  the  Fount  of  heavenly  grace ! 
Brook  by  the  traveler's  way  ! 

2.  Bread  of  our  souls  !  whereon  we  feed; 

True  manna  from  on  high ! 
Our  guide,  our  chart !  wherein  we  read 
Of  realms  beyond  the  sky. 

3.  Pillar  of  fire,  through  watches  dark  ! 

Or  radiant  cloud  by  day  ! 
When  waves  would  whelm  our  tossing  bark, 
Our  anchor  and  our  stay  ! 

4.  Childhood's  preceptor  !  manhood's  trust ! 

Old  age's  firm  ally  ! 
Our  hope,  when  we  go  down  to  dust, 

Of  immortality !  barton. 

77.  C,  31. 

1.  Laden  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears, 

I  fly  to  Thee,  my  Lord ; 
And  not  a  ray  of  hope  appears, 
But  in  Thy  written  word. 

2.  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage ; 
Here  I  behold  my  Saviour's  face 
In  almost  ev'ry  page. 

3.  This  is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown  ; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise 
Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own. 


44  THE    BIBLE. 

4.  This  is  the  judge  that  ends  the  strife 
Where  wit  and  reason  fail ; 
My  guide  to  everlasting  life 

Through  all  this  gloomy  vale,     watts. 

78.  L  M, 

1.  The  heavens  declare  Thy  glory,  Lord! 

In  every  star  Thy  wisdom  shines ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  Thy  word, 
We  read  Thy  name  in  fairer  lines ; 

2.  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 

And  night  and  day  Thy  power  confess ; 
But  the  blest  volume  Thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  Thy  justice  and  Thy  grace. 

3.  Sun,  moon,  and  stars  convey  Thy  praise 

Hound  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand ; 
So  when  Thy  truth  began  its  race, 

It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

4.  Nor  shall  Thy  spreading  Gospel  rest 

Till  through  the  world  Thy  truth  has  run ; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  bless'd 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 

5.  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise ; 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light; 
Thy  Gospel  makes  the  simple  wise, 

Thy  laws  are  pure,  Thy  judgments  right. 

6.  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view 

In  souls  renewed,  and  sins  forgiven  ; 
Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew, 
And  make  Thy  word  my  guide  to  heaven. 

WATTS. 

79.  L  M. 

1.  Upon  the  Gospel's  sacred  page 

The  gathered  beams  of  ages  shine  ; 
And,  as  it  hastens,  every  age 

But  makes  its  brightness  more  divine. 


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2.  On  mightier  wing,  in  loftier  flight, 

From  year  to  year  does  knowledge  soar ; 
And,  as  it  soars,  the  Gospel  light 

Adds  to  its  influence  more  and  more. 

3.  More  glorious  still  as  centuries  roll, 

New  regions  blessed,  new  powers  unfurled, 
Expanding  with  th'  expanding  soul, 
Its  waters  shall  o'erflow  the  world — 

4.  Flow  to  restore,  but  not  destroy ; 

As  when  the  cloudless  lamp  of  day 
Pours  out  its  floods  of  light  and  joy, 
And  sweeps  its  lingering  mist  away. 

BO  WRING. 

80.  L  M. 

1.  The  starry  firmament  on  high, 
And  all  the  glories  of  the  sky, 

Yet  shine  not  to  Thy  praise,  O  Lord, 
So  brightly  as  Thy  written  word. 

2.  The  hopes  that  holy  word  supplies, 
Its  truths  divine  and  precepts  wise — 
In  each  a  heavenly  beam  I  see, 

And  every  beam  conducts  to  Thee. 

3.  Almighty  Lord !  the  sun  shall  fail, 
The  moon  forget  her  nightly  tale, 
And  deepest  silence  hush  on  high 
The  radiant  chorus  of  the  sky — 

4.  But  fixed  for  everlasting  years, 
Unmoved  amid  the  wreck  of  spheres, 
Thy  word  shall  shine  in  cloudless  day 
When  heaven  and  earth  have  passed  away. 

SIR  R.  GRANT. 

81.  L  I. 

1.  Great  Source  of  being  and  of  love! 
Thou  waterest  all  the  worlds  above ; 
And  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know 
From  Thine  exhaustless  fountain  flow. 


46  GOD. 

2.  A  sacred  spring,  at  Thy  command, 
From  Zion's  mount,  in  Canaan's  land, 
Beside  Thy  temple,  cleaves  the  ground, 
And  pours  its  limpid  stream  around. 

3.  The  limpid  stream,  with  sudden  force, 
Swells  to  a  river  in  its  course ; 
Through  desert  realms  its  windings  play, 
And  scatter  blessings  all  the  way. 

4.  Close  by  its  banks,  in  order  fair, 
The  blooming  trees  of  life  appear; 
Their  blossoms  fragrant  odors  give, 
And  on  their  fruit  the  nations  live. 

5.  Flow,  wondrous  stream,  with  glory  crowned, 
Flow  on  to  earth's  remotest  bound ; 

And  bear  us,  on  thy  gentle  wave, 

To  Him  who  all  thy  virtues  gave.        doddridge. 


82.  L.  I. 

1.  Since  first  Thy  grace  awaked  my  heart 

Like  light  new  dawning  o'er  me, 
Where'er  I  turn  my  eves  Thou  art 
All  light  and  love  before  me. 

2.  Naught  else  I  feel,  or  hear,  or  see, 

All  bonds  of  earth  I  sever ; 
Thee,  oh  my  Lord,  and  only  Thee, 
I  live  for,  now,  and  ever. 

3.  Like  him  whose  fetters  dropped  away 

When  light  shone  o'er  his  prison, 
My  soul,  now  touch'd  by  mercy's  ray, 
Hath  from  its  chains  arisen. 

4.  And  shall  the  soul  Thou  bid'st  be  free 

Return  to  bondage  ?     Never ! 
Thee,  Oh  my  God,  and  only  Thee, 
I  live  for,  now,  and  ever. 


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83.  I.  ft 

1.  Nature  hath  seasons  of  repose; 

Her  slumbering  clouds  and  quiet  sky ; 
And  many  a  bright-faced  stream  that  flows 
Onward  forever  noiselessly. 

2.  The  stormy  winds  are  hushed  to  rest. 

And  hang  self-poised  upon  their  wings ; 
And,  nursed  on  mother  Nature's  breast, 
Sweet  flowers  lie  like  sleeping  things. 

3.  The  ocean,  that  in  mountains  ran, 

Spreads  boundlessly  without  a  wave ; 
And  is  it  only  said  of  man, 

His  peace  is  in  the  gloomy  grave  1 

4.  Oh!  for  the  coming  of  the  end, 

The  last  long  Sabbath-day  of  time, 
When  peace  from  heaven  shall  descend 
Like  heaven's  own  light,  on  every  clime. 

5.  "When  men  in  ships  far  off  at  sea 

Shall  hear  the  happy  nations  raise 
The  song  of  peace  and  liberty, 
The  chant  of  overflowing  praise. 

6.  Mankind  shall  be  one  brotherhood ; 

One  human  soul  shall  fill  the  earth, 
And  God  shall  say,  ';  The  world  is  good, 
As  in  the  day  I  gave  it  birth." 


84.  L.  M,  G  lines. 

1.  Thou  art,  O  God,  the  life  and  light 
Of  all  this  wondrous  world  we  see ; 
Its  glow  by  day,  its  smile  by  night, 

Are  but  reflections  caught  from  Thee ; 
Where'er  we  turn,  thy  glories  shine, 
And  all  things  fair  and  bright  are  Thine. 


-18  GOD. 

2.  When  day,  with  farewell  beam,  delays 

Among  the  opening  clouds  of  even, 
And  we  can  almost  think  we  gaze, 

Through  opening  vistas,  into  heaven — 
Those  hues  that  mark  the  sun's  decline, 
So  soft,  so  radiant,  Lord,  are  Thine. 

3.  When  night,  with  wings  of  starry  gloom, 

O'ershadows  all  the  earth  and  skies, 
Like  some  dark,  beauteous  bird,  whose  plume 

Is  sparkling  with  unnumbered  eyes — 
That  sacred  gloom,  those  fires  divine, 
So  grand,  so  countless,  Lord,  are  Thine. 

4.  When  youthful  Spring  around  us  breathes, 

Thy  Spirit  warms  her  fragrant  sigh ; 
And  every  flower  that  summer  wreathes 

Is  born  beneath  Thy  kindling  eye ; 
AVhere'er  we  turn,  Thy  glories  shine, 
And  all  things  fair  and  bright  are  Thine. 

MOORE. 

85.  L.  M.  6  lines. 

1.  The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare, 
And  feed  me  with  a  shepherd's  care ; 
His  presence  shall  my  wants  supply, 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  eye : 
My  noonday  walks  He  shall  attend, 
And  all  my  midnight  hours  defend. 

2.  When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I  faint, 
Or  on  the  thirsty  mountains  pant, 
To  fertile  vales  and  dewy  meads 
My  weary,  wandering  steps  he  leads, 
Where  peaceful  rivers,  soft  and  slow, 
Amid  the  verdant  landscape  flow. 

3.  Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged  way, 
Through  devious,  lonely  wilds  I  stray, 
His  bounty  shall  my  pains  beguile ; 
The  barren  wilderness  shall  smile, 
With  lively  greens  and  herbage  crowned, 
And  streams  shall  murmur  all  around. 


IN   NATURE. 

4.  Though  in  the  paths  of  death  I  tread, 
With  gloomy  horrors  overspread, 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  fear  no  ill, 
For  Thou,  O  Lord  !  art  with  me  still ; 
Thy  friendly  crook  shall  give  me  aid, 
And  guide  me  through  the  dismal  shade. 

ADDISON. 

86.  L  31. 6  lilies. 

1.  Above — below — where'er  I  gaze, 

Thy  guiding  finger,  Lord,  I  view, 
Traced  in  the  midnight  planets'  blaze, 

Or  glistening  in  the  morning  dew ; 
Whatever  is  beautiful  or  fair, 
Is  but  Thine  own  reflection  there. 

2.  I  hear  Thee  in  the  stormy  wind 

That  turns  the  ocean  wave  to  foam ; 
Nor  less  Thy  wondrous  power  I  find 

When  summer  airs  around  me  roam ; 
The  tempest  and  the  calm  declare 
Thyself — for  Thou  art  every  where. 

3.  I  find  Thee  in  the  noon  of  night, 

And  read  Thy  name  in  every  star 
That  drinks  in  splendor  from  the  light 

That  flows  from  mercy's  beaming  car : 
Thy  footstool,  Lord,  each  starry  gem 
Composes — not  Thy  diadem. 

87.  L.  ft 

1.  The  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue,  ethereal  sky, 

And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

2.  Th'  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Does  his  Creator's  power  display, 
And  publishes  to  every  land 

The  work  of  an  Almighty  hand. 
3 


50  GOD. 

3.  Soon  as  evening  shades  prevail, 

The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale, 
And  nightly  to  the  listening  earth 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth  ; 

4.  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn, 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roll, 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 

5.  What  though  in  solemn  silence  all 
Move  round  the  dark,  terrestrial  ball  1 
What  though  nor  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found  1 

6.  In  reason's  car  they  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice ; 
Forever  singing,  as  they  shine — 

"  The  hand  that  made  us  is  divine."      addison. 


88.  L.  M. 

1.  O  Source  divine,  and  Life  of  all, 

The  Fount  of  being's  wondrous  sea  ! 
Thy  depth  would  every  heart  appall, 
That  saw  not  Love  supreme  in  Thee. 

2.  We  shrink  before  Thy  vast  abyss, 

Where  worlds  on  worlds  eternal  brood 
We  know  Thee  truly  but  in  this — 
That  Thou  bestowest  all  our  good. 

3.  And  so,  'mid  boundless  time  and  space, 

O,  grant  us  still  in  Thee  to  dwell, 
And  through  the  ceaseless  web  to  trace 
Thy  presence  working  all  things  well ! 

4.  Nor  let  Thou  life's  delightful  play 

Thy  truth's  transcendent  vision  hide ; 
Nor  strength  and  gladness  lead  astray 
From  Thee,  our  nature's  only  guide. 


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Bestow  on  every  joyous  thrill 

Thy  deeper  tone  of  reverent  awe  ; 
Make  pure  Thy  children's  erring  will, 

And  teach  their  hearts  to  love  Thy  law ! 

STERLING. 

Doxo!o?y.    L.  E 

Praise  God  from  whom  all  blessings  flow; 
Praise  Him  all  creatures  here  below ; 
Praise  Him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ; 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 


89.  7s.  Double. 

1.  Source  of  being,  source  of  light, 
With  unfading  beauties  bright ; 
Thee,  when  morning  greets  the  skies, 
Blushing  sweet  with  humid  eyes; 
Thee,  when  soft  declining  day 
Sinks  in  purple  waves  away  ; 

Thee,  O  Parent,  will  I  sing, 
To  Thy  feet  my  tribute  bring  ! 

2.  Yonder  azure  vault  on  high, 
Yonder  blue,  low,  liquid  sky  ; 
Earth  on  its  firm  basis  placed, 
And  with  circling  waves  embraced  ; 
All-creating  power  confess, 

All  their  mighty  Maker  bles-  ; 
Shaking  nature  with  Thy  nod, 
Earth  and  heaven  confess  their  God. 

3.  Source  of  light,  Thou  bid'st  the  sun 
On  his  burning  axles  run  ; 

Stars  like  dust  around  him  fly, 
Strew  the  area  of  the  sky  ; 
Fills  the  queen  of  solemn  night 
From  his  vase  her  orb  of  light ; 
Lunar  luster,  thus  we  see, 
Solar  virtue  shines  by  Thee. 


52 


GOD. 


4.  Father,  King,  whose  heavenly  face 
Shines  serene  upon  our  race ; 
Mindful  of  Thy  guardian  care, 
Slow  to  punish,  prone  to  spare; 
We  Thy  majesty  adore, 
We  Thy  well-known  aid  implore ; 
Not  in  vain  Thy  aid  we  call, 
Nothing  want,  fur  Thou  art  all !        wesley. 


90.  K 

1.  Mighty  One,  before  whose  face 

Wisdom  had  her  glorious  scat, 
When  the  orbs  that  people  space 
Sprang  to  birth  beneath  Thy  feet ! 

2.  Source  of  truth,  whose  rays  alone 

Light  the  mighty  world  of  mind ! 
God  of  love,  who  from  thy  throne 
Kindly  watches  all  mankind  ! 

3.  Shed  on  those  who  in  Thy  name 

Teach  the  way  of  truth  and  right, 
Shed  that  love's  undying  flame, 

Shed  that  wisdom's  guiding  light.      bryant. 


91.  7s. 

1.  Earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  flowers, 
Air,  with  all  its  beams  and  showers, 
Ocean's  infinite  expanse, 

Heaven's  resplendent  countenance; 
All  around,  and  all  above, 
Hath  this  record — God  is  love. 

2.  Sounds  among  the  vales  and  hills, 
In  the  woods  and  by  the  rills, 

Of  the  breeze  and  of  the  bird, 
By  the  gentle  murmur  stirr'd; 
All  these  songs,  beneath,  above, 
Have  one  burden — God  is  love. 


m  xatuiie.  53 

3.  All  the  hopes  and  fears  that  start 
From  the  fountain  of  the  heart: 
All  the  quiet  bliss  that  lies 
at  human  sympathies  ; 
These  are  voices  from  above. 
Sweetly  whispering — God  is  love. 

92.  'k 

1.  To  Thy  pastures  fair  and  large. 
Heavenly  Shepherd,  lead  Thy  charge. 
And  my  couch,  with  tenderest  care. 
:Mid  the  springing  grass  prepare. 

2.  When  I  taint  with  summer's  heat, 
Thou  shalt  guide  my  weary  feet 
To  the  streams  that,  still  and  slow. 
Through  the  verdant  meadows  flow. 

3.  Safe  the  dreary  vale  I  tread, 

By  the  shades  of  death  o'erspread, 
With  Thy  rod  and  staff  supplied, 

This  my  guard — and  that  my  guide. 

4.  Constant  to  my  latest  end, 
Thou  my  footsteps  shalt  attend : 
And  shalt  bid  Thy  hallowed  dome 

Yield  me  an  eternal  home.  derrick. 

93.  7s.    Double, 

1.  Let  us  with  a  joyful  mind 
Praise  the  Lord,  for  He  is  kind. 
For  His  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure. 

Let  us  sound  His  Dame  abroad, 
For  of  god;  He  is  the  God 
by  wisdom  did  create 
Heaven's  expanse  and  all  its  state ; 

2.  Did  the  solid  earth  oro 
How  to  rise  above  the  main  ; 
"Who.  by  His  eommauding 

Filled  the  new-made  world  with  light  : 


! 


54  GOD. 

Caused  the  gold  en- tressed  sun 
All  the  day  his  course  to  run ; 
And  the  moon  to  shine  by  night, 
'Mid  her  spangled  sisters  bright. 

3.  All  His  creatures  God  doth  feed, 
His  full  hand  supplies  their  need  ; 
Let  us  therefore  warble  forth 
His  high  majesty  and  worth. 
He  His  mansion  hath  on  high, 
'Bove  the  reach  of  mortal  eye ; 
And  His  mercies  shall  endure, 
Ever  faithful,  ever  sure.  milton. 

94.  7s, 

1.  Father,  they  who  Thee  receive, 
And  in  Thee  begin  to  live, 
Day  and  night  they  cry  to  Thee, 
As  Thou  art,  so  let  us  be. 

2.  Fix,  O,  fix  my  wavering  mind ! 
To  the  cross  my  spirit  bind  : 
Earthly  passions  far  remove  ; 
Fill  the  soul  with  perfect  love. 

3.  Who  in  heart  on  Thee  believes, 
He  the  promise  now  receives; 
He  with  joy  beholds  Thy  face, 
Triumphs  in  Thy  pardoning  grace. 

4.  Boundless  wisdom,  power  divine, 
Love  unspeakable,  art  thine : 
Praise  by  all  to  Thee  be  given, 
Sons  of  earth  and  hosts  of  heaven. 

85.  7s. 

1 .  Glorious  in  Thy  saints  appear  ; 
Plant  Thy  heavenly  kingdom  here  ; 
Light  and  life  to  all  impart ; 
Shine  on  each  believing  heart ; 


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2.  And,  in  every  grace  complete. 
Make  us,  Lord,  for  glory  meet ; 
Till  we  stand  before  Thy  sight, 
Partners  with  the  saints  in  light. 

96.  7s. 

1.  All  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord. 

All  ye  lands,  your  voices  raise  ; 

Heaven  and  earth  with  loud  accord, 

Praise  the  Lord,  forever  praise. 

2.  For  His  truth  and  mercy  stand, 

Past  and  present  and  to  be, 
Like  the  years  of  His  right  hand, 
Like  His  own  eternity. 

3.  Praise  Him,  ye  who  know  His  love. 

Praise  Him  from  the  depths  beneath  ; 
Praise  Him  in  the  heights  above ; 
Praise  your  Maker,  all  that  breathe. 

MONTGOMERY. 

97.  C,  P.  I. 

1.  Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay; 
Let  each  enraptured  thought  obey, 

And  praise  the  Almighty  name ; 
Lo !  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies, 
In  one  melodious  concert  rise. 

To  swell  th'  inspiring  theme. 

2.  Thou  heaven  of  heavens.  His  vast  abode, 
Ye  clouds,  proclaim  your  Maker,  God ; 

Ye  thunders,  speak  His  power ; 
Lo !  on  the  lightning's  fiery  wing. 
In  triumph  rides  th'  eternal  King ; 

Th'  astonished  worlds  adore. 

3.  Ye  deeps,  with  roaring  billows,  rise 
To  join  the  thunders  of  the  skies  ; 

Praise  Him  who  bids  you  roll ; 
His  praise  in  softer  notes  declare, 
Each  whispering  breeze  of  yielding  air, 

And  breathe  it  to  the  soul.  ogilvie. 


56  GOD. 

98.  C.  P,  M. 

1.  I  sing  of  God,  the  mighty  source 
Of  all  things,  the  stupendous  force 

On  which  all  things  depend  ; 
From  whose  right  arm,  beneath  whose  eyes, 
All  period,  power,  and  enterprise 

Commence,  and  reign,  and  end. 

2.  The  world,  the  clustering  spheres,  He  made, 
The  glorious  light,  the  soothing  shade ; 

Dale,  plain,  and  grove  and  hill ; 
The  multitudinous  abyss, 
Where  nature  joys  in  secret  bliss, 

And  wisdom  hides  her  skill. 

3.  Tell  them,  I  am,  Jehovah  said 

To  Moses,  while  earth  heard  in  dread, 

And,  smitten  to  the  heart, 
At  once  above,  beneath,  around, 
All  nature,  without  voice  or  sound, 

Replied,  O  Lord,  Thou  art  !  smart. 

99.  C,  II,  M. 

1.  Since  o'er  Thy  footstool  here  below 

Such  radiant  gems  are  strown, 
O,  what  magnificence  must  glow, 
Great  God,  about  Thy  throne  ! 
So  brilliant  here  these  drops  of  light — 
There  the  full  ocean  rolls,  how  bright ! 

2.  If  night's  blue  curtain  of  the  sky-— 

With  thousand  stars  inwrought, 
Hung  like  a  royal  canopy 

With  glittering  diamonds  fraught — 
Be,  Lord,  Thy  temple's  outer  vail, 
What  splendor  at  the  shrine  must  dwell ! 

3.  The  dazzling  sun  at  noonday  hour — 

Forth  from  his  flaming  vase 
Flinging  o'er  earth  the  golden  shower 

Till  vale  and  mountain  blaze — 
But  shows,  O  Lord,  one  beam  of  Thine, 
What,  then,  the  day  where  Thou  dost  shine. 


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4.  O,  how  shall  these  dim  eyes  endure 

That  noon  of  living  rays  ! 
Or  how  our  spirits,  so  impure, 

Upon  Thy  glory  gaze ! 
Anoint,  O  Lord,  anoint  our  sight, 
And  fit  us  for  that  world  of  light. 


'o* 


Doxology.    C,  P.  I. 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

The  God,  whom  Heaven's  triumphant  host 

And  saints  on  earth  adore ; 
Be  glory  as  in  ages  past, 
As  now  it  is,  and  so  shall  last, 

When  time  shall  be  no  more. 


100.  C,  M. 

1.  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  immortal  choir 

That  fill  the  realms  above ; 
Sing,  for  He  formed  you  of  His  fire, 
And  feeds  you  with  His  love. 

2.  Thou  restless  globe  of  golden  light, 

Whose  beams  create  our  days, 
Join  with  the  silver  queen  of  night, 
To  own  your  borrowed  rays. 

3.  Thunder,  and  hail,  and  fires,  and  storms, 

The  troops  of  His  command, 
Appear  in  all  your  dreadful  forms, 
And  speak  His  awful  hand. 

4.  Winds,  ye  shall  bear  His  name  aloud 

Through  the  ethereal  blue ; 
For,  when  His  chariot  is  a  cloud, 
He  makes  His  wheels  of  you. 

5.  Shout  to  the  Lord,  ye  surging  seas, 

In  your  eternal  roar  ; 
Let  wave  to  wave  resound  His  praise, 
And  shore  reply  to  shore. 
3* 


58  GOD. 

G.  Thus,  while  the  meaner  creatures  sing, 
Ye  mortals  take  the  sound ; 
Echo  the  glories  of  your  King 

Through  all  the  nations  round.         "watts. 

101.  C  ill. 

1 .  God,  in  the  high  and  holy  place, 

Looks  down  upon  the  spheres ; 
Yet,  in  his  providence  and  grace, 
To  every  eye  appears. 

2.  He  bows  the  heavens  ;  the  mountains  stand 

A  highway  for  our  God  ; 
He  walks  amid  the  desert-land; 
'T  is  Eden  where  He  trod. 

3.  The  forests  in  His  strength  rejoice ; 

Hark  !  on  the  evening  breeze, 
As  once  of  old,  Jehovah's  voice 
Is  heard  among  the  trees. 

4.  If  God  hath  made  this  world  so  fair, 

Where  sin  and  death  abound, 
How  beautiful  beyond  compare 

Will  paradise  be  found  !  Montgomery. 

102.  8.  E 

1.  The  pity  of  the  Lord, 

To  those  that  fear  His  name, 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel ; 
He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

2.  My  soul  repeat  His  praise, 

Whose  mercies  are  so  great, 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

3.  High  as  the  heavens  arc  raised 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  His  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 


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4.  His  power  subdues  our  sins, 

And  His  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  the  east  is  from  the  west, 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 

5.  The  pity  of  the  Lord, 

To  those  that  fear  His  name, 
Is  such  as  tender  parents  feel ; 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame.         watts. 


103.  8.  31. 

1 .  Almighty  Maker,  God  ! 

How  wondrous  is  Thy  name ! 

Thy  glories  how  diffused  abroad 

Through  the  creation's  frame  ! 

2.  The  lark  mounts  up  the  sky$ 

With  unambitious  song, 
And  bears  her  Maker's  praise  on  high 
Upon  her  artless  tongue. 

3.  My  soul  would  rise  and  sing 

To  her  Creator  too ; 
Fain  would  my  tongue  adore  my  King, 
And  pay  the  worship  due. 

4.  And  yet  the  songs  I  frame 

Are  faithless  to  Thy  cause, 
And  steal  the  honors  of  Thy  name 
To  build  their  own  applause. 

5.  Create  my  soul  anew. 

Else  all  my  worship  's  vain  ; 
This  wretched  heart  will  ne'er  be  true 
Until  'tis  formed  again.  watts. 


104.  S.  1. 

1.  Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord, 
Ye  people  of  His  choice  ; 
Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord  your  God, 
With  heart,  and  soul,  and  voice. 


60  GOD. 

2.  Though  high  above  all  praise, 

Above  all  blessing  high, 
Who  would  not  fear  His  holy  name, 
And  laud,  and  magnify  % 

3.  0  for  the  living  flame 

From  His  own  altar  brought, 
To  touch  our  lips,  our  souls  inspire, 
And  wing  to  heaven  our  thought ! 

4.  God  is  our  strength  and  song, 

And  His  salvation  ours; 
Then  be  His  love  in  Christ  proclaimed 
With  all  our  ransomed  powers. 

5.  Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord ; 

The  Lord  your  God  adore ; 
Stand  up,  and  bless  His  glorious  name, 

Henceforth,  for  evermore.  Montgomery 


105.  C.  M. 

1.  Some  seraph,  lend  your  heavenly  tongue, 

Or  harp  of  golden  string, 
That  I  may  raise  a  lofty  song 
To  our  eternal  King. 

2.  Thy  names,  how  infinite  they  be ! 

Great  Everlasting  One  ! 
Boundless  thy  might  and  majesty, 
And  unconfined  Thy  throne. 

3.  Thy  glory  shines  immensely  bright ; 

Exhaustless  is  Thy  grace  ; 
Immortal  day  breaks  from  thine  eyes, 
And  Gabriel  vails  his  face. 

4.  Thine  essence  is  a  vast  abyss, 

Which  angels  can  not  sound  ; 
An  ocean  of  infinities 

Where  all  our  thoughts  arc  drown'd. 


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106.  C.  H. 

1.  Beyond,  beyond  that  boundless  sea, 

Above  that  dome  of  sky. 
Farther  than  thought  itself  can  flee, 
Thy  dwelling  is  on  high ; 

2.  Yet  dear  the  awful  thought  to  me, 

That  Thou,  my  God  !  art  nigh  ; 
Art  here,  and  yet  my  laboring  mind 
Feels  after  Thee  in  vain — 

3.  Thee  in  these  works  of  power  to  find, 

Or  to  Thy  seat  attain ; 
Thy  messenger — the  stormy  wind  ; 
Thy  path — the  trackless  main. 

4.  These  speak  of  Thee  with  loud  acclaim ; 

They  thunder  forth  thy  praise — 
The  glorious  honor  of  Thy  name, 
The  wonders  of  Thy  ways. 

5.  But  Thou  art  not  in  tempest-flame, 

Nor  in  the  solar  blaze. 
We  hear  Thy  voice,  when  thunders  roll 
Through  the  wild  fields  of  air. 

6.  The  waves  obey  Thy  dread  control ; 

Yet  still  Thou  art  not  there : 
Where  shall  I  find  Him,  O  my  soul  ! 

Who  yet  is  every  where  1  conder. 

107.  C.  M. 

1.  Great  God,  how  infinite  art  Thou ! 

What  worthless  worms  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  Thee. 

2.  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made ; 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead, 


G2  GOD. 

0.  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  in  Thy  view ; 
To  Thee  there  's  nothing  old  appears — 

Great  God,  there  \s  nothing  new. 

4.  Our  lives  through  various  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vexed  with  trifling  cares ; 
While  Thine  eternal  thoughts  move  on 
Thine  undisturbed  affairs. 

5.  Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 

What  worthless  worms  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 

And  pay  their  praise  to  Thee.  watts. 

108.  C.  31. 

1.  'Twas  God  who  hurl'd  the  rolling  spheres, 

And  stretch"d  the  boundless  skies ; 
Who  forni'd  the  plan  of  endless  years, 
And  bade  the  ages  rise. 

2.  From  everlasting  is  His  might, 

Immense  and  unconfm'd : 
He  pierces  through  the  realms  of  light, 
And  rides  upon  the  wind. 

3.  He  darts  along  the  burning  skies  ; 

Loud  thunders  round  Him  roar : 
All  heav'n  attends  Him  as  He  flics ; 
All  hell  proclaims  His  pow'r. 

4.  Ye  worlds,  with  ev'ry  living  thing, 

Fulfill  His  high  command; 
Mortals,  pay  homage  to  your  King, 

And  own  His  ruling  hand.  watts. 


I.  C.  M. 

1.   Great  God,  Thy  penetrating  eye 
Pervades  my  inmost  powers  ; 
With  awe  profound  my  wandering  soul 
Falls  prostrate,  and  adores. 


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2.  To  be  encompassed  round  with  God, 

The  holy  and  the  just ; 
Armed  with  omnipotence  to  save, 
Or  crumble  me  to  dust ; 

3.  Oh,  how  tremendous  is  the  thought ! 

Deep  may  it  be  impressed  ; 

And  may  Thy  Spirit  firmly  grave 

This  truth  within  my  breast. 

4.  By  Thee  observed,  by  Thee  sustained, 

Should  earth  or  hell  oppose, 
I  press  with  dauntless  courage  on 
To  meet  the  proudest  foes. 

5.  Begirt  with  Thee,  my  fearless  soul 

The  gloomy  vale  shall  tread  ; 
And  Thou  wilt  bind  th'  immortal  crown 
Of  glory  on  my  head.  e.  scott. 


110.  C.  31, 

1.  Father  !  how  wide  Thy  glory  shines  ! 

How  high  Thy  wonders  rise ! 
Known  through  the  earth  by  thousand  signs- 
By  thousand  through  the  skies. 

2.  Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim  Thy  power, 

Their  motions  speak  Thy  skill ; 
And  on  the  wings  of  every  hour 
AVe  read  Thy  patience  still. 

3.  But  when  we  view  Thy  strange  design 

To  save  rebellious  worms, 
"Where  vengeance  and  compassion  join 
In  their  divinest  forms. 

4.  Here  the  whole  Deity  is  known ; 

Nor  dares  a  creature  guess 
Which  of  the  glories  brightest  shone, 
The  justice,  or  the  grace. 


6±  GOD. 

5.  Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Adorn  the  heavenly  plains : 
Bright  seraphs  learn  Innnanuel's  name, 
And  try  their  choicest  strains. 

6.  Oh  !  may  I  bear  some  humble  part 

In  that  immortal  song ; 
Wonder  and  joy  shall  tune  my  heart, 

And  love  command  my  tongue.  watts. 


111.  C.  M. 

1.  Keep  silence,  all  created  things, 

And  wait  your  Maker's  nod ; 
My  soul  stands  trembling  while  she  sings 
The  honors  of  her  God. 

2.  Life,  death,  and  hell,  and  worlds  unknown, 

Hang  on  His  firm  decree ; 
He  sits  on  no  precarious  throne, 
Nor  borrows  leave  to  be. 

3.  Before  His  throne  a  volume  lies, 

With  all  the  fates  of  men; 
With  every  angel's  form  and  size, 
Drawn  by  th'  eternal  pen. 

4.  His  providence  unfolds  the  book, 

And  makes  His  counsels  shine ; 
Each  opening  leaf,  and  every  stroke, 
Fulfills  some  deep  design. 

5.  My  God,  I  would  not  long  to  see 

My  fate,  with  curious  eyes — 
What  gloomy  lines  are  writ  for  me, 
Or  what  bright  scenes  may  rise. 

6.  In  Thy  fair  book  of  life  and  grace, 

O,  may  I  find  my  name 
Recorded  in  some  humble  place, 

Beneath  my  Lord,  the  Lamb.  watts. 


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112.  C.  )I. 

1.  I  sing  th"'  almighty  power  of  God, 

That  made  the  mountains  rise, 
That  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad, 
And  built  the  lofty  skies. 

2.  I  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordained 

The  sun  to  rule  the  day ; 
The  moon  shines  full  at  His  command, 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

3.  I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

That  filled  the  earth  with  food ; 
He  formed  the  creatures  with  His  word, 
And  then  pronounced  them  good. 

4.  Lord  !  how  Thy  wonders  are  displayed 

Where'er  I  turn  mine  eye  ! 
If  I  survey  the  ground  I  tread, 
Or  gaze  upon  the  sky  ! 

5.  There 's  not  a  plant  or  flower  below 

But  makes  Thy  glories  known ; 
And  clouds  arise,  and  tempests  blow, 
By  order  from  Thy  throne. 

G.  Creatures  that  borrow  life  from  Thee 
Are  subject  to  Thy  care ; 
There 's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee 
But  God  is  present  there.  watt? 

113.  C.  M. 

1 .  Lord  !  when  my  raptured  thought  surveys 

Creation's  beauties  o'er, 
All  nature  joins  to  teach  Thy  praise, 
And  bid  my  soul  adore. 

2.  Where'er  I  turn  my  gazing  eyes, 

Thy  radiant  footsteps  shine  ; 
Ten  thousand  pleasing  wonders  rise, 
And  speak  their  source  divine. 


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6Q  GOD. 

3.  On  me  Thy  providence  hath  shone 

With  gentle,  smiling  rays; 
Oh !  let  my  lips  and  life  make  known 
Thy  goodness  and  Thy  praise. 

4.  All  bounteous  Lord !  Thy  grace  impart ; 

Oh !  teach  me  to  improve 
Thy  gifts,  with  ever-grateful  heart, 

And  crown  them  with  Thy  love.    mrs.  Steele. 


114.  C.  BL 

1.  How  long,  sometime-,  a  day  appears  ! 

And  weeks,  how  long  are  they  ! 
Months  move  on  slow,  as  if  the  years 
Would  never  pass  away. 

2.  But  even  years  are  passing  by, 

And  soon  must  all  be  gone  ; 
For  day  by  day,  as  minutes  fly, 
Eternity  comes  on. 

S.  Days,  months,  and  years  must  have  an  end, 
Eternity  has  none  ; 
'Twill  always  have  as  long  to  spend 
As  when  it  first  begun. 

4.  Great  God  !  a  creature  can  not  tell 
How  such  a  thing  can  be, 
I  only  pray  that  I  may  dwell 

That  long,  long  time  with  Thee.         taylor. 


115.  H.  I. 

1.  Sing  to  the  Lord  most  high; 
Let  every  land  adore  ; 
With  grateful  voice  make  known 

His  goodness  and  his  power  : 
With  cheerful  songs,  declare  His  way, 
And  let  his  praise  inspire  your  tongues. 


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2.  Enter  His  courts  with  joy  ; 

With  fear  address  the  Lord ; 
He  foimied  us  with  His  hand, 

And  quickened  by  His  word ; 
With  wide  command  He  spreads  His  sway 
O'er  every  sea  and  every  land. 

3.  His  hands  provide  our  food, 

And  every  blessing  give  ; 
We  feed  upon  his  care, 

And  in  His  pastures  live : 
With  cheerful  songs  declare  His  ways, 
And  let  His  praise  inspire  your  tongues. 

4.  Good  is  the  Lord  our  God, 

His  truth  and  mercy  sure: 
While  earth  and  heaven  shall  last, 

His  promises  endure : 
With  wide  command  He  spreads  His  sway, 
O'er  every  sea  and  every  land.  dwigiit. 

116.  H.  II. 

1.  Come,  let  us  gladly  sing 
To  God,  our  Saviour-King; 
With  thanks  His  presence  seek, 
In  psalms  His  praises  speak  ; 

He's  God  most  h:gh  :  let  ail  draw  nigh, 
And  crown  Him — Lord  of  earth  and  sky. 

2.  He  gave  the  mountains  birth. 
He  made  this  spacious  earth ; 
His  are  the  sea  and  land — 
They  rose  at  His  command : 

With  reverence  all  before  Him  fall, 
And  on  His  name  devoutly  call. 

3.  Come,  kneel  before  His  throne, 
For  He  is  God  alone ; 

We  are  the  flock  he  leads — 

The  sheep  His  bounty  feeds : 
To-day — to-day — His  voice  obey  ; 
Grieve  not  the  Holv  Ghost  away*       iiatfield. 


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117.  L  M. 

1.  Through  every  age,  eternal  God, 
Thou  art  our  rest,  our  safe  abode  : 

High  was  Thy  throne  ere  heaven  was  made. 
Or  earth  Thy  humble  footstool  laid. 

2.  Long  hadst  Thou  reigned  ere  time  began, 
Or  dust  was  fashioned  into  man  ; 

And  long  Thy  kingdom  shall  endure, 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

o.  But  man,  weak  man,  is  born  to  die, 
Made  up  of  guilt  and  vanity  ; 
Thy  dreadful  sentence,  Lord,  was  just — 
"  Return,  ye  sinners,  to  your  dust." 

4.  Death,  like  an  overflowing  stream, 
Sweeps  us  away  ;  our  life's  a  dream — 
An  empty  tale — a  morning  flower, 
Cut  down  and  withered  in  an  hour. 

5.  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man  ; 
And  kindly  lengthen  out  our  span, 
Till  a  wise  care  of  piety 

Fit  us  to  die  and  dwell  with  Thee.  wai 

118.  L.  H. 

1.  Ye  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice, 

Before  the  Lord,  your  sovereign  King; 
Serve  Him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice ; 
With  all  your  tongues  His  glory  sing. 

2.  The  Lord  is  God ;  't  is  lie  alone 

Doth  life,  and  breath,  and  being  give ; 
We  are  His  work,  and  not  our  own ; 
The  sheep  that  on  His  pastures  live. 

3.  Enter  His  gates  with  songs  of  joy, 

With  praises  to  His  courts  repair ; 
And  make  it  your  divine  employ 

To  pay  your  thanks  and  honors  there. 


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4.  The  Lord  is  good,  the  Lord  is  kind. 

Great  is  His  grace,  His  mercy  sure ; 
And  the  whole  race  of  man  shall  find 

His  truth  from  age  to  age  endure.       watts. 

119.  L.  ffl. 

1.  0  Thou,  by  long  experience  tried. 
Near  whom  no  grief  can  long  abide  ;. 
My  Lord,  how  full  of  sweet  content 
My  years  of  pilgrimage  are  spent ! 

2.  All  scenes  alike  engaging  prove, 

The  souls  impressed  with  sacred  love ; 
Where'er  they  dwell,  they  dwell  in  Thee, 
In  heaven,  in  earth,  or  on  the  sea. 

3.  To  them  remains  nor  place  nor  time  ; 
Their  country  is  in  every  clime  ; 
They  can  be  calm  and  free  from  care 
On  any  shore,  since  God  is  there. 

4.  While  place  we  seek,  or  place  we  shun, 
The  soul  finds  happiness  in  none  ; 

But  with  our  God  to  guide  our  way. 
:Tis  equal  joy  to  go  or  stay. 

5.  Could  I  be  cast  where  Thou  art  not. 
That  were  indeed  a  dreadful  lot ; 
But  regions  none  remote  I  call, 
Secure  of  finding  God  in  all. 

120.  L  ft. 

1.  Jehovah  reigns  ;  He  dwells  in  light. 
Girded  with  majesty  and  might ; 
The  world,  created  by  His  hands, 
Still  on  its  firm  foundation  stands. 

2.  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made 
Or  had  its  first  foundation  laid. 

Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 
Thyself  the  ever-living  God. 


70  GOD. 

3.  Like  floods  the  angry  nations  rise, 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies; 
Vain  floods,  that  aim  their  rage  so  high ; 
At  Thy  rebuke  the  billows  die. 

4.  Forever  shall  Thy  throne  endure ; 
Thy  promise  stands  forever  sure ; 
And  everlasting  holiness 

Becomes  the  dwelling  of  Thy  grace.        watts. 

121.  L  M. 

1.  With  glory  clad,  with  strength  arrayed, 

The  Lord  that  o'er  all  nature  reigns, 
The  world's  foundation  strongly  laid, 
And  the  vast  fabric  still  sustains. 

2.  How  sure  established  is  Thy  throne! 

Which  shall  no  change  or  period  see ; 
For  Thou,  O  Lord,  and  Thou  alone, 
Art  God  from  all  eternity. 

3.  The  floods,  O  Lord,  lift  up  their  voice, 

And  toss  the  troubled  waves  on  high; 
But  God  above  can  still  their  noise, 
And  make  the  angry  sea  comply. 

TATE  AND  BRADY. 

122.  L.  t 

1 .  Lord,  Thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through ; 
Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view, 

My  rising  and  my  resting  hours. 

My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2.  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known ; 

lie  knows  the  words  1  mean  to  speak 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

3.  Within  Thy  circling  power  I  stand ; 
On  every  side  I  find  Thy  hand ; 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 


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4.  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great  ! 
What  large  extent !  what  lofty  height ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5.  0,  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest, 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 

Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there.  watts. 

123.  L.  M. 

1.  What  is  our  God,  or  what  His  name, 
Nor  men  can  learn,  nor  angels  teach ; 
Pie  dwells  concealed  in  radiant  flame, 
Where  neither  eye  nor  thought  can  reach. 

2.  The  spacious  worlds  of  heavenly  light, 
Compared  with  Him,  how  short  they  fall ! 
They  are  too  dark,  and  He  too  bright ; 
Nothing  are  they,  and  God  is  all. 

3.  He  spake  the  wondrous  word,  and  lo ! 
Creation  rose  at  His  command  : 
Whirlwinds  and  seas  their  limits  know, 
Bound  in  the  hollow  of  His  hand. 

4.  The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and  flows, 
Measuring  their  changes  by  the  moon  • 
No  ebb  His  sea  of  glory  knows  ; 

His  age  is  one  eternal  noon. 

5.  Then  fly,  my  song,  an  endless  round  ; 
The  lofty  tune  let  angels  raise  : 

All  nature  dwell  upon  the  sound; 

But  we  can  ne'er  fulfill  the  praise.  watts. 

124.  L.  K. 

1.   Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong; 
Crown  Him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song; 
His  wondrous  names  and  powers  rehearse  ; 
His  honors  shall  enrich  your  verse. 


72  GOD. 

2.  He  shakes  the  heavens  -with  loud  alarms; 
How  terrible  is  God  in  arms ! 

In  Israel  are  His  mercies  known, 
Israel  is  His  peculiar  throne. 

3.  Proclaim  Him  king,  pronounce  him  blest ; 
He  's  your  defense,  your  joy,  your  rest ; 
When  terrors  rise,  and  nations  faint, 

God  is  the  strength  of  every  saint.  watts. 

125.  L  M. 

1.  Fairest  of  all  the  lights  above, 

Thou  sun  whose  beams  adorn  the  spheres, 
And  with  unwearied  swiftness  move 
To  form  the  circles  of  our  years — 

2.  Praise  the  Creator  of  the  skies, 

That  dressed  thine  orb  in  golden  rays ; 
Or  may  the  sun  forget  to  rise 
If  he  forget  his  Maker's  praise. 

3.  Ye  twinkling  stars,  who  gild  the  skies 

When  darkness  has  its  curtains  drawn, 
Who  keep  your  watch  with  wakeful  eyes, 
When  business,  cares,  and  day  are  gone — 

4.  Proclaim  the  glories  of  your  Lord, 

Dispersed  through  all  the  heavenly  street, 
Whose  boundless  treasures  can  afford 
So  rich  a  pavement  for  His  feet. 

5.  O  God  of  glory,  God  of  Love  ! 

Thou  art  the  sun  that  makes  our  days ; 
With  all  Thy  shining  works  above, 
Let  earth  and  dust  attempt  Thy  praise. 

WATTS. 

126.  c.  r.  1. 

1.  The  mighty  God  who  rolls  the  spheres, 
And  storm,  and  fire,  and  hail  prepares, 

And  guides  this  vast  machine ; 
His  powerful  hand  our  life  sustains, 
And  scatters  all  those  joys  and  pains 

That  fill  this  checkered  scene. 


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2.  His  piercing  eye  at  once  surveys 
Where  thousand  suns  and  systems  blaze, 

And  where  the  sparrow  falls ; 
While  seraphs  tune  their  harps  on  high, 
His  ear  attends  the  softest  cry, 

When  human  misery  calls. 

3.  Eternal  God  !  who  shall  not  fear, 
And  trust,  and  love  with  soul  sincere, 

Thy  awful,  glorious  name? 
While  man,  r£ hy  creature,  swift  decays, 
Time  has  no  measure  for  Thy  days, 

Nor  limit  for  Thy  fame.  j.  taylor, 

127.  C.  P,  M. 

1.  Although  the  vine  its  fruit  deny, 
The  budding  fig-trees  droop  and  die, 

No  oil  the  olives  yield, 
Yet  will  I  trust  me  in  my  God, 
Yea,  bend  rejoicing  to  His  rod, 

And  by  His  grace  be  heal'd. 

2.  Though  fields,  in  verdure  once  array 'd 
By  whirlwinds  desolate  be  laid, 

Or  parch/d  by  scorching  beam  ; 
Still  in  the  Lord  shall  be  my  trust, 
My  joy  ;  for,  though  His  frown  is  just, 

His  mercy  is  supreme. 

3.  Though  from  the  fold  the  flock  decay, 
Though  herds  lie  famish'd  o'er  the  lea, 

And  round  the  empty  stall ; 
My  soul  above  the  wreck  shall  rise, 
Its  better  joys  are  in  the  skies ; 

There  God  is  all  in  all. 

4.  In  God  my  strength,  howe'er  distrest, 
I  yet  will  hope,  and  calmly  rest, 

Nay,  triumph  in  His  love : 
My  ling'ring  soul,  my  tardy  feet, 
Free  as  the  hind  He  makes,  and  fleet, 

To  speed  my  course  above. 
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74  GOD. 


128.  C.  M. 

1.  Come,  ye  that  know  and  fear  the  Lord ! 

And  raise  your  souls  above ; 
Let  every  heart  and  voice  accord 
To  sing  that — God  is  love. 

2.  This  precious  truth  His  word  declares, 

And  all  His  mercies  prove ; 
While  Christ,  th'  atoning  Lamb,  appears, 
To  show  that — God  is  Love. 

3.  Behold  His  loving-kindness  waits 

For  those  who  from  Him  rove, 
And  calls  for  mercy  reach  their  hearts, 
To  teach  them — God  is  love. 

4.  The  work  begun  is  carried  on, 

By  power  from  heaven  above ; 
And  every  step,  from  first  to  last, 
Proclaims  that — God  is  love. 

5.  Oh !  may  we  all,  while  here  below, 

This  best  of  blessings  prove  ; 
Till  warmer  hearts,  in  brighter  worlds, 
Shall  shout  that— God  is  love. 

G.  BURDER. 

129.  C.  M. 

1.  The  Lord  our  God  is  full  of  might, 

The  winds  obey  His  will ; 
He  speaks,  and,  in  His  heavenly  height, 
The  rolling  sun  stands  still. 

2.  Rebel,  ye  waves !  and  o'er  the  land, 

With  threatening  aspect  roar ; 
The  Lord  uplifts  His  awful  hand, 
And  chains  you  to  the  shore. 

3.  Howl,  winds  of  night !  your  force  combine ; 

Without  His  high  behest 
Ye  shall  not,  in  the  mountain-pine, 
Disturb  the  sparrow's  nest. 


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4.  His  voice  sublime  is  heard  afar, 

In  distant  peals  it  dies ; 
He  yokes  the  whirlwind  to  his  car, 
And  sweeps  the  howling  skies. 

5.  Ye  nations  !  bend — in  reverence  bend  ; 

Ye  monarchs  !  wait  His  nod, 
And  bid  the  choral  song  ascend 
To  celebrate  your  God.  h.  k.  white. 


130.  L.  M. 

1.  Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord, 

From  distant  worlds  where  creatures  dwell, 
Let  heaven  begin  the  solemn  word, 
And  sound  it  dreadful  down  to  hell. 

2.  High  on  a  throne  His  glories  dwell, 

An  awful  throne  of  shining  bliss : 
Fly  through  the  world,  O  sun !  and  tell 
How  dark  thy  beams  compared  to  His. 

3.  Let  clouds,  and  winds,  and  waves  agree 

To  join  their  praise  with  blazing  fire ; 
Let  the  firm  earth  and  rolling  sea 
In  this  eternal  song  conspire. 

4.  Wide  as  His  vast  dominion  lies, 

Make  the  Creator's  name  be  known ; 
Loud  as  His  thunder  shout  His  praise, 
x\nd  sound  it  lofty  as  His  throne. 

5.  Jehovah — 't  is  a  glorions  wTord  ! 

O,  may  it  dwell  on  every  tongue ! 
But  saints,  who  best  have  known  the  Lord, 
Are  bound  to  raise  the  noblest  song. 

6.  Speak  of  the  wonders  of  that  love 

Which  Gabriel  plays  on  every  chord ; 
From  all  below,  and  all  above. 

Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord  !  watts. 


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131.  L  M. 

1.  My  God,  my  King,  Thy  various  praise 
Shall  fill  the  remnant  of  my  days ; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue, 
Till  death  and  glory  raise  the  song. 

2.  The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  bear 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  Thine  ear ; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  see 
New  works  of  duty,  done  for  Thee. 

3.  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 

The  long  succession  of  Thy  praise ; 
And  unborn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  labor  of  my  tongue. 

4.  But  who  can  speak  Thy  wondrous  deeds  ? 
Thy  greatness  all  my  thoughts  exceeds : 
Vast  and  unsearchable  Thy  ways, 

Vast  and  immortal  be  Thy  praise.  watts. 

132.  L,  M. 

1.  Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 

Ye  nations  bow,  with  sacred  joy ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone; 
He  can  create,  and  He  destroy. 

2.  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men ; 
And  when,  like  wandering  sheep,  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  His  fold  again. 

3.  We  are  His  people ;  we  His  care ; 

Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame : 
What  lasting  honors  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  Thy  name  1 

4.  We  '11  crowd  Thy  gates,  with  thankful  songs, 

High  as  the  heaven  our  voices  raise ; 
And  Earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  Thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 


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5.  Wide  as  the  world,  is  Thy  command ; 
Vast  as  eternity  Thy  love ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  Thy  truth  shall  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

WATTS. 

133.  L  M. 

1.  0  render  thanks  to  God  above, 
The  fountain  of  eternal  love ; 
Whose  mercy  firm,  through  age^  past, 
Hath  stood,  and  shall  forever  last. 

2.  Who  can  His  mighty  deeds  express, 
Not  only  vast,  but  numberless  % 
What  mortal  eloquence  can  raise 
His  tribute  of  immortal  praise  1 

3.  Extend  to  me  that  favor,  Lord, 
Thou  to  Thy  chosen  dost  afford ; 
When  Thou  return'st  to  set  them  free, 
Let  Thy  salvation  visit  me. 

4.  O  render  thanks  to  God  above, 
The  fountain  of  eternal  love  ; 

His  mercy  firm,  through  ages  past, 
Hath  stood,  and  shall  forever  last. 

134.  L.  31. 

1.  He  reigns — the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns; 
Praise  Him  in  evangelic  strains ; 

Let  the  whole  earth  in  songs  rejoice ; 
And  distant  islands  join  their  voice. 

2.  Deep  are  His  counsels,  and  unknown ; 
But  grace  and  truth  support  His  throne : 
Though  gloomy  clouds  His  way  surround. 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

3.  In  robes  of  judgment,  lo  !  He  comes ; 
Shakes  the  wide  earth,  and  cleaves  the  tombs ; 
Before  Him  burns  devouring  fire ! 

The  mountains  melt,  the  seas  retire ! 


78  GOD. 

4.  His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay, 

Fly  from  the  sight  and  shun  the  day : 

Then  lift  your  heads,  ye  saints  on  high, 

And  sing,  for  your  redemption's  nigh.         watts. 

135.  L  M. 

1.  High  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light 

The  King  of  glory  spreads  His  seat, 
And  troops  of  angels,  stretched  for  flight, 
Stand  waiting  round  his  awful  feet. 

2.  Thy  winged  troops,  O  God  of  hosts, 

Wait  on  Thy  wandering  church  below  : 
Here  we  are  sailing  to  Thy  coasts ; 
Let  angels  be  our  convoy  too. 

3.  Are  they  not  all  Thy  servants,  Lord  ? 

At  Thy  command  they  go  and  come, 
With  cheerful  haste  obey  Thy  word, 
And  guard  Thy  children  to  their  home. 

WrATTS. 

136.  L  M. 

1.  Come,  O  my  soul,  in  sacred  lays, 
Attempt  thy  great  Creator's  praise : 

But,  oh,  what  tongues  can  speak  His  fame ! 
What  mortal  verse  can  reach  the  theme  ! 

2.  Enthroned  amid  the  radiant  spheres, 
He  glory  like  a  garment  wears ; 

To  form  a  robe  of  light  divine, 

Ten  thousand  suns  around  Him  shine. 

3.  In  all  our  Maker's  grand  designs, 
Omnipotence,  with  wisdom,  shines ; 

His  works,  through  all  this  wondrous  frame, 
Declare  the  glory  of  His  name. 

4.  Raised  on  devotion's  lofty  wing, 
Do  thou,  my  soul,  His  glories  sing ; 
And  let  His  praise  employ  thy  tongue, 
Till  listening  worlds  shall  join  the  song ! 

BLACK  LOCK. 


ADORATION.  79 

137.  L  »■ 

1.  Say,  how  may  earth  and  heaven  unite? 

Say,  how  shall  men  with  angels  join, 
What  link  harmonious  may  be  found, 
Nature  discordant  to  combine? 

2.  Loud  let  the  pealing  organ  swell ! 

Breathe  forth  your  soul  in  raptures  high ! 
Angels  with  men  in  music  join; 
ilusic  's  the  language  of  the  sky. 

138.  I.  M. 

1.  With  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue, 
I  '11  praise  my  Maker  in  my  song ; 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise, 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise. 

2.  To  God  I  cried  when  troubles  rose ; 
He  heard  me,  and  subdued  my  foes  : 
He  did  my  rising  fears  control, 

And  strength  diffused  through  all  my  soul. 

3.  Amid  a  thousand  snares,  I  stand 
Upheld  and  guarded  by  Thy  hand ; 
Thy  words  my  fainting  soul  revive, 
And  keep  my  dying  faith  alive. 

4.  Grace  will  complete  what  grace  begins, 
To  save  from  sorrow  or  from  sins ; 
The  work  that  wisdom  undertakes, 
Eternal  mercy  ne'er  forsakes. 

139.  L.  BL 

1.  0  the  immense,  the  amazing  height, 

The  boundless  grandeur  of  our  God, 
Who  treads  the  worlds  beneath  His  feet, 
And  sways  the  nations  with  His  nod ! 

2.  He  speaks,  and  lo  !  all  nature  shakes ; 

Heaven's  everlasting  pillars  bow  ; 
He  rends  the  clouds  with  hideous  cracks, 
And  shoots  His  fiery  arrows  through. 


80  GOD. 

3.  Let  noise  and  flame  confound  the  skies, 

And  drown  the  spacious  realms  below, 
Yet  will  we  sing  the  Thunderer's  praise, 
And  send  our  loud  hosannas  through. 

4.  Celestial  King !  Thy  blazing  power 

Kindles  our  hearts  to  flaming  joys; 
We  shout  to  hear  Thy  thunders  roar, 
And  echo  to  our  Father's  voice. 

5.  Thus  shall  the  God  our  Saviour  come, 

And  lightnings  round  His  chariot  play ; 
Ye  lightnings,  fiy  to  make  Him  room ! 
Ye  glorious  storms,  prepare  His  way  ! 

WATTS. 

140.  L.  I. 

1.  The  Lord,  how  wrondrous  are  His  ways  ! 
How  firm  His  truth !  how  large  His  grace  ! 
He  takes  His  mercy  for  His  throne, 

And  thence  He  makes  His  glories  known. 

2.  Not  half  so  high  His  power  hath  spread 
The  starry  heavens  above  our  head 

As  His  rich  love  exceeds  our  praise, 
Exceeds  the  highest  hopes  we  raise. 

3.  Not  half  so  far  has  nature  placed 
The  rising  morning  from  the  west 
As  His  forgiving  grace  removes 
The  daily  guilt  of  those  He  loves. 

4.  How  slowly  doth  His  wrath  arise ! 
On  swifter  wings  salvation  flies : 
And,  if  He  lets  His  anger  burn, 

How  soon  His  frowns  to  pity  turn !        watts. 

141.  L.  M. 

1.  Let  God  arise  in  all  His  might, 
And  put  the  hosts  of  hell  to  flight ; 
As  smoke,  that  sought  to  cloud  the  skies, 
Before  the  rising  tempest  flies. 


ADORATION.  81 

2.  He  comes  arrayed  in  burning  flames ; 
Justice  and  vengeance  are  His  names  ; 
Behold  His  fainting  foes  expire 

Like  melting  wax  before  the  fire. 

3.  He  rides  and  thunders  through  the  sky ; 
His  name,  Jehovah,  sounds  on  high ; 
Sing  to  His  name,  ye  sons  of  grace ; 
Ye  saints,  rejoice  before  His  face. 

4.  The  widow  and  the  fatherless 
Fly  to  His  aid  in  sharp  distress ; 
In  Him  the  poor  and  helpless  find 
A  Judge  that's  just,  a  Father  kind. 

5.  He  breaks  the  captive's  heavy  chain, 
And  prisoners  see  the  light  again  ; 
But  rebels,  who  dispute  His  will, 
Shall  dwell  in  chains  and  darkness  still. 


142.  L,  31. 

1.  Sing  to  the  Lord  that  built  the  skies, 

The  Lord  that  j-eared  this  stately  frame  ; 
Let  all  the  nations  sound  His  praise, 
And  lands  unknown  repeat  His  name. 

2.  lie  formed  the  seas,  and  formed  the  hills. 

Made  every  drop  and  every  dust, 
Nature  and  time,  with  all  their  wheels. 
And  pushed  them  into  motion  first. 

3.  Now,  from  His  high,  imperial  throne, 

He  looks  far  down  upon  the  spheres ; 
He  bids  the  shining  orbs  roll  on, 
And  round  he  turns  the  hasty  years. 

4.  Thus  shall  this  moving  engine  last, 

Till  all  His  saiuts  are  gathered  in ; 
Then  for  the  trumpet's  dreadful  blast 
To  shake  it  ail  to  dust  a^ain  ! 
4* 


82  GOD. 

5.  Yet,  when  the  sound  shall  tear  the  skies, 
And  lightning  burn  the  globe  below, 
Saints,  you  may  lift  your  joyful  eyes, 
There  's  a  new  heaven  and  earth  for  yon. 

WATTS. 

143.  L.  M. 

1.  Th'  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high 
O'er  all  the  earth,  o'er  all  the  sky  ; 
Though  clouds  and  darkness  vail  His  feet, 
His  dwelling  is  the  mercy-seat. 

2.  O  ye  that  love  His  holy  name, 
Hate  every  work  of  sin  and  shame : 
He  guards  the  souls  of  all  his  friends, 
And  from  the  snare  of  hell  defends. 

3.  Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown, 
Are  for  the  saints  in  darkness  sown ; 
Those  glorious  seeds  shall  spring  and  rise, 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

4.  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and  record 
The  sacred  honors  of  the  Lord ; 
None  but  the  soul  that  feels  his  grace 

Can  triumph  in  His  holiness.  watts. 

144.  L.  M. 

1.  No  change  of  time  shall  ever  shock 

My  firm  affection,  Lord  to  Thee  ; 
For  Thou  hast  always  been  my  rock, 
A  fortress  and  defense  to  me. 

2.  Thou  my  deliv'rer  art,  my  God  ; 

My  trust  is  in  Thy  mighty  power : 
Thou  art  my  shield  from  foes  abroad ; 
At  home  my  safeguard  and  my  tower. 

3.  To  Thee  I  will  address  my  prayer, 

To  whom  all  praise  we  justly  owe  ; 
So  shall  I,  by  Thy  watchful  care, 

Be  guarded  from  my  treacherous  foe. 

TATE  AND  BRADY. 


ADORATION.  83 


145.  L.  II. 

1.  THor,  Lord,  who  rearst  the  mountain's  height 
And  mak'st  the  cliffs  with  sunshine  bright. 

O,  grant  that  we  may  own  Thy  hand 
No  less  in  every  grain  of  sand  ! 

2.  With  forests  huge,  of  dateless  time. 
Thy  will  has  hung  each  peak  sublime  ; 
But  withered  leaves  beneath  the  tree 
Have  tongues  that  tell  as  loud  of  Thee. 

3.  Teach  us  that  not  a  leaf  can  grow 
Till  life  from  Thee  within  it  flow  : 
That  not  a  grain  of  dust  can  be, 
0  Fount  of  being  !  save  by  Thee  ; 

4.  That  every  human  word  and  deed. 
Each  flash  of  feeling,  will,  or  creed, 
Hath  solemn  meaning  from  above, 

Begun  and  ended  all  in  love.  sterling. 

146.  i.  :>i. 

1.  O  come,  loud  anthems  let  us  sing, 
Loud  thanks  to  our  Almighty  King ; 
For  we  our  voices  high  should  raise, 
When  our  salvation's  Hock  we  praise. 

2.  The  depths  of  earth  are  in  His  hand, 
Her  secret  wealth  at  His  command  ; 
The  strength  of  hills,  that  threat  the  skies. 
Subjected  to  His  empire  lies. 

3.  The  rolling  ocean's  vast  abyss 

By  the  same  sovereign  right  is  His ; 
T  is  moved  by  His  almighty  hand, 
That  furmed  and  fixed  the  solid  land. 


4.  0  let  us  to  His  courts  repa 


IT. 


And  bow  with  adoration  there  ; 

Down  on  our  knees  devoutly  all 

Before  the  Lord  our  Maker  fall. 

TATE  AND  BRADY. 


84  GOD. 


147.  L.  ffl. 

1.  My  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 

Of  boundless  love  and  grace  unknown, 
Hide  me  beneath  Thy  spreading  wings, 
Till  the  dark  cloud  is  overblown. 

2.  Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my  cry, 

.   The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform  ; 
lie  sends  His  angels  from  the  sky, 

And  saves  me  from  the  threatening  storm. 

3.  My  heart  is  fixed  :  my  song  shall  raise 

Immortal  honors  to  thy  name ; 
Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sound  His  praise, 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 

4.  High  o'er  the  earth  His  mercy  reigns, 

And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky  ; 
His  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 

5.  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God ! 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 

And  land  to  land  Thy  wonders  tell,     wati 

148.  L  M. 

1.  Give  to  the  Lord  ye  sons  of  fame, 

Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  power ; 
Ascribe  due  honors  to  His  name, 
And  His  eternal  might  adore. 

2.  The  Lord  proclaims  His  power  aloud 

Over  the  ocean  and  the  land  : 
His  voice  divides  the  watery  cloud, 
And  lightnings  blaze  at  His  command. 

3.  To  Lebanon  He  turns  His  voice, 

And  lo !  the  stately  cedars  break ; 
The  mountains  tremble  at  the  noise, 
The  valleys  roar,  the  deserts  quake. 


ADORATION.  85 

4.  The  Lord  sits  sovereign  on  the  flood, 
The  Thunderer  reigns  forever  king  ; 
But  makes  His  church  His  blest  abode, 
Where  we  His  awful  glories  sing. 

WATTS* 

149.  L.  ft 

1.  Praise,  everlasting  praise,  be  paid 
To  Him  who  earth's  foundation  laid ; 
Praise  to  the  God  whose  strong  decrees 
Sway  the  creation  as  He  please. 

2.  Firm  are  the  words  His  prophets  give, 
Sweet  words  on  which  His  children  live  ; 
Each  of  them  is  the  voice  of  God, 

"Who  spoke  and  spread  the  skies  abroad. 

3.  Oh  for  a  strong,  a  lasting  faith, 

To  credit  what  th'  Almighty  saith ; 
T'  embrace  the  message  of  His  Son, 
And  call  the  joys  of  heaven  our  own. 

4.  Then  should  the  earth's  old  pillars  shake, 
And  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break, 

Our  steady  souls  shall  fear  no  more 

Than  solid  rocks  when  billows  roar,     watts. 


150.  L.  I. 

1.  God!  the  eternal,  awful  name 

That  the  whole  heavenly  army  fears, 
That  shakes  the  wide  creation's  frame, 
And  Satan  trembles  when  He  hears. 

2.  Like  flames  of  fire  His  servants  are, 

And  light  surrounds  His  dwelling-place 
But,  O  ye  fiery  flames,  declare 
The  brighter  glories  of  His  face. 

3.  Tell  how  He  shows  His  smiling  face, 

And  clothes  all  heaven  in  bright  array  : 
Triumph  and  joy  run  through  the  place, 
And  songs  eternal  as  the  day. 


86  GOD. 

4.  Speak,  for  you  foci  His  burning  love, 

What  zeal  it  spreads  through  all  your  frame 
That  sacred  fire  dwells  all  above, 

For  we  on  earth  have  lost  the  name. 

5.  Proclaim  His  wonders  from  the  skies, 

Let  every  distant  nation  hear  ; 
And  while  you  sound  His  lofty  praise, 

Let  humble  mortals  bow  and  fear.      watts. 


161.  L  M. 

1.  The  Lord  is  King  !  lift  up  thy  voice, 
O  earth,  and  all  ye  heavens  rejoice  ! 
From  world  to  world  the  joy  shall  ring : 
The  Lord  omnipotent  is  King ! 

2.  The  Lord  is  King  !  child  of  the  dust, 
The  Judge  of  all  the  earth  is  just : 
Holy  and  true  are  all  His  ways  ; 
Let  every  creature  speak  His  praise. 

3.  Come,  make  your  wants,  your  burdens  known ; 
The  contrite  soul  He  '11  ne'er  disown ; 

And  angel  bands  arc  waiting  there 
His  messages  of  love  to  bear. 

4.  O,  when  His  wisdom  can  mistake, 
His  might  decay,  His  love  forsake ; — 
Then  may  his  children  cease  to  sing, 

The  Lord  omnipotent  is  King !  conder. 

152.  L  M. 

1.  Let  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice, 

Though  tyrants  rage,  and  kingdoms  rise, 
He  utters  His  almighty  voice — 

The  nations  melt — the  tumult  dies. 

2.  From  sea  to  sea,  through  all  the  shores, 

He  makes  the  noise  of  battle  cease  ; 
When  from  on  high  His  thunder  roars, 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace. 


ADORATION.  87 

3.  i;  Be  still — and  learn  that  I  am  God  ; 

I  '11  be  exalted  o'er  the  lands  ; 
I  will  be  known  and  feared  abroad, 
But  still  my  throne  in  Zion  stands." 

4.  O  Lord  of  hosts,  Almighty  King! 

While  we  so  near  Thy  presence  dwell, 
Our  faith  shall  sit  secure-,  and  sing 

Defiance  to  the  gates  of  hell.  watts. 

153.  L,  I. 

1.  Lo,  God  is  here !  let  us  adore, 

And  humbly  bow  before  his  face  ; 
Let  all  within  us  feel  His  power, 
Let  all  within  us  seek  His  grace. 

2.  Lo,  God  is  here !  Him,  day  and  night, 

United  choirs  of  angels  sing  ; 
To  Him,  enthroned  above  all  height, 

Heaven's  host  their  noblest  praises  bring. 

3.  Being  of  beings!  may  our  praise 

Thy  courts  with  grateful  incense  fill ; 
Still  may  we  stand  before  Thy  face, 
Still  hear  and  do  Thy  sovereign  will. 

SALISBURY  COL. 

154.  L,  31. 

1.  Infinite  leagues  beyond  the  sky 

The  great  Eternal  reigns  alone, 
Where  neither  wings  nor  souls  can  fly, 
Nor  angels  climb  the  topless  throne. 

2.  The  Lord  of  glory  builds  His  seat 

Of  gems  insufferably  bright, 
And  lays  beneath  His  sacred  fl-et 
Substantial  beams  of  gloomy  night. 

3.  Yet,  glorious  Lord,  Thy  gracious  eyes 

Look  through  and  cheer  us  from  above ; 
Beyond  our  praise  Thy  grandeur  flies  ; 

Yet  we  adore,  and  yet  we  love.         watts. 


88  GOD. 

155.  C.  E 

1.  The  Lord  descended  from  above, 

And  bowed  the  heavens  most  high; 
And  underneath  His  feet  He  cast 
The  darkness  of  the  sky. 

2.  On  cherubim  and  seraphim 

Full  royally  He  rode ; 
And  on  the  wings  of  all  the  winds 
Came  flying  all  abroad. 

3.  And  like  a  den  most  dark  He  made 

His  hid  and  secret  place  ; 
With  waters  black  and  airy  clouds 
Encompassed  He  was. 

4.  He  sat  serene  upon  the  floods, 

Their  fury  to  restrain  ; 
And  He  as  sovereign  Lord  and  King 

For  evermore  shall  reign.  sternhold. 

156.  C.  M. 

1.  Arise,  ye  people,  and  adore, 

Exulting  strike  the  chord ; 
Let  all  the  earth — from  shore  to  shore, 
Confess  th'  Almighty  Lord. 

2.  Glad  shouts  aloud — wide  echoing  round, 

Th'  ascending  God  proclaim  ; 
The  angelic  choir  respond  the  sound, 
And  shake  creation's  frame. 

3.  They  sing  of  death  and  hell  o'crthrown 

In  that  triumphant  hour  : 
And  God  exalts  His  conquering  Son 
To  His  right  hand  of  power. 

4.  O  shout,  ye  people,  and  adore, 

Exulting  strike  the  chord  ; 
Let  all  the  earth — from  shore  to  shore, 
Confess  th'  Almighty  Lord. 

SPIRIT  OF  THE  PSALMS. 


ADORATION. 


157.  C.  31. 

1.  0  God  !  we  praise  Thee,  and  confess 

That  Thou  the  only  Lord 
And  everlasting  Father  art, 
By  all  the  earth  adored. 

2.  To  Thee,  all  angels  cry  aloud ; 

To  Thee  the  powers  on  high, 
Both  cherubim  and  seraphim, 
Continually  do  cry : 

3.  O  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Whom  heavenly  hosts  obey, 
The  world  is  with  the  glory  filled 
Of  Thy  majestic  sway  ! 

4.  The  apostles'  glorious  company, 

And  prophets  crowned  with  light, 
With  all  the  martyrs'  noble  host, 
Thy  constant  praise  recite. 

5.  The  holy  church  throughout  the  world, 

O  Lord,  confesses  Thee, 
That  Thou  the  eternal  Father  art, 

Of  boundless  majesty.  Patrick. 

158.  &  31. 

1.  Sing  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name, 

And  in  His  strength  rejoice ; 
When  His  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 

2.  With  thanks  approach  His  awful  sight, 

And  psalms  of  honor  sing: 
The  Lord's  a  God  of  boundless  might, 
The  whole  creation's  King. 

3.  Let  princes  hear,  let  angels  know, 

How  mean  their  natures  seem. 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below, 
When  once  compared  with  Him. 


90  GOD. 

4.  Earth,  with  its  caverns  dark  and  deep, 

Lies  in  His  spacious  hand ; 
He  fixed  the  sea  what  bounds  to  keep, 
And  where  the  hills  must  stand. 

5.  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore, 

Come,  kneel  before  His  face ; 
O  may  the  creatures  of  His  power 

Be  children  of  His  grace !  watts. 


159.  C.  M. 

1.  TnE  Lord — how  fearful  is  His  name ! 

How  wide  is  His  command ! 
Nature,  with  all  her  moving  frame, 
Rests  on  His  mighty  hand. 

2.  Immortal  glory  forms  His  throne, 

And  light  his  awful  robe ; 
While  with  a  smile,  or  with  a  frown, 
He  manages  the  globe. 

3.  A  word  of  His  almighty  breath 

Can  swell  or  sink  the  seas ; 
Build  the  vast  empires  of  the  earth, 
Or  break  them  as  He  please. 

4.  On  angels,  with  unvailed  face, 

His  glory  beams  above ; 
On  men  He  looks  with  softest  grace, 
And  takes  His  title,  Love. 

5.  Now  let  the  Lord  forever  reign, 

And  sway  us  as  He  will ; 
Sick  or  in  health,  in  ease  or  pain, 
We  are  His  favorites  still. 

6.  No  more  shall  peevish  passion  rise, 

The  tongue  no  more  complain ; 
'T  is  sovereign  love  that  lends  our  joys, 
And  love  resumes  again.  watts. 


ADORATION.  91 

160.  C.  II. 

1.  When  forth  from  Egypt's  trembling  strand 

The  tribes  of  Israel  sped, 
And  Jacob  in  the  stranger's  land 
Departing  banners  spread  ; — 

2.  Then  One,  amid  their  thick  array, 

His  kingly  dwelling  made, 
And  all  along  the  desert  way 
Their  guiding  scepter  swayed. 

3.  The  sea  beheld,  and  struck  with  dread, 

Rolled  all  its  billows  back ; 
And  Jordan,  through  his  deepest  bed, 
Revealed  their  destined  track. 

4.  What  ailed  thee.  0  thou  mighty  sea, 

And  rolled  thy  waves  in  dread  ? 
What  bade  thy  tide.  0  Jordan,  flee, 
And  bare  its  deepest  bed  ? 

5.  O  earth,  before  the  Lord  the  God 

Of  Jacob,  tremble  still ; 
Who  makes  the  waste  a  watered  sod, 

The  flint  a  gushing  rill.  g.  burgess. 

161.  C.  31. 

1.  Begin,  my  tongue,  some  heavenly  theme, 

And  speak  some  boundless  thing — 
The  mighty  works,  or  mightier  Name, 
Of  our  eternal  King. 

2.  Tell  of  His  wondrous  faithfulness, 

And  sound  His  power  abroad; 
Sing  the  sweet  promise  of  His  grace, 
And  the  performing  God. 

3.  Engraved,  as  in  eternal  bra-  . 

The  mighty  promise  shines ; 
Xor  can  the  powers  of  darkness  raze 
Those  everlasting  lines. 


92  GOD. 

4.  His  very  word  of  grace  is  strong, 

As  that  which  built  the  skies ; 
The  voice  that  rolls  the  stars  along 
Speaks  all  the  promises. 

5.  O,  might  I  hear  Thy  heavenly  tongue 

But  whisper,  Thou  art  mine  ! 
Those  gentle  words  should  raise  my  song 
To  notes  almost  divine.  watts. 

162.  10s  k  lis. 

1.  O  praise  ye  the  Lord !  prepare  your  glad  voice, 

His  praise  in  the  great  assembly  to  sing, 
In  their  great  Creator  let  all  men  rejoice, 
And  heirs  of  salvation  be  glad  in  their  King. 

2.  Let  them  His  great  name  devoutly  adore  ; 

In  loud-swelling  strains  His  praises  express, 
Who  graciously  opens  His  bountiful  store, 

Their  wants  to  relieve,  and  his  children  to  bless. 

3.  With  glory  adorned,  His  people  shall  sing 

To  God,  who  defense  and  plenty  supplies  ; 
Their  loud  acclamations  to  Him,  their  great  King, 
Through  earth  shall  be  sounded,  and  reach  to  the 
skies. 

4.  Ye  angels  above,  His  glories  who  Ve  sung, 

In  loftiest  notes,  now  publish  His  praise  : 
We  mortals,  delighted,  would  borrow  your  tongue — 
Would  join  in  your  numbers,  and  chant  to  your 

lays.  TATE,  VARIED. 

163.  10s  k  lis. 

1.  Ye  servants  of  God,  your  Master  proclaim, 
And  publish  abroad  his  wonderful  name ; 
The  name  all-victorious  of  Jesus  extol ; 

His  kingdom  is  glorious  ;  He  rules  over  all. 

2.  God  ruleth  on  high,  almighty  to  save ; 

And  still  He  is  nigh :  His  presence  we  have  ; 
The  great  congregation  His  triumph  shall  sing, 
Ascribing  salvation  to  Jesus,  our  King. 


ADORATION.       '  93 

3.  "  Salvation  to  God,  who  sits  on  the  throne," 
Let  all  cry  aloud,  and  honor  the  Son  ; 
The  praises  of  Jesus  the  angels  proclaim, 
Fall  down  on  their  faces,  and  worship  the  Lamb 

4.  Then  let  us  adore,  and  give  Him  His  right — 
All  glory  and  power,  and  wisdom  and  might ; 
All  honor  and  blessing,  writh  angels  above, 
And  thanks  never  ceasing,  for  infinite  love. 

164.  Us. 

1.  How  dear  is  the  thought,  that  the  angels  of  God 
May  bow  their  bright  wings  to  the  world   the)' 

once  trod; 
AVill  leave  the  sweet  songs  of  the  mansions  above, 
To  breathe  o'er  our  bosoms  some  message  of  love  J 

2.  They  come,  on  the  wings  of  the  morning  they  come, 
Impatient  to  lead  some  poor  wanderer  home ; 
Some  sinner  to  save  from  his  darkened  abode, 
And  lay  him  to  rest  in  the  arms  of  his  God. 

3.  They  come  when  we  wander,  they  come  when  we 

pray, 
In  mercy  to  guard  us  wherever  we  stray ; 
A  glorious  cloud  their  bright  witness  is  given ; 
Encircling  us  here  are  these  angels  of  heaven. 

185.  lis  &  Ss. 

1.  The  Lord  is  great !  ye  hosts  of  heaven,  adore  him, 

And  ye  who  tread  this  earthly  ball ; 
In  holy  songs  rejoice  aloud  before  Him, 
And  shout  His  praise  who  made  you  all. 

2.  The  Lord  is  great ;  His  majesty  how  glorious  ! 

Resound  His  praise  from  shore  to  shore ; 
O'er  sin,  and  death,  and  hell,  now  made  victorious, 
He  rules  and  reigns  for  evermore. 

3.  The  Lord  is  great ;  His  mercy  how  abounding ! 

Ye  angels,  strike  your  golden  chords ; 
O,  praise  our  God,  with  voice  and  harp  resounding, 
The  King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords. 

CHURCH  TSALMODY. 


94  •  GOD. 


166.  10s  &  Us. 

1.  O,  worship  the  King  all-glorious  above, 
And  gratefully  sing  His  wonderful  love — 
Our  shield  and  defender,  the  Ancient  of  days, 
Pavilioned  in  splendor  and  girded  with  praise. 

2.  O  tell  of  His  might,  and  sing  of  His  grace, 
Whose  robe  is  the  light,  whose  canopy,  space ; 
His  chariots  of  wrath  the  deep  thunder-clouds  form, 
And  dark  is  His  path  on  the  wings  of  the  storm. 

3.  Thy  bountiful  care  what  tongue  can  recite  % 
It  breathes  in  the  air,  it  shines  in  the  light, 

It  streams  from  the  hills,  it  descends  to  the  plain, 
And  sweetly  distills  in  the  dew  and  the  rain. 

4.  Frail  children  of  dust,  and  feeble  as  frail, 
In  Thee  do  we  trust,  nor  find  Thee  to  fail, 

Thy  mercies  how  tender !  how  firm  to  the  end  ! 
Our  Maker,  Defender,  Redeemer,  and  Friend. 

5.  Father  Almighty,  how  faithful  Thy  love ! 
While  angels  delight  to  hymn  Thee  above, 
The  humbler  creation,  though  feeble  their  lays, 
With  true  adoration  shall  lisp  to  Thy  praise. 

Doxology,    lis  &  8s. 

All  praise  to  the  Father,  all  praise  to  the  Son, 
All  praise  to  the  Spirit,  thrice  blest, 

The  Holy,  Eternal,  Supreme  Three  in  One, 
Was,  is,  and  shall  be  still  addressed. 


167.  H.  M. 

1.  Angels!  assist  to  sing 

The  honors  of  your  God ; 
Touch  every  tuneful  string, 
And  sound  His  name  abroad: 
Come,  pour  the  trembling  notes  along, 
And  swell  the  grand  immortal  song. 


ADORATION. 

2.  And  ye  of  meaner  birth  ! 

Your  joyful  voices  raise ; 
Inhabitants  of  earth ! 

Your  great  Creator  praise : 
Let  your  hosannas  joyful  rise, 
And  shake  the  earth,  and  pierce  the  skies. 

3.  Let  day  and  dusky  night, 

In  solemn  order,  join 
His  praises  to  recite, 

And  speak  His  power  divine  : 
Let  every  hill  and  every  vale 
lie-echo  with  the  sacred  tale. 

4.  Let  every  creature  sing 

The  honors  of  our  God ; 
Touch  every  tuneful  string, 

And  spread  Ills  praise  abroad  : 
Come,  pour  the  trembling  notes  along ; 
And  swell  the  universal  song.  gems. 

168.  n.  )i. 

1.  To  your  Creator,  God, 

Your  great  Preserver,  raise, 
Ye  creatures  of  His  hand, 

Your  highest  notes  of  praise  : 
Let  every  voice  proclaim  His  power, 
His  name  adore,  and  loud  rejoice. 

2.  Let  every  creature  join 

To  celebrate  His  name, 
And  all  their  various  powers 

Assist  th'  exalted  theme : 
Let  nature  raise,  from  every  tongue, 
A  general  song  of  grateful  praise. 

3.  But  oh  !  from  human  tongues 

Should  nobler  praises  flow ; 
And  every  thankful  heart 
With  warm  devotion  glow; 
Your  voices  raise  above  the  rest : 
Ye  highly  blest !  declare  His  praise. 


96  GOD. 

4.  Assist  me,  gracious  God ! 

My  heart,  my  voice  inspire ; 
Then  shall  I  grateful  join 

The  universal  choir : 
Thy  grace  can  raise  my  heart,  my  tongue, 
And  tune  my  song  to  lively  praise. 

MRS.  STEELE. 

169.  II.  M. 

1.  In  Zion's  sacred  gates, 
Let  hymns  of  praise  begin, 

Where  acts  of  faith  and  love, 
In  ceaseless  beauty,  shine : 
In  mercy  there,  while  God  is  known, 
Before  His  throne  with  songs  appear. 

2.  The  trumpet's  martial  voice, 
The  timbrel's  softer  sound, 

The  organ's  solemn  peal, 
His  praises  shall  resound : 
To  swell  the  song,  with  highest  joy, 
Let  man  employ  his  tuneful  tongue. 

DWIGIIT. 

170.  H.  M. 

1.  Give  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
The  universal  Lord, 

The  sovereign  King  of  kings; 
And  be  His  name  adored  : 
Thy  mercy,  Lord,  shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure  abides  Thy  word. 

2.  How  mighty  is  His  hand ! 
What  wonders  He  hath  done ! 

He  formed  the  earth  and  seas, 
And  spread  the  heavens  alone  : 
His  power  and  grace  are  still  the  same ; 
And  let  His  name  have  endless  praise. 

3.  He  saw  the  nations  lie 
All  perishing  in  sin ; 

And  pitied  the  sad  state 
The  ruined  world  was  in : 


ADORATION.  97 

Thy  mercy,  Lord  !  shall  still  endure  ; 
And  ever  sure  abides  Thy  word. 

4.  He  sent  His  only  Son 

To  save  us  from  our  woe. 
From  Satan,  sin,  and  death, 

And  every  hurtful  foe : 
His  power  and  grace  are  still  the  same  : 
And  let  His  name  have  endless  praise. 

5.  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 

To  God,  the  heavenly  King ; 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 

His  works  and  glories  sing : 
Thy  mercy,  Lord !  shall  still  endure ; 
And  ever  sure  abides  Thy  word.         watts. 

171.  II.  M. 

1.  In  sweet  exalted  strains, 

The  King  of  glory  praise ; 
O'er  heaven  and  earth  He  reigns, 

Through  everlasting  days : 
He,  at  His  will  the  world  controls, 
Sustains  or  sinks  the  distant  poles. 

2.  To  earth  He  bends  His  throne — 

His  throne  of  grace  divine ; 
Wide  is  His  bounty  known, 
And  wide  His  glories  shine : 
Fair  Salem,  still  His  chosen  rest, 
Is  with  His  smiles  and  presence  blest. 

B.  FRANCIS. 

172.  II.  31. 

1.  The  promises  I  sing, 

Which  sovereign  love  hath  spoke; 
Nor  will  th'  eternal  King 
His  words  of  grace  revoke  : 
They  stand  secure  and  steadfast  stiil ; 
Nor  Zion's  hill  abides  so  sure. 
5 


98  GOD. 

2.  The  mountains  melt  away, 

When  once  the  Judge  appears; 
And  sun  and  moon  decay- 
That  measure  mortal  years ; 
But  still  the  same,  in  radiant  lines, 
The  promise  shines  through  all  the  flame. 

3.  Their  harmony  shall  sound 

Through  my  attentive  ears, 
When  thunders  cleave  the  ground 
And  dissipate  the  spheres ; 
'Mid  all  the  shock  of  that  dread  scene, 
I  stand  serene — Thy  word  my  rock. 

DODDRIDGE. 

173.  L.  M. 

1.  God  is  the  refage  of  His  saints 

When  storms  of  sharp  distress  invade; 
Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 
Behold  Him  present  with  His  aid. 

2.  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurled 

Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there, 
Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world — 
Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3.  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar ; 

In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide ; 
While  every  nation,  every  shore, 

Trembles  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide. 

4.  There  is  a  stream  whose  gentle  flow 

Supplies  the  city  of  our  God, 
Life,  love,  and  joy,  still  gliding  through, 
And  watering  our  divine  abode. 

5.  That  sacred  stream,  Thine  holy  word, 

Our  grief  allays,  our  fear  controls; 
Sweet  peace  Thy  promises  afford, 

And  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls. 
0.  Zion  enjoys  her  Monarch's  love, 

Secure  against  a  threatening  hour ; 
Nor  can  her  firm  foundation  move, 

Built  on  His  truth,  and  armed  with  power. 

WATTS. 


ADORATION. 

174.  L,  ffl. 

1.  Up  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes, 
Th'  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skies ; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  soul  derives, 
There  my  Almighty  refuge  lives. 

2.  He  lives — the  everlasting  God 

That  built  the  world,  that  spread  the  flood ; 
The  heavens  with  all  their  hosts  He  made, 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 

3.  He  guides  our  feet,  He  guards  our  way ; 
His  morning  smiles  bless  all  the  day : 
He  spreads  the  evening  vail,  and  keeps 
The  silent  hours,  while  Israel  sleeps. 

4.  Israel,  a  name  divinely  blest, 
May  rise  secure,  securely  rest ; 
Thy  holy  guardian's  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber,  nor  surprise. 

5.  No  sun  shall  smite  thy  head  by  day ; 
Nor  the  pale  moon  with  sickly  ray 
Shall  blast  thy  couch ;  no  baleful  star 
Dart  his  malignant  fire  so  far. 

6.  Should  earth  and  hell  writh  malice  burn, 
Still  thou  shalt  go,  and  still  return, 
Safe  in  the  Lord ;  His  heavenly  care 
Defends  thy  life  from  every  snare. 

7.  On  thee  foul  spirits  have  no  power ; 
And,  in  thy  last  departing  hour, 
Angels,  that  trace  the  airy  road, 

Shall  bear  thee  homeward  to  thy  God.       w 

175.  L.  M. 

1.   They  that  have  made  their  refuge  God 
Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode ; 
Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  His  shade, 
And  there  at  night  shall  rest  their  head. 


100  GOD. 

2.  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire, 

God  is  their  life ;  His  wings  arc  spread, 
To  shield  them  'midst  ten  thousand  dead. 

3.  If  vapors  with  malignant  breath 

Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death — 
Still  they  are  safe ;  the  poison'd  air 
Again  grows  pure,  if  God  be  there. 

176.  L,  M. 

1.  There's  nothing  bright,  above,  below, 
From  flowers  that  bloom  to  stars  that  glow, 
But  in  its  light  my  soul  can  see 

Some  features  of  the  Deity. 

2.  There's  nothing  dark,  below,  above, 
But  in  its  gloom  I  trace  Thy  love, 
And  meekly  wait  the  moment  when 
Thy  touch  shall  make  all  bright  again. 

3.  The  light,  the  dark,  where'er  I  look, 
Shall  be  one  pure  and  shining  book, 
Where  I  may  read,  in  words  of  flame. 

The  glories  of  Thy  wondrous  name.        moore. 

177.  L.  E 

1.  My  God,  I  love  and  I  adore ; 

But  souls  that  love  would  know  Thee  more : 
Wilt  thou  forever  hide,  and  stand 
Behind  the  labors  of  Thy  hand  % 

2.  Thy  hand,  great  God,  sustains  the  poles 
On  which  this  huge  creation  rolls; 
The  starry  arch  proclaims  Thy  power ; 
Thy  pencil  glows  in  every  flower. 

3.  Across  the  waves,  around  the  sky, 

There  's  not  a  spot,  or  deep  or  high, 
Where  the  Creator  has  not  trod, 
And  left  the  footsteps  of  a  God. 


GOVERNMENT   AND   PROVIDENCE.  101 

4.  Fain  would  I  trace  the  immortal  way 
That  leads  to  courts  of  endless  day, 
Where  the  Creator  stands  confessed, 
In  His  own  fairest  glories  dressed. 

178.  L.  M. 

1.  High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God, 

Thy  goodness  in  full  glory  shines ; 
Thy  truth  shall  break  through  every  cloud 
That  vails  and  darkens  Thy  designs. 

2.  Forever  firm  Thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  their  foundations  keep ; 
Wise  are  the  wonders  of  Thy  hands  ; 
Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 

3.  Thy  providence  is  kind  and  large  ; 

Both  man  and  beast  Thy  bounty  share ; 
The  whole  creation  is  Thy  charge, 
But  saints  are  Thy  peculiar  care. 

4.  My  God,  how  excellent  Thy  grace ! 

Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  springs ; 
The  sons  of  Adam,  in  distress, 
Fly  to  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings, 

5.  From  the  provisions  of  Thy  house 

We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast ; 
There  mercy  like  a  river  flows, 
And  brings  salvation  to  our  taste. 

6.  Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free, 

Springs  from  the  presence  of  my  Lord, 
And  in  Thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 

The  glories  promised  in  Thy  word,     watts. 

179.  L.  M. 

1.  Jehovaii  reigns,  His  throne  is  high, 
His  robes  are  light  and  majesty ; 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 


102  GOD. 

2.  His  terrors  keep  the  world  in  awe, 
His  justice  guards  His  holy  law, 
His  love  reveals  a  smiling  face, 

His  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace. 

3.  Through  all  His  works  what  wisdom  shines ! 
He  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs ; 

His  power  is  sovereign  to  fulfill 
The  noblest  counsels  of  His  will. 

4.  Thus  glorious,  will  He  condescend 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  friend  ? 
Then  let  my  songs  with  angels  join, 
Heaven  is  secure,  if  God  is  mine.  watts. 


180.  C.  I. 

1.  When  all  Thy  mercies,  O  my  God, 

My  rising  soul  surveys, 
Transported  with  the  view  I  'm  lost 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

2.  Unnumbered  comforts  on  my  soul 

Thy  tender  care  bestowed, 
Before  my  infant  heart  conceived 
From  whom  those  comforts  flowed, 

3.  When  in  the  slippery  path  of  youth 

With  heedless  step  I  ran, 
Thine  arm,  unseen,  conveyed  me  safe, 
And  led  me  up  to  man. 

4.  Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  gifcs 

My  daily  thanks  employ  ; 
Nor  is  the  least  a  cheerful  heart, 
That  tastes  those  gifts  with  joy. 

5.  Through  every  period  of  my  life 

Thy  goodness  I  Ml  pursue  ; 
And  after  death,  in  distant  worlds, 
The  glorious  theme  renew. 


GOVERNMENT   AND    PROVIDENCE.  103 

G.  Through  all  eternity,  to  Thee 
A  joyful  song  I  '11  raise : 
But  oh !  eternity  's  too  short 

To  utter  all  my  praise !  addison. 

181.  C.  ill. 

1.  Soon  as  I  heard  my  Father  say, 

Ye  children  seek  my  face, 
My  heart  replied,  without  delay, 
I  '11  seek  my  Father's  face. 

2.  Let  not  Thy  face  be  hid  from  me, 

Nor  frown  my  soul  away  ; 
God  of  ray  life  !  I  fly  to  Thee 
In  a  distressing  day. 

3.  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  and  dear, 

Leave  me  to  want,  or  die ; 
My  God  would  make  my  life  His  care, 
And  all  my  need  supply. 

4.  My  fainting  flesh  had  died  with  grief, 

Had  not  my  soul  believed 
To  see  Thy  grace  provide  relief — 
Nor  was  my  hope  deceived. 

5.  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembling  saints ! 

And  keep  your  courage  up ; 
He  'il  raise  your  spirit  when  it  faints, 

And  far  exceed  your  hope.  watts. 

182.  C.  31. 

1 .  How  rich  Thy  favors,  God  of  grace  ! 

How  various  and  divine  ! 
Full  as  the  ocean  they  are  poured, 
And  bright  as  heaven  they  shine. 

2.  He  to  eternal  glory  calls, 

And  leads  the  wondrous  way 
To  His  own  palace,  where  He  reigns 
In  uncreated  day. 


104:  GOD. 

3.  The  songs  of  everlasting  years 
That  mercy  shall  attend, 
Which  leads,  through  sufferings  of  an  hour, 
To  joys  that  never  end.  doddridge. 

183.  C.  M. 

1.  We  love  Thee,  Lord,  and  we  adore; 

Now  is  Thine  arm  revealed ; 
Thou  art  our  strength,  our  heavenly  tower, 
Our  bulwark  and  our  shield. 

2.  We  fly  to  our  eternal  Rock, 

And  find  a  sure  defense ; 
His  holy  name  our  lips  invoke, 
And  draw  salvation  thence. 

3.  When  God,  our  leader,  shines  in  arms, 

What  mortal  heart  can  bear 
The  thunder  of  His  loud  alarms — 
The  lightning  of  His  spear  ? 

4.  He  rides  upon  the  winged  wind, 

And  angels  in  array, 
In  millions,  wait  to  know  His  mind, 
And  swift  as  flames  obey. 

5.  He  speaks,  and  at  His  fierce  rebuke 

Whole  armies  are  dismayed ; 
His  voice,  His  frown,  His  angry  look. 
Strikes  all  their  courage  dead. 

0.  Oft  has  the  Lord  whole  nations  blessed 
For  His  own  children's  sake ; 
The  powers  that  give  His  people  rest 

Shall  of  His  care  partake.  watts. 

184,  C.  M. 

1.  That  man,  in  life  wherever  placed, 
Has  happiness  in  store, 
Who  walks  not  in  the  wicked's  way 
Nor  learns  their  guilty  lore ; 


GOVERNMENT    AXD    PROVIDENCE.  105 

2.  Nor  from  the  scat  of  scornful  pride 

Casts  forth  his  eyes  abroad. 
But  with  humility  and  awe 
Still  walks  before  his  God. 

3.  That  man  shall  flourish  like  the  trees 

Which  by  the  streamlet  grow, 
Whose  fruitful  top  is  spread  on  high. 
And  firm  the  root  below. 

4.  But  he  whose  blossom  buds  in  guilt 

Shall  to  the  ground  be  cast, 
And  like  the  rootless  stubble  tossed 
Before  the  sweeping  blast. 

5.  For  God.  that  God  the  good  adore, 

"Will  give  them  peace  and  joy ; 
But  all  the  hopes  of  wicked  men 

Will  utterly  destroy.  burns. 


185.  C.  H. 

1.  How  are  Thy  servants  blest,  O  Lord, 

How  sure  is  their  defense  ! 
Eternal  wisdom  is  their  guide, 
Their  help,  omnipotence. 

2.  In  foreign  realms,  and  lands  remote. 

Supported  by  Thy  care, 
Through  burning  climes  they  pass  unhurt. 
And  breathe  in  tainted  air. 

3.  When  by  the  dreadful  tempest  borne 

High  on  the  broken  wave, 
They  know  Thou  art  not  slow  to  hear, 
Nor  impotent  to  save. 

4.  The  >torm  is  laid,  the  winds  retire, 

Obedient  to  Thy  will  ; 
The  sea,  that  roars  at  Thy  command, 
At  Thy  command  is  still. 
5* 


106  GOD. 

5.  In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and  deaths, 
Thy  goodness  we  'II  adore ; 
We  '11  praise  Thee  for  Thy  mercies  past, 
And  humbly  hope  for  more. 

G.  Our  life,  whilst  Thou  preserv'st  that  life, 
Thy  sacrifice  shall  be  ; 
And  death,  when  death  shall  be  our  lot, 
Shall  join  our  souls  to  Thee.         addison. 

186.  C.  M. 

1.  "Why  should  the  children  of  a  King 

Go  mourning  all  their  days? 
Great  Comforter,  descend,  and  bring 
Some  tokens  of  Thy  grace. 

2.  Dost  Thou  not  dwell  in  all  the  saints, 

And  seal  the  heirs  of  heaven  1 
When  wilt  Thou  banish  my  complaints, 
And  show  my  sins  forgiven  1 

3.  Assure  my  conscience  of  her  part 

In  the  Redeemer's  blood ; 
And  bear  Thy  witness  with  my  heart 
That  I  am  born  of  God. 

4.  Thou  art  the  earnest  of  His  love, 

The  pledge  of  joys  to  come ; 
And  thy  soft  wings,  celestial  Dove, 

Will  safe  convey  me  home.  watts. 

187.  C.  M. 

1 .  O  God  !  our  help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Oar  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 
And  our  eternal  home  ! 

2.  Before  the  hills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  received  her  frame, 
From  everlasting  thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 


GOVERNMENT   AM)   PROVIDENCE.  107 

3.  A  thousand  ages  in  Thy  sight 

Are  like  an  evening  gone — 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night 
Before  the  rising  sun. 

4.  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream, 

Bears  all  its  sons  away  ; 
They  fly.  forgotten,  as  a  dream 
Dies  at  the  opening  day. 

5.  O    God !    our    help  in  ages  past, 

Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Be  Thou  our  guide  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home.  watts. 


188.  C.  I. 

1.  As  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  streams, 

When  heated  in  the  chase ; 

So  longs  my  soul,  0  God,  for  Thee, 
And  Thy  refreshing  grace. 

2.  For  Thee,  my  God.  the  living  God, 

My  thirsty  soul  doth  pine ; 
Oh.  when  shall  I  behold  Thy  face, 
Thou  Majesty  divine  ? 

3.  Why  restless,  why  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 

Trust  God ;  who  will  employ 
His  aid  for  thee,  and  change  these  sighs 
To  thankful  hymns  of  joy. 

4.  God  of  my  strength,  how  long  shall  I, 

Like  one  forgotten,  mourn ; 
Forlorn,  forsaken,  and  exposed 
To  my  oppressor's  scorn  1 

5.  I  sigh  to  think  of  happier  days, 

When  Thou,  O  Lord  !  wast  nigh  ; 
When  every  heart  was  tuned  to  praise. 
And  none  more  blessed  than  I. 


108  GOD. 

6.  Why  restless,  why  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 
Hope  still ;  and  thou  shalt  sing 
The  praise  of  Him  who  is  Thy  God, 
Thy  health's  eternal  spring. 

TATE  AND  BRADY. 

189.  C.  M. 

1.  Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame, 

We  own  Thy  power  divine ; 
We  hear  Thy  breath  in  every  storm, 
For  all  the  winds  arc  Thine. 

2.  Wide  as  they  sweep  their  sounding  way, 

They  work  Thy  sovereign  will ; 
And,  awed  by  thy  majestic  voice, 
Confusion  shall  be  still. 

3.  Thy  mercy  tempers  every  blast 

To  them  that  seek  thy  face, 
And  mingles  with  the  tempest's  roar 
The  whispers  of  Thy  grace. 

4.  Those  gentle  wrhispers  let  me  hear, 

Till  all  the  tumult  cease  ; 
And  gales  of  paradise  shall  lull 

My  weary  soul  to  peace.  doddridge. 

190.  C.  M. 

1.  Let  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice— 

Behold  the  promised  hour  ! 
Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voice, 
And  comes  t'  exalt  His  power. 

2.  Her  dust  and  ruins  that  remain 

Are  precious  in  our  eyes ; 
Those  ruins  shall  be  built  again, 
And  all  that  dust  shall  rise. 

3.  The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem, 

And  stand  in  glory  there ; 
Nations  shall  bow  before  His  name, 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 


GOVERNMENT   AND   PROVIDENCE.  109 

4.  He  sits  a  Sovereign  on  His  throne, 

With  pity  in  His  eyes ; 
He  hears  the  dying  prisoners'  groan, 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise. 

5.  He  frees  the  souls  condemned  to  death ; 

And,  when  his  saints  complain, 
Shall  it  be  said  that  praying  breath 
Was  ever  spent  in  vain  ? 

6.  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dead, 

And  left  on  long  record — ■ 
That  ages,  yet  unborn,  may  read, 

And  trust  and  praise  the  Lord.  watts. 


191.  C.  M. 


1.  God  !  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 

My  help  forever  near, 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  held  me  up, 
When  sinking  in  despair. 

2.  Thy  counsels,  Lord  !  shall  guide  my  feet 

Through  this  dark  wilderness: 
Thy  hand  conduct  me  near  Thv  seat, 
to  dwell  before  Thy  face. 

3.  Were  I  in  heaven  without  my  God, 

:T  would  be  no  joy  to  me  ; 
And  while  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
I  long  for  none  but  Thee. 

4.  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  broke, 

And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint  ? 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock, 
The  strength  of  every  saint. 

5.  But  to  draw  near  to  Thee,  my  God ! 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ : 
My  tongue  shall  sound  Thy  works  abroad. 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy.  watts. 


110  GOD. 

192.  .  C,  M. 

1.  Lord!  where  shall  guilty  souls  retire, 

Forgotten  and  unknown ! 
In  hell  they  meet  Thy  dreadful  fire, 
In  heaven  Thy  glorious  throne. 

2.  Should  I  suppress  my  vital  breath 

To  shun  the  wrath  divine, 
Thy  voice  would  break  the  bars  of  death, 
And  make  the  grave  resign. 

3.  If  winged  with  beams  of  morning  light, 

I  fly  beyond  the  west, 
Thy  hand,  which  must  support  my  flight, 
Would  soon  betray  my  rest. 

4.  If  o'er  my  sins  I  think  to  draw 

The  curtains  of  the  night, 
Those  flaming  eyes  that  guard  Thy  law 
Would  turn  the  shades  to  light. 

5.  The  beams  of  noon,  the  midnight  hour, 

Arc  both  alike  to  Thee  : 
O  may  I  ne'er  provoke  that  power 

From  which  I  can  not  flee.  watts. 


193.  C.  M. 

1.  God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 

His  wonders  to  perform ; 
He  plants  His  footsteps  in  the  sea, 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2.  Deep' in  unfathomable  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up  His  vast  designs, 
And  works  His  sovereign  will. 

3.  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take ; 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  will  break 
In  blessings  on  your  head. 


FATHER,    SON   AND   HOLY   SPIRIT.  Ill 

4.  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  Him  for  His  grace ;  • 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5.  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour ; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste, 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6.  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  His  work  in  vain ; 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 

And  He  will  make  it  plain.  cowper. 

194.  L.  1 

1.  O  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord! 

Bright  in  Thy  deeds  and  ill  Thy  name, 
Forever  be  Thy  name  adored, 

Thy  glories  let  the  world  proclaim ! 

2.  O  Jesus,  Lamb  once  crucified 

To  take  our  load  of  sins  away, 
Thine  be  the  hymn  that  rolls  its  lay 
Along  the  realms  of  upper  day  ! 

3.  O  Holy  Spirit  from  above, 

In  streams  of  light  and  glory  givii, 
Thou  source  of  ecstasy  and  love, 

Thy  praises  ring  through  earth  and  heav'n. 

4.  O  God  triune,  to  Thee  we  owe 

Our  every  thought,  our  every  song ; 
And  ever  may  Thy  praises  flow 

From  saint  and  seraph's  burning  tongue ! 

EPIS.   COLL. 

195.  L.  M. 

1.  God  is  a  name  my  soul  adores — 

Th'  almighty  Three,  th'  eternal  One: 
Nature  and  grace,  with  all  their  powers, 
Confess  the  Infinite  Unknown. 


112  GOD. 

2.  Thy  voice  produced  the  sea  and  spheres ; 

Bade  the  waves  roar,  the  planets  shine : 
But  nothing  like  Thyself  appears 

Through  all  these  spacious  works  of  Thine. 

3.  Still  restless  nature  dies  and  grows ; 

From,  change  to  change  the  creatures  run ; 
Thy  being  no  succession  knows, 
And  all  Thy  vast  designs  are  one. 

4.  A  glance  of  Thine  runs  through  the  globes. 

Rules  the  bright  worlds,  and  moves  their  frame  ; 
Broad  sheets  of  light  compose  Thy  robes, 
Thy  guards  are  formed  of  living  flame. 

WATTS. 

196.  L.  Ml 

1 .  Come,  O  Creator  Spirit  blest ! 
And  in  our  souls  take  up  Thy  rest ; 
Come,  with  Thy  grace  and  heavenly  aid, 
To  fill  the  hearts  which  Thou  hast  made. 

2.  Great  Paraclete !  to  Thee  we  cry ; 
O  highest  gift  of  God  most  high  ! 
O  fount  of  life  !  0  fire  of  love ! 
And  sweet  anointing  from  above ! 

3.  Kindle  our  senses  from  above, 

And  make  our  hearts  o'erflow  with  love ; 
With  patience  firm,  and  virtue  high, 
The  weakness  of  our  flesh  supply. 

4.  Far  from  us  drive  the  foe  we  dread, 
And  grant  us  Thy  true  peace  instead ; 
So  shall  we  not,  with  Thee  for  guide, 

Turn  from  the  path  of  life  aside.  lyra  catii. 

197.  L.  M. 

1.  Eternal  Spirit,  we  confess 

And  sing  the  wonders  of  Thy  grace  ; 
Thy  power  conveys  our  blessings  down 
From  God  the  Father  and  the  Son. 


FATHER,    SOX   AXD   HOLY   SPIRIT.  113 

2.  Enlightened  by  Thy  heavenly  ray. 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day ; 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger,  and  our  refuge  too. 

3.  Thy  power  and  glory  work  within. 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin  ; 

DO  3 

Do  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 
And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4.  The  troubled  conscience  knows  Thy  voice ; 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  j 

Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind, 

And  cairn  the  surges  of  the  mi  watts. 

Doxology.    I,  a. 

1.  Lord  !  when  the  world  is  at  its  end. 
And  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 
May  we  be  eali'd  those  joys  to  see. 
Prepared  from  all  eternity. 

2.  Praise  to  the  Father,  with  the  Son, 
And  Holy  Spirit.  Three  in  One : 
As  ever  was  in  ages  past. 

And  shall  be  so  while  ages  last. 

198,  1.  I. 

1.  Come,  gracious  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  light  and  comfort  from  above ; 
Be  Thou  our  guardian,  Thou  our  guide, 
O'er  every  thought  and  step  preside. 

2.  The  light  of  truth  to  us  display. 

And  make  us  know  and  choose  Thy  way; 

Plant  holy  fear  in  every  heart, 

That  we  from  God  may  ne'er  depart. 

3.  Lead  us  to  holiness,  the  road 

That  we  must  take  to  dwell  with  God ; 
Lead  us  to  Christ,  the  living  way, 
Nor  let  us  from  His  precepts  stray. 


114  GOD. 

4.  Lead  us  to  God,  our  final  rest, 
In  His  enjoyment  to  be  bless'd ; 
Lead  us  to  heaven,  the  seat  of  bliss, 
Where  pleasure  in  perfection  is.       browne, 


199.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  Come,  thou  almighty  King, 
Help  us  Thy  name  to  sing, 

Help  us  to  praise ! 
Father  all  glorious, 
O'er  all  victorious, 
Come  and  reign  over  us, 

Ancient  of  days. 

2.  Jesus,  our  Lord,  descend ; 
From  all  our  foes  defend, 

Nor  let  us  fill ; 
Let  Thine  almighty  aid 
Our  sure  defense  be  made, 
Our  souls  on  Thee  be  stayed; 

Lord,  hear  our  call. 

3.  Come,  thou  incarnate  Word 
Gird  on  Thy  mighty  sword ; 

Our  prayer  attend ; 
Come,  and  Thy  people  bless ; 
Come,  give  Thy  word  success ; 
Spirit  of  holiness, 

On  us  descend. 

4.  Come,  holy  Comforter, 
Thy  sacred  witness  bear, 

In  this  glad  hour  : 
Thou,  who  almighty  art, 
Now  rule  in  every  heart, 
And  ne'er  from  us  depart, 

Spirit  of  power. 

5.  To  Thee,  great  One  in  Three, 

The  highest  praises  be, 
Hence  evermore; 


FATHER,    SOX   AXD   HOLY   SPIRIT.  115 

Thy  sovereign  majesty 
May  we  in  glory  see, 
And  to  eternity 

Love  and  adore.  madan. 


200.  Cs  k  Is, 

1.  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 
Let  heaven  and  earth  reply. 

Praise  ye  His  name ; 
His  love  and  grace  adore, 
"Who  all  our  sorrows  bore ; 
And  sing  for  evermore, 

i;  Worthy  the  Lamb." 

2.  Ye  who  surround  the  throne, 
Join  cheerfully  in  one, 

Praising  His  name ; 
Ye  who  have  felt  His  blood 
Seal  in  2  your  peace  with  God, 
Sound  His  dear  name  abroad: 

'•  Worthy  the  Lamb/' 

3.  Join,  all  ye  ransomed  race, 
Our  Lord  and  God  to  bless ; 

Praise  ye  His  name ; 
In  Him  we  will  rejoice, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise, 
Shouting  with  heart  and  voice, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb." 

4.  Soon  must  we  change  our  place ; 
Yet  will  we  never  cease 

Praising  His  name; 
To  Him  our  songs  we'll  bring, 
Hail  Him  our  gracious  King, 
And  through  all  ages  sing, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb." 


116  GOD. 


201.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Meet  and  right  it  is  to  sing, 

In  every  time  and  place; 
Glory  to  our  heavenly  King, 

The  God  of  truth  and  grace. 
Join  we  then  with  sweet  accord, 

All  in  one  thanksgiving  join ! 
Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord, 

Eternal  praise  be  thine ! 

2.  Thee,  the  first-horn  sons  of  light, 

In  choral  symphonies, 
Praise  by  day,  day  without  night, 

And  never,  never  cease ; 
Angels  and  archangels,  all 

Praise  the  mystic  Three  in  One ; 
Sing,  and  stop,  and  gaze,  and  fall, 

O'erwhelm'd  before  Thy  throne ! 

3.  Father,  God,  Thy  love  we  praise, 

Which  gave  Thy  Son  to  die ; 
Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace, 

Alike  we  glorify ; 
Spirit,  Comforter  divine, 

Praise  by  all  to  Thee  be  given, 
Till  we  in  full  chorus  join, 

And  earth  is  turn'd  to  heaven. 


C.  WESLEY. 

202.  7s  k  6s. 

1.  Praise  the  Lord,  who  reigns  above, 

And  keeps  His  courts  below  ; 
Praise  Him  for  His  boundless  love, 

And  all  His  greatness  show ; 
Praise  Him  for  His  noble  deeds  ; 

Praise  Him  for  His  matchless  power; 
Him,  from  whom  all  good  proceeds, 

Let  earth  and  heaven  adore. 


ADVENT.  117 

2.  Publish — spread  to  all  around 

The  great  Immanuel's  name ; 
Let  the  gospel-trumpet  sound ; 

Him  the  Prince  of  Peace  proclaim. 
Praise  Him,  every  tuneful  string  ! 

All  the  reach  of  heavenly  art, 
All  the  power  of  music  bring — 

The  music  of  the  heart. 

3.  Him,  in  whom  they  move  and  live, 

Let  every  creature  sing ; 
Glory  to  our  Saviour  give, 

And  homage  to  our  King. 
Hallowed  be  His  name  beneath, 

As  in  heaven,  on  earth  adored ; 
Praise  the  Lord  in  every  breath — 

Let  all  things  praise  the  Lord. 

203.  7s. 

1.  Hark!  the  herald-angels  sing  : 
'•  Glory  to  the  new-born  King ; 
Peace  on  earth,  and  mercy  mild ; 
God  and  sinners  reconciled." 

%  Joyful,  all  ye  nations !  rise, 
Join  the  triumph  of  the  skies ; 
With  th'  angelic  host,  proclaim : 
"  Christ  is  born  in  Bethlehem." 

3.  Mild,  He  lays  His  glory  by, 
Born  that  man  no  more  may  die ; 
Born  to  raise  the  sons  of  earth ; 
Born  to  give  them  second  birth. 

4.  Hail!  the  heaven-born  Prince  of  peace! 
Hail !  the  Sun  of  righteousness  ! 
Light  and  life  to  all  He  brings, 

Risen  with  healing  in  His  wings. 

5.  Let  us  then  with  angels  sing : 
"  Glory  to  the  new-born  King ; 
Peace  on  earth,  and  mercy  mild; 
God  and  sinners  reconciled." 


118  CHRIST. 


204.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Shepherds!  hail  the  wondrous  stranger; 

Now  to  Bethle'm  speed  your  way  ; 
Lo  !  in  yonder  humble  manger, 
Christ,  the  Lord,  is  born  to-day : 

2.  Christ,  by  prophets  long  predicted, 

Joy  of  Israel's  chosen  race ; 
Light  to  Gentiles  long-afflicted, 
Lost  in  error's  darkest  maze. 

3.  Bright  the  star  of  your  salvation, 

Pointing  to  His  rude  abode ! 
Rapturous  news  for  every  nation : 
Mortals  !  now  behold  your  God ! 

4.  Glad,  we  trace  th'  amazing  story, 

Angels  leave  their  bliss  to  tell ; 
Theme  sublime,  replete  wTith  glory  : 
Sinners  saved  from  death  and  hell. 

5.  Love  eternal  moved  the  Saviour, 

Thus  to  lay  His  radiance  by  ; 
Blessings  on  the  Lamb  forever ; 
Glory  be  to  God  on  high ! 


205.  7s. 

1.  O  Thou  holy  God !  come  clown, 

God  of  spotless  purity  ! 
Claim  and  seize  me  for  Thy  own, 
Consecrate  my  heart  to  Thee ; 

2.  Under  Thy  protection  take  ; 

Songs  in  the  night  season  give  ; 
Let  me  sleep  to  Thee,  and  wake ; 
Let  me  die  to  Thee  and  live. 

3.  Loose  me  from  the  chains  of  sense, 

Set  me  from  the  body  free ; 
Draw  with  stronger  influence 
My  unfettered  soul  to  Thee ; 


ADVENT.  119 

4.  In  me,  Lord,  Thyself  reveal ; 

Fill  me  with  a  sweet  surprise ; 
Let  me  Thee,  when  waking,  feel, 

Let  me  in  Thy  image  rise.        methodist. 

206.  C.  31. 

1.  While  shepherds  watch'd  their  flocks  "by  night, 

All  seated  on  the  ground ; 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 

2.  "  Fear  not,"  said  he — for  mighty  dread 

Had  seized  their  troubled  mind — 
"  Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring, 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3.  "To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day, 

Is  born  of  David's  line, 
The  Saviour,  who  is  Christ,  the  Lord, 
And  this  shall  be  the  sign  : 

4.  "  The  heavenly  babe  you  there  shall  find, 

To  human  view  displayed, 
All  meanly  wrapped  in  swathing  bands, 
And  in  a  manger  laid." 

5.  Thus  spake  the  seraph ;  and  forthwith 

Appeared  a  shining  throng 
Of  angels,  praising  God,  who  thus 
Addressed  their  joyful  song : 

C.  "All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
And  to  the  earth  be  peace ; 
Good-will  henceforth  from  heaven  to  men 
Begin,  and  never  cease  !"  tate, 

207.  C.  M. 

1.  Awake — awake  the  sacred  song 
To  our  incarnate  Lord ! 
Let  every  heart,  and  every  tongue, 
Adore  th'  eternal  Word. 


120  CHRIST. 

2.  That  awful  Word,  that  sovereign  Power, 

By  whom  the  worlds  were  made — 
Oh  !  happy  morn — illustrious  hour  ! — 
Was  once  in  flesh  arrayed. 

3.  Then  shone  almighty  power  and  love, 

In  all  their  glorious  forms, 
When  Jesus  left  his  throne  above, 
To  dwell  with  sinful  worms. 

4.  To  dwell  with  misery  here  below, 

The  Saviour  left  the  skies, 
And  sunk  to  wretchedness  and  woe, 
That  worthless  man  might  rise. 

5.  Adoring  angels  tuned  their  songs, 

To  hail  the  joyful  day  ; 
With  rapture,  then,  let  human  tongues 
Their  grateful  homage  pay.     mrs.  Steele. 


208.  C.  M. 

1.  Angels  rejoiced  and  sweetly  sung 

At  our  Redeemer's  birth  ; 
Mortals  !  awake ;  let  every  tongue 
Proclaim  His  matchless  worth. 

2.  Glory  to  God,  who  dwells  on  high, 

And  sent  His  only  Son 
To  take  a  servant's  form,  and  die, 
For  evils  we  had  done ! 

3.  Good-will  to  men :  ye  fallen  race  ! 

Arise,  and  shout  for  joy  ; 
He  comes,  with  rich,  abounding  grace 
To  save,  and  not  destroy. 

4.  Lord  !  send  the  gracious  tidings  forth, 

And  fill  the  world  with  light, 
That  Jew  and  Gentile,  through  the  earth, 
May  know  Thy  saving  might.  hurn. 


ADVENT.  121 


209.  8s  &  7s, 

1.  Hark!  what  mean  those  holy  voices, 

Sweetly  sounding  through  the  skies  ? 
Eo  !  th'  angelic  host  rejoices ; 
Heavenly  hallelujahs  rise. 

2.  Hear  them  tell  the  wondrous  story. 

Hear  them  chant  in  hymns  of  joy  : — 
Glory  to  the  highest,  glory  ! 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high  ! 

3.  "  Peace  on  earth,  good-will  from  heaven. 

Reaching  far  as  man  is  found ; 
Souls  redeemed,  and  sins  forgiven !" — 
Loud  our  golden  harps  shall  sound. 

4.  "  Christ  is  born,  the  great  Anointed ; 

Heaven  and  earth  His  praises  sing ! 
O  receive  whom  God  appointed, 

For  your  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King ! 

5.  "  Haste,  ye  mortals,  to  adore  Him  ; 

Learn  His  name,  and  taste  His  joy  ; 
Till  in  heaven  ye  sing  before  Him — 

1  Glory  be  to  God  most  high !'  "        cawood. 


210.  8s,  7s  1 4s. 

1.  Angels,  from  the  realms  of  glory. 

Wing  your  flight  o'er  all  the  earth, 
Ye  who  sang  creation's  story, 

Now  proclaim  Messiah's  birth ; 
Come  and  worship, 
"Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 

2.  Shepherds,  in  the  field  abiding, 

Watching  o'er  your  flocks  by  night, 
God  with  man  is  now  residing, 
Yonder  shines  the  infant-light ; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 
6 


122  CHRIST. 

3.  Sages,  leave  your  contemplations, 

Brighter  visions  beam  afar ; 
Seek  the  great  Desire  of  nations ; 

Ye  have  seen  His  natal  star ; 

Come  and  worship,  • 

Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 

4.  Saints,  before  the  altar  bending, 

Watching  long  in  hope  and  fear, 
Suddenly,  the  Lord  descending, 

In  His  temple  shall  appear ; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 

5.  Sinners,  wrung  with  true  repentance, 

Doomed  for  guilt  to  endless  pains, 
Justice  now  revokes  the  sentence, 

Mercy  calls  you — break  your  chains; 
Come  and  worship, 
Worship  Christ  the  new-born  King. 

MONTGOMERY. 

211.  8s  &  7s, 

THRICE  HOLY. 

1.  "Lord,  Thy  glory  fills  the  heaven; 

Earth  is  with  its  fullness  stored ; 
Unto  Thee  be  glory  given, 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord !" 
Heaven  is  still  with  anthems  ringing : 

Earth  takes  up  the  angels'  cry, 
"  Holy,  holy,  holy,"  singing, 

"  Lord  of  hosts,  the  Lord  most  High !" 

2.  Ever  thus  in  God's  high  praises, 

Brethren,  let  our  tongues  unite, 
While  our  thoughts  His  greatness  raises, 

And  our  love  His  gifts  excite. 
With  His  seraph  train  before  Him, 

With  His  holy  church  below, 
Thus  unite  we  to  adore  Him, 

Bid  we  thus  our  anthems  flow : 


AD  V  EXT.  123 

3.   "  Lord,  Thy  glory  fills  the  heaven ; 

Earth  is  with  its  fullness  stored  ; 
Unto  Thee  be  glory  given, 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 
Thus,  Thy  glorious  name  confessing, 

We  adopt  the  angels'  cry, 
•  Holy,  holy,  holy' — blessing 

Thee,  the  Lord  our  God  most  High  !*' 

ANCIENT   HYMNS. 

212.  Ss  &  7s,    Double, 

1.  Mighty  God  !  while  angels  bless  Thee, 

May  a  mortal  lisp  Thy  name  ? 
Lord  of  men,  as  well  as  angels! 

Thou  art  every  creature's  theme : 
Lord  of  every  land  and  nation ! 

Ancient  of  eternal  days  ! 
Sounded  through  the  wide  creation, 

Be  Thy  just  and  lawful  praise. 

2.  For  the  grandeur  of  Thy  nature — 

Grand  beyond  a  seraph's  thought : 
For  the  wonders  of  creation, 

Works  with  skill  and  kindness  wrought ; 
For  Thy  providence  that  governs 

Through  Thine  empire's  wide  domain. 
Wings  an  angel,  guides  a  sparrow ; 

Blessed  be  Thy  gentle  reign. 

3.  For  Thy  rich.  Thy  free  redemption, 

Bright  though  vailed  in  darkness  lorn 
Thought  is  poor,  and  poor  expression. 

W  ho  can  sing  that  wondrous  song  ? 
Brightness  of  the  Father's  glory  I 

Shall  Thy  praise  unuttered  lie  % 
Break,  my  tongue  !  such  guilty  silence, 

Sing  the  Lord  who  came  to  die : 

4.  From  the  highest  throne  of  glory 

To  the  cross  of  deepest  woe, 
Came  to  ransom  guilty  captives ! 
Flow,  my  praise!  forever  flow: 


'-  5 


124  CHRIST. 

Re-ascend,  immortal  Saviour ! 

Leave  Thy  footstool,  take  Thy  throne ; 
Thence  return  and  reign  forever ; 

Be  the  kingdom  all  Thine  own !  robinson. 

213.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Praise  the  Lord !  ye  heavens,  adore  Him  ; 

Praise  Him,  angels  in  the  height; 

Sun  and  moon,  rejoice  before  Him; 

Praise  Him,  all  ye  stars  of  light ! 

2.  Praise  the  Lord — for  He  hath  spoken ; 

Worlds  His  mighty  voice  obeyed; 
Laws  which  never  shall  be  broken, 
For  their  guidance  He  hath  made. 

3.  Praise  the  Lord — for  He  is  glorious ; 

Never  shall  His  promise  fail ; 
God  hath  made  His  saints  victorious, 
Sin  and  death  shall  not  prevail. 

4.  Praise  the  God  of  our  salvation, 

Hosts  on  high  His  power  proclaim ; 
Heaven  and  earth,  and  all  creation, 
Laud  and  magnify  His  name  ! 

Hallelujah,  Amen. 

LIVERPOOL  COLL. 

214.  8s  k  7s.  Peculiar. 

1.  The  scene  around  me  disappears, 

And,  borne  to  ancient  regions, 
While  time  recalls  the  flight  of  years, 

I  see  angelic  legions 
Descending  in  an  orb  of  light, 
Amid  the  dark  and  silent  night, 

I  hear  celestial  voices. 

2.  Tidings,  glad  tidings  from  above, 

To  every  age  and  nation  ; 
Tidings,  glad  tidings — God  is  love; 

To  man  He  sends  salvation ; 
His  Son  beloved,  His  only  Son, 
The  work  of  mercy  hath  begun ; 

Give  to  His  name  the  glory ! 


ADVENT.  125 

3.  Through  David's  city  I  am  led ; 

Here  all  around  are  sleeping: 
A  liorht  directs  to  yon  poor  shed, 

Where  lonely  watch  is  keeping: 
I  enter ; — ah  !  what  glories  shine  ! 
Is  this  Immanuel's  earthly  shrine  1 

Messiah's  infant  temple  ? 

4.  It  is  ;  it  is  ; — and  I  adore 

This  Stranger  meek  and  lowly, 
As  saints  and  seraphs  bow  before 

The  throne  of  God  thrice  holy ; 
Faith  through  the  vail  of  flesh  can  see 
The  face  of  Thy  divinity, 

My  Lord,  my  God,  my  Saviour ! 

MONTGOMERY. 

215.  P.  M. 

1.  No  war  nor  battle's  sound 
Was  heard  the  world  around ; 

No  hostile  chiefs  to  furious  combat  ran ; 

But  peaceful  was  the  night, 

In  which  the  Prince  of  light 
His  reign  of  peace  upon  the  earth  began. 

2.  The  shepherds  on  the  lawn, 
Before  the  point  of  dawn, 

In  social  circle  sat ;  while  all  around, 

The  gentle,  fleecy  brood, 

Or  cropped  the  flowery  food, 
Or  slept,  or  sported  on  the  verdant  ground — 

3.  When  lo  !  with  ravished  ears, 
Each  swain  delighted  hears 

Sweet  music,  offspring  of  no  mortal  hand; 

Divinely-warbled  voice, 

Answering  the  stringed  noise, 
With  blissful  rapture  charmed  the  listening  band. 

4.  They  saw  a  glorious  light 
Burst  on  their  wondering  sight ; 

Harping  in  solemn  choir,  in  robes  arrayed, 

The  helmed  cherubim 

And  sworded  seraphim 
Are  seen  in  glittering  ranks,  with  wings  displayed. 


126  CHKIST. 

5.  Sounds  of  so  sweet  a  tone 
Before  were  never  known, 

But  when  of  old  the  sons  of  morning  sung, 

While  God  disposed  in  air, 

Each  constellation  fair, 
And  the  well-balanced  world  on  hinges  hung. 

6.  "  Hail,  hail,  auspicious  morn  ! 
The  Saviour  Christ  is  born !" 

Such  was  th'  immortal  seraph's  song  sublime  ; 

"  Glory  to  God  in  heaven ! 

To  man  sweet  peace  be  given, 
Sweet  peace  and  friendship  to  the  end  of  time.'* 

MILTON,  VARIED. 

216.  C.  M. 

1.  Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come  ! 

Let  earth  receive  her  King ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heav'n  and  nature  sing. 

2.  Joy  to  the  world — the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  men  their  songs  employ  ; 
While  fields  and  floods — rocks,  hills  and  plains 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3.  No  more  let  sin  and  sorrow  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground ; 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Ear  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4.  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace, 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  His  righteousness, 

And  wonders  of  His  love.  watts. 


217.  C  M. 

1.  Mortals,  awake,  with  angels  join, 
And  chant  the  solemn  lay ; 
Joy,  love,  and  gratitude,  combine 
To  hail  th'  auspicious  day. 


ADVENT.  127 

2.  Iii  heaven  the  rapturous  song  began, 

And  sweet  seraphic  fire 
Through  all  the  shining  legions  ran, 
And  strung  and  tuned  the  lyre. 

3.  Swift  through  the  vast  expanse  it  flew, 

And  loud  the  echo  rolled ; 
The  theme,  the  song,  the  joy,  was  new, 
'T  was  more  than  heaven  could  hold. 

4.  Down  through  the  portals  of  the  sky 

Th'  impetuous  torrent  ran  ; 
And  angels  flew,  with  eager  joy, 
To  bear  the  news  to  man. 

5.  Hark  !  the  cherubic  armies  shout, 

And  glory  leads  the  song ; 
Good-will  and  peace  are  heard  throughout 
Th'  harmonious  angel  throng. 

6.  Hail,  Prince  of  life  !  forever  hail, 

Redeemer,  brother,  friend ! 
Though  earth,  and  time,  and  life  should  fail, 
Thy  praise  shall  never  end.  medley. 


218.  C.  M. 

1 .  Hark,  the  glad  sound  !  the  Saviour  comes ! 

The  Saviour  promised  long ! 
Let  every  heart  prepare  a  throne, 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2.  On  Him  the  Spirit  largely  poured, 

Exerts  its  sacred  fire ; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal,  and  love, 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3.  He  comes,  the  prisoner  to  release, 

In  Satan's  bondage  held ; 
The  gates  of  brass  before  Him  burst, 
The  iron  fetters  vield. 


128  CHRIST. 

4.  He  comes,  from  thickest  films  of  vice 

To  clear  the  mental  ray, 
And  on  the  eyeballs  of  the  blind 
To  pour  celestial  day. 

5.  He  comes,  the  broken  heart  to  bind, 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure, 
And  with  the  treasures  of  His  grace 
To  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

G.  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  Peace, 

The  welcome  shall  proclaim, 

And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 

"With  Thy  beloved  name.  doddridge. 


219.  C  M. 

1.  Calm  on  the  listening  ear  of  night, 

Come  heaven's  melodious  strains, 
Where  wild  Judea  stretches  far 
Her  silver-mantle  plains. 

2.  Celestial  choirs,  from  courts  above, 

Shed  sacred  glories  there, 
And  angels,  with  their  sparkling  lyres, 
Make  music  on  the  air. 

3.  The  answering  hills  of  Palestine 

Send  back  the  glad  reply ; 
And  greet,  from  all  their  holy  heights, 
The  day-spring  from  on  high. 

4.  O'er  the  blue  depths  of  Galilee 

There  comes  a  holier  calm, 
And  Sharon  waves,  in  solemn  praise, 
Her  silent  groves  of  palm. 

5.  "  Glory  to  God  !"  the  sounding  skies 

Loud  with  their  anthems  ring — 
"  Peace  to  the  earth,  good-will  to  men, 
From  heaven's  eternal  King  !" 


ADVENT.  129 

6.  Light  on  thy  hills,  Jeru-alem  ! 
The  Saviour  now  is  horn ! 
And  bright  on  Bethlehem's  joyous  plains 
Breaks  the  first  Christmas  morn. 

E.  H.  SEARS. 

220.  C,  ft 

1.  Messiah  !  at  Thy  glad  approach 

The  howling  winds  are  still ; 

Thy  praises  fill  the  lonely  waste, 

And  breathe  from  every  hill. 

2.  The  incense  of  the  spring  ascends 

Upon  the  morning  gale  ; 
Red  o'er  the  hill  the  roses  bloom, 
The  lilies  in  the  vale. 

3.  Renew'd.  the  earth  a  robe  of  light, 

A  robe  of  beauty  wears  ; 
And  in  new  heavens  a  brighter  Sun 
Leads  on  the  promised  years. 

4.  Let  Israel  to  the  Prince  of  Peace 

The  loud  hosanna  sing ; 
With  hallelujahs,  and  with  hymns, 

0  Zion,  hail  thy  Kins.  logan\ 


221.  H.  M 

1.  Hark  !  what  celestial  sounds, 

What  music  fills  the  air ! 
Soft  warbling  to  the  morn, 

It  strikes  the  ravished  ear ; 
Now  all  is  still ;  now  wild  it  floats, 
In  tuneful  notes,  loud,  sweet,  and  shrill. 

2.  Th'  angelic  hosts  descend, 

With  harmony  divine  : 
See  how  from  heaven  they  bend, 

And  in  full  chorus  join : 
"  Fear  not."  say  they  ;  t;  Great  joy  we  bring 
Jesus,  your  King,  is  born  to-dav.'' 

A* 


130  CHRIST. 

3.  He  comes,  your  souls  to  save 

From  death's  eternal  gloom ; 
To  realms  of  bliss  and  light 

He  lifts  you  from  the  tomb  : 
Your  voices  raise,  with  sons  of  light ; 
Your  songs  unite  of  endless  praise. 

4.  Glory  to  God,  on  high ! 

Ye  mortals  spread  the  sound, 
And  let  your  raptures  fly 

To  earth's  remotest  bound; 
For  peace  on  earth,  from  God  in  heaven, 
To  man  is  given,  at  Jesus'  birth. 

SALISBURY"  COLL. 

222.  H.  E 

1.  Hark  !  hark ! — the  notes  of  joy 

Roll  o'er  the  heavenly  plains, 
And  seraphs  find  employ 

For  their  sublimest  strains; 
Some  new  delight  in  heaven  is  known : 
Loud  sound  the  harps  around  the  throne. 

2.  Hark  !  hark  ! — the  sound  draws  nigh, 

The  joyful  host  descends  ; 
Jesus  forsakes  the  sky, 

To  earth  His  footsteps  bend ; 
He  comes  to  bless  our  fallen  race ; 
He  comes  with  messages  of  grace. 

3.  Bear,  bear  the  tidings  round ; 

Let  every  mortal  know 
What  love  in  God  is  found, 

What  pity  He  can  show  ; 
Ye  winds  that  blow !  ye  waves  that  roll ! 
Bear  the  glad  news  from  pole  to  pole. 

4.  Strike,  strike  the  harps  again, 

To  great  Ir^marraers  name; 
Arise,  ye  sons  of  men  ! 

And  all  His  grace  proclaim ; 
Angels  and  men  wake  every  string, 
'T  is  God  the  Saviour's  praise  we  sing. 

reed's  coll. 


INCIDENTS   IX    HIS    LIFE.  131 

223.  Us. 

1.  See,  daylight  is  fading,  o'er  earth  and  o'er  ocean. 

The  sun  has  gone  down  on  the  far-distant  sea ; 
Oh.  now  in  the  hush  of  the  fitful  commotion 
We  lift  our  tired  spirits,  blest  Saviour,  to  Thee. 

2.  Full  oft  wast  thou  found  afar  on  the  mountain. 

As  eventide  spread  her  dark  wing  o'er  the  wave  : 

Thou  Son  of  the  Highest,  and  life's  endless  fountain, 

Be  with  us,  we  pray  Thee,  to  bless  and  to  save. 

3.  And  oft  as  the  tumult  of  life's  heaving  billow 

Shall  toss  our  frail  bark,  driving  wild  o'er  night's 
deep, 
Let  Thy  healing  wing  be  stretched  over  our  pillow, 
And  guard  us  from  evil,  though  Death  watch 
our  sleep. 

4.  To  God  our  great  Father,  whose  throne  is  in  heaven. 

Who  dwells  with  the  lowly  and  humble  in  heart. 
To  the  Son  and  the  Spirit  all  glory  be  given  : 
One  God,  ever  blessed  and  praised,  Thou  art. 

HEBER. 

224.  12s. 

1.  When  through  the  torn  sail  the  wild  tempest  is 

streaming, 

When  o'er  the  dark  wave  the  red  lightning  is 
gleaming, 

Nor  hope  lends  a  ray  the  poor  sailors  to  cherish. 

Thev  flv  to  their  Master,  "  Save,  Lord,  or  we  per- 
ish." 

2.  O  Jesus,  once  rocked  on  the  breast  of  the  billow, 
Aroused  by  the  shriek  of  despair  from  Thy  pillow. 
Now  seated  in  glory,  the  poor  sinner  cherish. 
Who  cries  in  his  anguish,  "  Save.  Lord,  or  we  per- 
ish." 

3.  And,  O  when  the  whirlwind  of  passion  is  raging, 
When  sin  in  our  hearts  its  wild  warfare  is  waging, 
Then  send  down  Thy  grace,  thy  redeemed  to  cher- 
ish, 

Rebuke  the  destroyer ;  ';  Save,  Lord,  or  we  perish." 


132  CHRIST. 


225.  Us- 

1.  While  nature  was  sinking  in  stillness  to  rest, 
The  last  beam  of  daylight  shone  dim  in  the  west, 
O'er  fields  by  pale  moonlight  or  stars'  trembling  ray, 
In  deep  meditation,  I  wandered  away. 

2.  While  passing  a  garden  I  paused  to  hear 

A  voice  faint  and  plaintive,  from  One  that  was  there ; 
The  voice  of  the  sufferer  affected  my  heart, 
While  pleading  in  anguish  the  poor  sinner's  part. 

3.  So  deep  were  His  sorrows,  so  fervent  His  prayers, 
That  down  o'er  His  bosom  rolled  sweat,  blood, 

and  tears  ! 
I  wept  to  behold  Him  ! — I  asked  Him  His  name, 
He  answered,  "  'T  is  Jesus  !  from  heaven  I  came  !" 

4.  How  sweet  was  that  moment  He  bade  me  rejoice  ! 
His  smile,  O  how  pleasant !     How  pleasant  His 

voice ! 
I  flew  from  the  garden  to  spread  it  abroad  ! 
I  shouted  Salvation  !  and  Glory  to  God ! 

5.  I  'm  now  on  my  journey  to  mansions  above  ; 
My  soul's  full  of  glory,  of  light,  grace,  and  love! 
I  think  of  the  garden,  the  prayers,  and  the  tears, 
Of  that  loving  Stranger,  who  banished  my  fears! 

Q.  The  day  of  bright  glory  is  rolling  around, 

When  Gabriel  descending,  the  trumpet  shall  sound  ; 
My  soul  then  in  raptures  of  glory  shall  rise 
To  gaze  on  the  Stranger  with  unclouded  eyes. 


226.  lis. 

1.  Thou  sweet  gliding  Kedron,  by  thy  silver  streams, 
Our  Saviour,  at  midnight,  when  moonlight's  pale 

beams 
Shone  bright  on  thy  waters,  would  frequently  stray, 
And  lose,  in  thy  murmurs,  the  toils  of  the  day. 


HIS   LIFE   AND   DEATH.  133 

2.  How  damp  were  the  vapors  that  fell  on  His  head  ! 
How  hard  was  His  pillow,  how  humble  His  bed ! 
The  angels,  astonished,  grew  sad  at  the  sight, 
And  followed  their  Master  with  solemn  delight. 

3.  O  garden  of  Olivet,  thou  dear  honored  spot, 
The  fame  of  thy  wonders  shall  ne'er  be  forgot ; 
The  theme  most  transporting  to  seraphs  above ; 
The  triumph  of  sorrow — the  triumph  of  love  ! 

4.  Come,  saints,  and  adore  Him  ■  come,  bow  at  His 

feet: 
O,  give  Him  the  glory,  the  praise  that  is  meet ; 
Let  joyful  hosannas  unceasing  arise, 
And  join  the  full  chorus  that  gladdens  the  skies. 

MARIE  DE  FLEURY. 

227.  L  M. 

1.  O'er  the  dark  wave  of  Galilee 

The  gloom  of  twilight  gathers  fast, 
And  on  the  waters  drearily 

Descends  the  fitful  evening  blast. 

2.  The  weary  bird  hath  left  the  air, 

And  sunk  into  his  sheltered  nest ; 
The  wandering  beast  has  sought  his  lair, 
And  laid  him  down  to  welcome  rest. 

3.  Still  near  the  lake,  with  weary  tread, 

Lingers  a  form  of  human  kind ; 
And  on  His  lone,  unsheltered  head, 
Flows  the  chill  night-damp  of  the  wind. 

4.  Why  seeks  He  not  a  home  of  rest1? 

Why  seeks  He  not  a  pillowed  bed  ? 

Beasts  have  their  dens,  the  bird  its  nest ; 

He  hath  not  where  to  lay  His  head. 

5.  Such  was  the  lot  He  freely  chose, 

To  bless,  to  save  the  human  race ; 
And  through  His  poverty  there  flows 
A  rich,  full  stream  of  heavenly  grace. 

RUSSELL. 


134:  CHRIST. 


228.  L.  M. 

1.  When  Jordan  hushed  his  waters  still, 
And  silence  slept  on  Zion's  hill, 

When  Bethlehem's  shepherds,  through  the  night, 
Watched  o'er  their  flocks  by  starry  light — 

2.  Hark !  from  the  midnight  hills  around, 
A  voice  of  more  than  mortal  sound, 

In  distant  hallelujahs  stole, 

Wild  murmuring  o'er  the  raptured  soul. 

3.  On  wheels  of  light,  on  wings  of  flame, 
The  glorious  hosts  of  Zion  came  ; 

High  heaven  with  songs  of  triumph  rung, 
While  thus  they  struck  their  harps  and  sung: 

4.  ';  O  Zion,  lift  thy  raptured  eye ; 
The  long-expected  hour  is  nigh ; 
The  joys  of  nature  rise  again  ; 

The  Prince  of  Salem  comes  to  reign. 

5.  "  See,  Mercy,  from  her  golden  urn, 
Pours  a  rich  stream  to  them  that  mourn  ; 
Behold,  she  binds,  with  tender  care, 

The  bleeding  bosom  of  despair. 

6.  "  He  comes  to  cheer  the  trembling  heart ; 
Bids  Satan  and  his  host  depart ; 

Again  the  day-star  gilds  the  gloom, 
Again  the  bowers  of  Eden  bloom/' 

T.   CAMPBKLL. 

229.  L.  M. 

1.  I  Tow  sweetly  flowed  the  Gospel  sound 

From  lips  of  gentleness  and  grace, 
When  listening  thousands  gathered  round, 
And  joy  and  gladness  filled  the  place  ! 

2.  From  heaven  He  came,  of  heaven  He  spoke, 

To  heaven  He  led  His  followers'  way  ; 
Dark  clouds  of  gloomy  night  He  broke, 
Unvailing  an  immortal  day. 


HIS    LIFE    AKD   DEATH.  135 

3.  "  Come,  wanderers,  to  my  Father's  home : 

Come,  all  ye  weary  ones,  and  rest :" 
Yes,  sacred  Teacher,  we  will  come, 
Obey  Thee,  love  Thee,  and  he  blest. 

4.  Decay,  then,  tenements  of  dust; 

Pillars  of  earthly  pride,  decay  : 
A  nobler  mansion  waits  the  just, 

And  Jesus  has  prepared  the  way.        bowrixg. 


230.  L,  II. 

1.  How  beauteous  were  the  marks  divine, 
That  in  Thy  meekness  used  to  shine ; 
That  lit  Thy  lonely  pathway,  trod 

In  wondrous  love,  O  Son  of  God  ! 

2.  O,  who  like  Thee — so  calm,  so  bright, 
So  pure,  so  made  to  live  in  light  1 

O,  who  like  Thee  did  ever  go 

So  patient  through  a  world  of  woe  1 

3.  O,  who  like  Thee  so  humbly  bore 
The  scorn,  the  scoffs  of  men,  before  % 
So  meek,  forgiving,  godlike,  high, 
So  glorious  in  humility  % 

4.  The  bending  angels  stooped  to  see 
The  lisping  infant  clasp  Thy  knee, 
And  smile,  as  in  a  father's  eye, 
Upon  Thy  mild  divinity. 

5.  And  death,  which  sets  the  prisoner  free, 
Was  pang,  and  scoff,  and  scorn  to  Thee ; 
Yet  love  through  all  Thy  torture  glowed, 
And  mercy  with  Thy  life-blood  flowed. 

6.  O,  in  Thy  light  be  mine  to  go, 
Illuming  all  my  way  of  woe; 
And  give  me  ever  on  the  road 

To  trace  Thy  footsteps,  Son  cf  God ! 

^  A.   C.  COXE. 


136  CHEIST. 


231.  L.  M. 

1 .  Lord  !  in  Thy  garden  agony, 

No  light  seemed  on  Thy  soul  to  break, 
No  form  of  seraph  lingered  nigh, 

Nor  yet  the  voice  of  comfort  spake — 

2.  Till,  by  Thine  own  triumphant  word, 

The  victory  over  ill  was  won ; 
Till  the  sweet,  mournful  cry  was  heard, 
"  Thy  will,  O  God,  not  mine,  be  done  !r' 

3.  Lord,  bring  these  precious  moments  back, 

When,  fainting,  against  sin  we  strain; 
Or  in  Thy  counsels  fail  to  track 

Aught  but  the  present  grief  and  pain. 

4.  In  weakness,  help  us  to  contend ; 

In  darkness,  yield  to  God  our  will ; 
And  true  hearts,  faithful  to  the  end, 
Cheer  bv  Thine  holv  angels  still ! 


232.  L.  M. 

1.  Have  we  no  tears  to  shed  for  Him, 

While  soldiers  scoff,  and  Jews  deride'? 
Ah  !  look,  how  patiently  He  hangs — 
Jesus,  our  love,  is  crucified  ! 

2.  What  was  Thy  crime,  my  dearest  Lord  ? 

By  earth,  by  heaven,  Thou  hast  been  tried, 
And  guilty  found  of  too  much  love  ; 
Jesus,  our  Love,  is  crucified ! 

3.  Found  guilty  of  excess  of  love, 

It  was  Thine  own  sweet  will  that  tied 
Thee  tighter  fir  than  helpless  nails ; 
Jesus,  our  Love,  is  crucified  ! 

4.  O  break,  O  break,  hard  heart  of  mine! 

Thy  weak  self-love  and  guilty  pride 
His  Pilate  and  his  Judas  were ; 
Jesus,  our  Love,  is  crucified ! 


HIS   LIFE   AND   DEATH.  137 

5.  A  broken  heart,  a  fount  of  tears — 
Ask,  and  they  will  not  be  denied ; 
A  broken  heart,  love's  cradle  is ; 

Jesus,  our  Love,  is  crucified  !  lyra.  cath. 

233.  I.  M. 

1.  When  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross, 

On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 

And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2.  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God ; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  His  blood. 

3.  See,  from  His  head,  His  hands,  His  feet, 

Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down : 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  1 

4.  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small : 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 

Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all.        watts. 

234.  L,  31. 

1.  Ride  on,  ride  on  in  majesty  ! 
Hark  !  all  the  tribes  hosanna  cry  ! 
Thy  humble  beast  pursues  his  road, 

With  palms  and  scattered  garments  strowed. 

2.  Ride  on,  ride  on  in  majesty ! 
In  lowly  pomp  ride  on  to  die ! 

O  Christ !  thy  triumphs  now  begin, 
O'er  captive  death  and  conquered  sin. 

3.  Ride  on,  ride  on  in  majesty  ! 
The  winged  squadrons  of  the  sky 

Look  down  with  sad  and  wondering  eyes, 
To  see  the  approaching  sacrifice. 


138  CHRIST. 

4.  Ride  on,  ride  on  in  majesty : 

Thy  last  and  fiercest  strife  is  nigh  : 
The  Father  on  His  sapphire  throne 
Expects  His  own  anointed  Son !       milman. 

235.  L  M. 

1.  He  dies  ! — the  friend  of  sinners  dies; 

Lo  !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around  ; 
A  solemn  darkness  vails  the  skies ; 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground. 

2.  Here  's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree  : 

The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men  ; 
But  lo  !  what  sudden  joys  we  see, 
Jesus,  the  dead,  revives  again. 

3.  The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb  ; 

Up  to  His  Father's  court  He  flies ; 
Cherubic  legions  guard  Him  home, 
And  shout  Him  welcome  to  the  skies. 

4.  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 

How  high  our  great  Deliverer  reigns ; 
Sing  how  He  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell, 
And  led  the  tyrant  death  in  chains. 

5.  Say — live  forever,  glorious  King, 

Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save ! 
Where  now,  O  Death,  where  is  thy  sting  ? 
And  where  thy  victory,  boasting  Gravel 

WATTS. 

236.  8s  &  7s  * 

1.  Jews  were  wrought  to  cruel  madness, 
Christians  fled  in  fear  and  sadness,  | 

Mary  stood  the  cross  beside  !  | 
At  its  foot  her  foot  she  planted, 
By  the  dreadful  scene  undaunted,  | 

Till  the  gentle  Suff'rer  died.  | 
Poets  oft  have  sung  her  story, 
Painters  decked  her  brow  with  glory,  | 

Priests  her  name  have  |  de  |  ified.  | 

*  These  chant-marks  are  retained,  that  those  of  the  congre- 
gation who  choose  may  accompany  the  chant. 


HIS   LIFE   AND    DEATH, 

But  no  worship,  song,  or  glory, 
Touches  like  the  simple  story,  | 

Mary  stood  the  cross  beside.  | 
And  when  under  fierce  oppression, 
Goodness  suffers  like  transgression, 

Christ  again  is  crucified.  | 
But  if  love  be  there,  true-hearted, 
By  no  grief  or  terror  parted,  | 

Mary  stands  the  I  cross  be  I  side. 


237.  8s  &  7s, 

1.  At  the  cross  her  station  keeping,  | 
Stood  the  mournful  mother  weeping,  | 

Close  to  Jesus  to  the  |  last :  | 
Through  her  heart,  His  sorrow  sharing,  [ 
All  His  bitter  anguish  bearing, 

Now  at  length  the  |  sword  had  |  pass'd. 

2.  Oh,  how  sad  and  sore  distress'd,  | 
Was  that  mother  highly  blest,  | 

Of  the  sole-begotten  |  One !  | 
Christ  above  in  torment  hangs,  | 
She  beneath  beholds  the  pangs 

Of  her  dying,  |  glorious  |  Son, 


Let  me  mingle  tears  with  thee,  J 
Mourning  Him  who  mourned  for  me, 

All  the  days  that  I  may  |  live;  | 
By  the  cross  with  Him  to  stay,  | 
There  with  thee  to  weep  and  pray, 

Is  all  I  ask  of  j  Christ  to  |  give. 

Christ,  when  Thou  shalt  call  me  hence. 
Be  Thou  only  my  defense,  | 

Be  thy  cross  my  victo  |  ry ;  | 
While  my  body  here  decays,  | 
May  my  soul  Thy  goodness  praise, 

Safe  in  Para  |  dise  with  |  Thee.  I 


140  CHRIST. 

238.  8s.  &  7s, 

1.  See  the  Lord  of  glory  dying,  [ 

See  Him  gasping,  hear  Him  crying,  [ 

See  His  burthened  bosom  |  heave ;  | 
Look,  ye  sinners,  ye  that  hung  Him,  | 
See  how  deep  your  sins  have  stung  Him, 
Dying  sinners,  |  look  and  |  liveQ  | 

2.  See  the  rocks  and  mountains  shaking,  | 
Earth  unto  her  center  quaking,  | 

Nature's  groans  awake  the  |  dead.  | 
Vailed  the  sun  in  awful  wonder,  | 
While  the  vail  is  rent  asunder, 

And  the  victim  |  bows  His  |  head,  j 

3.  Heaven's  bright  melodious  legions,  | 
Chanting  thro'  those  lofty  regions,  | 

Cease  to  thrill  the  quivering  |  string :  | 
Songs  seraphic  all  suspended,  | 
Till  the  tragic  woe  is  ended, 

By  the  ail-a  |  toning  |  King.  | 

4.  Hell  and  all  the  powers  infernal, 
Rage  against  the  Lamb  Eternal, 

While  He  pours  the  vital  |  flood  ;  | 
And  their  empire's  deep  foundation —  | 
Rocks  in  frightful  consternation, 

As  earth  feels  that  ]  warm  life-  |  blood, 

5.  Shout,  ye  saints,  with  exultation,  | 
Fill  with  song  the  wide  creation !  | 

See  !  He  rises  from  the  |  tomb !  [ 
Vain  the  bars  of  Death's  dominion  !  | 
Marble  bonds,  and  midnight  pinion, 

Part  for  aye  your  |  reign  of  |  doom, 

G.  Lo !  the  heavens  are  bursting  o'er  us,  | 
Hark,  the  wide  out-rushing  chorus  | 

Everlasting  numbers  |  rise —  | 
Songs  immortal  sweetly  sounding,  | 
Myriad  lyres  and  harps  resounding, 

As  the  Conqueror  |  mounts  the  |  skies ! 


HIS   LIFE  AMD   DEATH.  141 

239-  B  ■ 

1.  'Tis  midnight,  and  on  Olive's  brow, 

The  star  is  dimm'd  that  lately  shone ; 
Tis  midnight,  in  the  garden  now 
The  suffering  Saviour  prays  alone. 

2.  'T  is  midnight — and,  from  all  removed, 

Immanuel  wrestles  lone,  with  fears  ; 
E'en  the  disciple  that  he  loved 

Heeds  not  his  Master's  grief  and  tears. 

3.  T  is  midnight — and,  for  others'  guilt, 

The  man  of  sorrows  weeps  in  blood ; 
Yet  He,  who  hath  in  anguish  knelt, 
Is  not  forsaken  by  His  God. 

4.  T  is  midnight — and,  from  ether-plains, 

Is  borne  the  song  that  angels  know ; 
Unheard  by  mortals  are  the  strains 
That  sweetly  soothe  the  Saviour's  woe. 

240.  L.  M. 

1.  Behold  the  Man  !  how  glorious  He  ! 

Before  His  foes  He  stands  unaw'd, 
And,  without  wrong  or  blasphemy, 
He  claims  equality  with  God. 

2.  Behold  the  Man  !  by  all  condemn'd, 

Assaulted  by  a  host  of  foes ; 
His  person  and  his  claims  contemn'd, 
A  Man  of  suffering  and  of  woes. 

3.  Behold  the  Man  !   He  stands  alone, 

His  foes  are  ready  to  devour  ; 
Not  one  of  all  His  friends  will  own 
Their  Master  in  this  trying  hour. 

4.  Behold  the  Man  !  though  scorn'd  below, 

He  bears  the  greatest  name  above  ; 
The  angels  at  His  footstool  bow, 
And  all  His  royal  claims  approve. 

CHRISTIAN  PSALMIST. 


142  CHRIST. 

241.  L.  1 

1.  From  Calvary  a  cry  was  heard — 

A  bitter  and  heart-rending  cry  : 
My  Saviour !  every  mournful  "word 
Bespeaks  Thy  soul's  deep  agony. 

2.  A  horror  of  great  darkness  fell 

On  Thee,  Thou  spotless,  holy  One ! 
And  all  the  swarming  hosts  of  hell 
Conspired  to  tempt  God's  only  Son. 

3.  The  scourge,  the  thorns,  the  deep  disgrace — 

These  Thou  could' st  "bear,  nor  once  repine ; 
But  when  Jehovah  vailed  His  face, 
Unutterable  pangs  were  Thine. 

4.  Let  the  dumb  world  its  silence  break ; 

Let  pealing  anthems  rend  the  sky  ; 
Awake,  my  sluggish  soul,  awake ! 
He  died,  that  we  might  never  die. 

5.  Lord  !  on  Thy  cross  I  fix  mine  eye ; 

If  e'er  I  lose  its  strong  control, 
Oh !  let  that  dying,  piercing  cry, 

Melt  and  reclaim  my  wandering  soul. 

MONTGOMERY. 

242.  L  ffl. 

1.  'T  is  finished  ! — so  the  Saviour  cried, 

And  meekly  bowed  His  head  and  died ; 
'T  is  finished  ! — yes,  the  race  is  rim, 
The  battle  fought,  the  vict'ry  won. 

2.  'T  is  finished  ! — let  the  joyful  sound 

Be  heard  through  all  the  nations  round : 

'T  is  finished  ! — let  the  echo  fly, 

Through  heaven  and  hell,  through  earth  and  sky 

STENNETT. 

243.  L.  M. 

1.  Lord  !  what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace 
Shines  through  the  beauties  of  Thy  face, 
And  lights  our  passions  to  a  flame ! 
Lord  !  how  we  love  Thv  charming  name! 


HIS    LIFE    AND   DEATH.  143 

2.  When  I  can  say,  my  God  is  mine — 
When  I  can  feel  Thy  glories  shine — 
I  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet, 
And  all  that  earth  calls  good  or  great. 

3.  While  such  a  scene  of  sacred  joys 
Our  raptured  eyes  and  souls  employs, 
Here  we  could  sit,  and  gaze  away 

A  long,  an  everlasting  day. 

4.  Well,  we  shall  quickly  pass  the  night 
To  the  fair  coasts  of  perfect  light ; 
Then  shall  our  joyful  senses  rove 

0"er  the  dear  object  of  our  love.  watts. 


244.  L  M. 

1.  'T  was  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 

When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 

And  friends  betrayed  Him  to  His  foes : 

2.  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  blessed,  and  brake ; 
What  love  through  all  His  actions  ran! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  He  spake ! 

3.  "  This  is  my  body,  broke  for  sin ; 

Receive  and  eat  the  living  food  ;*' 
Then  took  the  cup,  and  blessed  the  wine: 
"  'T  is  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood/' 

4.  "  Do  this,"  He  cried,  "  till  time  shall  end, 

In  rnem'ry  of  your  dying  Friend  ; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 
The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

5.  Jesus!  Thy  feast  we  celebrate; 

We  show  Thy  death,  we  sing  Thy  name, 
Till  Thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 

The  marriage-supper  of  the  Lamb.       watts. 


1M  CHRIST. 

245.  L  M. 

1.  Tjie  morning  dawns  upon  the  place 

Where  Jesus  spent  the  night  in  prayer ; 
Through  yielding  glooms  behold  His  facv  ! 
Nor  form,  nor  comeliness  is  there. 

2.  Brought  forth  to  judgment,  now  he  stand  . 

Arraigned,  condemned,  at  Pilate's  bar  : 
Here,  spurned  by  fierce  praetorian  bands. 
There,  mocked  by  Herod's  men  of  war. 

3.  He  bears  their  buffeting  and  scorn — 

Mock-homage  of  the  lip,  the  knee — 
The  purple  robe,  the  crown  of  thorn — 
The  scourge,  the  nail,  th'  accursed  tree. 

4.  No  guile  within  His  mouth  is  found ; 

He  neither  threatens,  nor  complains  ; 
Meek  as  a  lamb  for  slaughter  bound. 

Dumb,  'mid  His  murderers  He  remain-. 

5.  But  hark  !  He  prays :  't  is  for  His  foes : 

And  speaks :  't  is  comfort  to  His  friends  ; 
Answers  :  and  paradise  bestows  ; 

He  bows  His  head :  the  conflict  ends. 

MONTGOMERY, 

246.  C.  II.  M. 

1.  He  knelt ;  the  Saviour  knelt  and  prayed, 

When  but  His  Father's  eye 
Look'd,  through  the  lonely  garden's  shade, 
On  that  dread  agony  : 
The  Lord  of  all,  above,  beneath, 
Was  bow'd  with  sorrow  unto  death. 

2.  The  sun  went  down  in  fearful  hour ; 

The  heavens  might  well  grow  dim, 
When  this  mortality  had  power 

To  thus  o'ershadow  Him  ; 
That  He  who  gave  man's  breath  might  know 
The  very  depths  of  human  woe. 


HIS    LIFE   AND   DEATH.  145 

3.  He  knew  them  all — the  doubt,  the  strife, 

The  faint,  perplexing  dread  ; 
The  mists  that  hang  o'er  parting  life 

Ail  darkened  round  his  head : 
And  the  Deliverer  knelt  to  pray ; 
Yet  passed  it  not,  that  cup,  away. 

4.  It  passed  not,  though  the  stormy  wave 

Had  sunk  beneath  His  tread  ; 
It  passed  not,  though  to  Him  the  grave 

Had  yielded  up  its  dead ; 
But  there  was  sent  Him,  from  on  high, 
A  gift  of  strength,  for  man  to  die. 

5.  And  was  His  mortal  hour  beset 

With  anguish  and  dismay1? 
How  may  we  meet  our  conflict  yet 
In  the  dark,  narrow  way  ? 
How,  but  through  Him  that  path  who  trod? 
"  Save,  or  we  perish,  Son  of  God.''  iiemaxs. 


247.  h  k  6& 

1.  O  sacred  Head,  now  wounded, 

With  grief  and  shame  weigh' d  down  ; 
Now  scornfully  surrounded 

With  thorns,  Thy  only  crown ; 
O  sacred  Head,  what  glory, 

What  bliss  till  now  was  Thine ! 
Y  et  though  despised  and  gory, 

I  joy  to  call  Thee  mine. 

2.  O  noblest  brow  and  dearest. 

In  other  days  the  world 
All  fear'd  when  Thou  appearedst ; 

What  shame  on  Thee  is  hurl'd  ; 
How  art  Thou  pale  with  anguish, 

W^ith  sore  abuse  and  scorn ; 
How  does  that  visage  languish, 

Which  once  was  bright  as  morn. 
7 


146  CHRIST. 

3.  What  language  shall  I  borrow. 

To  thank  Thee,  dearest  Friend, 
For  this  Thy  dying  sorrow, 

Thy  pity  without  end  ! 
O  make  me  Thine  forever, 

And  should  I  fainting  be, 
Lord,  let  me  never,  never, 

Outlive  my  love  to  Thee. 

4.  If  I,  a  wretch,  should  leave  Thee, 

O  Jesus,  leave  not  me ; 
In  faith  may  I  receive  Thee, 

When  death  shall  set  me  free. 
When  strength  and  comfort  languish, 

And  I  must  hence  depart, 
Release  me  then  from  anguish, 

By  Thine  own  wounded  heart. 

5.  Be  near  when  I  am  dying, 

O,  show  Thy  cross  to  me ! 
And  for  my  succor  flying, 

Come,  Lord,  to  set  me  free. 
These  eyes  new  faith  receiving, 

From  Jesus  shall  not  move ; 
For  he  who  dies  believing, 

Dies  safely — through  Thy  love.         gert, 

248.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1 .  Behold  the  Lamb  ! 
O  Thou  for  sinners  slain, 
Let  it  not  be  in  vain 

That  Thou  hast  died ; 
Thee  for  my  Saviour  let  me  take, 
Thee,  Thee  alone  my  refuge  make, 

Thy  pierced  side. 

2.  Behold  the  Lamb  ! 
Archangels — fold  your  wings — 
Seraphs — hush  all  the  strings 

Of  million  lyres: 
The  Victim,  vail'd  on  earth,  in  love — 
Unvail'd — enthroned — adored  above, 

All  heaven  admires ! 


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3.  Behold  the  Lamb  ! 

Drop  down,  ye  glorious  skies — 
He  dies — He  dies — He  dies — 

For  man  once  lost ! 
Yet  lo !  He  lives — He  lives — He  lives — 
And  to  His  church  Himself  He  gives — 

Incarnate  Host ! 

4.  Behold  the  Lamb  ! 
All  hail— Eternal  Word! 
Thou  universal  Lord — 

Purge  out  our  leaven : 
Clothe  us  with  godliness  and  good, 
Feed  us  with  Thy  celestial  food — 

Manna  from  heaven ! 

5.  Behold  the  Lamb  ! 

Saints,  wrapt  in  blissful  rest — 
Souls — waiting  to  be  blest — 

Oh !  Lord — how  long ! 
Thou  church  on  earth,  o'erwhelmed  with  fears, 
Still  in  this  vale  of  woe  and  tears, 

Swell  the  full  song. 

G.  Behold  the  Lamb  ! 
Worthy  is  He  alone, 
To  sit  upon  the  throne 

Of  God  above ! 
One  with  the  Ancient  of  all  days — 
One  with  the  Paraclete  in  praise — 

All  light — all  love !  brtdges. 

249.  C,  31, 

1.  The  Saviour,  what  a  noble  flame 

Was  kindled  in  His  breast, 
AVhen,  hasting  to  Jerusalem, 
He  marched  before  the  rest ! 

2.  Good-will  to  men,  and  zeal  for  God, 

His  every  thought  engross ; 
He  longs  to  be  baptized  with  blood, 
He  pants  to  reach  the  cross. 


148  ciirist. 

3.  With  all  His  sufferings  full  in  view, 

And  woes  to  us  unknown, 
Forth  to  the  task  His  spirit  flew ; 
'T  was  love  that  urged  Him  on. 

4.  Lord,  we  return  Thee  what  we  can ; 

Our  hearts  shall  sound  abroad 
Salvation  to  the  dying  man, 
And  to  the  rising  God  ! 

5.  And  while  Thy  bleeding  glories  here 

Engage  our  wondering  eves, 
We  learn  our  lighter  cross  to  bear, 

And  hasten  to  the  skies.  cowpei! 


250.  C.  M, 

1 .  Behold,  where,  in  a  mortal  form 

Appears  each  grace  divine; 
The  virtues,  all  in  Jesus  met, 
With  mildest  radiance  shine. 

2.  To  spread  the  rays  of  heavenly  light, 

To  give  the  mourner  joy, 
To  preach  glad  tidings  to  the  poor. 
Was  His  divine  employ. 

3.  'Midst  keen  reproach,  and  cruel  scorn, 

Patient  and  meek  He  stood ; 
His  foes,  ungrateful,  sought  His  life : 
Tic  labored  for  their  good. 

4.  In  the  last  hour  of  deep  distress, 

Before  His  Father's  throne, 
With  soul  resigned,  He  bowed,  and  said, 
"  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done !" 

5.  Be  Christ  our  pattern  and  our  guide ; 

His  image  may  we  bear ; 
O,  may  we  tread  His  holy  steps, 

His  joy  and  glory  share!  kjtfikld. 


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251.  C.  ffi. 

1.  Behold  the  Saviour  of  mankind 

Nailed  to  the  shameful  tree  ! 
How  vast  the  love  that  Him  inclined 
To  bleed  and  die  for  me. 

2.  liar!; !  how  He  groans,  while  nature  shakes, 

And  earth's  strong  pillars  bend  [ 
The  temple's  vail  asunder  breaks, 
The  solid  marbles  rend. 

3.  !T  is  finished  !  now  the  ransom's  paid, 

"  Receive  my  soul  !''  He  cries  : 
See — how  He  bows  His  sacred  head ! 
He  bows  His  head  and  dies ! 

4.  But  soon  He  '11  break  death's  iron  chain, 

And  m  full  glory  shine  ; 
O  Lamb  of  God  !  was  ever  pain — 
Was  ever  love  like  Thine  ? 


252.  C.  M. 

1.  O  Thou  eternal  King  most  high  ! 

Who  didst  the  world  redeem  ; 
And  conquering  Death  and  Hell,  receive 
A  dignity  supreme. 

2.  Thou,  through  the  starry  orbs,  this  day, 

Didst  to  Thy  throne  ascend ; 
Thenceforth  to  reign  in  sovereign  power, 
And  glory  without  end. 

3.  There,  seated  in  Thy  majesty, 

To  Thee  submissive  bow 
The  Heav'n  of  Heav'ns,  the  spacious  earth, 
The  depths  of  Hell  below. 

4.  When  Thou  shinest  on  the  clouds, 

With  Thy  angelic  train. 
May  we  be  saved  from  vengeance  due, 
And  our  lost  crowns  regain. 


150  CHRIST. 

5.  Glory  to  Jesus,  who  returns 
Triumphantly  to  Heaven ; 
Praise  to  the  Father  evermore, 

And  Holy  Ghost,  be  given.  lyra  cati-i. 

253.  C.  E 

1.  Jesus,  our  Lord,  ascend  Thy  throne, 

And  near  Thy  Father  sit : 
In  Zion  shall  Thy  power  be  known, 
And  make  Thy  foes  submit. 

2.  What  wonders  shall  Thy  Gospel  do ! 

Thy  converts  shall  surpass 
The  numerous  drops  of  morning  dew, 
And  own  Thy  sovereign  grace. 

3.  God  hath  pronounced  a  firm  decree, 

Nor  changes  what  He  swore : — 
"  Eternal  shall  Thy  priesthood  be, 
When  Aaron  is  no  more." 

4.  Jesus,  our  Priest,  forever  lives, 

To  plead  for  us  above ; 
Jesus,  our  King,  forever  gives 
The  blessings  of  His  love. 

5.  God  will  exalt  His  glorious  head, 

His  lofty  throne  maintain, 
And  strike  the  powers  and  princes  dead, 

Who  dare  oppose  His  reign.  watts. 

254.  C.  M. 

1.  Why  is  thy  face  so  lit  with  smiles, 

Mother  of  Jesus !  why  ? 
And  wherefore  is  thy  beaming  look 
So  fixed  upon  the  sky  1 

2.  His  rising  form  on  Olivet 

A  summer's  shadow  cast ! 
The  branches  of  the  hoary  trees 
Droop'd  as  the  shadow  pass'd. 


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3.  And  as  He  rose  with  all  His  train 

Of  righteous  souls  around, 
His  blessing  fell  into  thine  heart, 
Like  dew  into  the  ground. 

4.  Down  stoop'd  a  silver  cloud  from  heaven, 

The  Eternal  Spirit's  car, 
And  on  the  lessening  vision  went, 
Like  some  receding  star. 

5.  The  silver  cloud  hath  sail'd  away, 

The  skies  are  blue  and  free ; 
The  road  that  vision  took  is  now 

Sunshine  and  vacancy.  faber. 

255.  II.  I. 

1.  Yes,  the  Redeemer  rose  ; 

The  Saviour  left  the  dead ; 
And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 

High  raised  His  conquering  head. 
In  wild  dismay  the  guards  around 
Fall  to  the  ground  and  sink  away. 

2.  Lo !  the  ansrelic  bands 

In  full  assembly  meet, 
To  wait  His  high  commands, 

And  worship  at  His  feet ; 
Joyful  they  come,  and  wing  their  way, 
From  realms  of  day,  to  Jesus'  tomb. 

3.  Then  back  to  heaven  they  fly, 

The  joyful  news  to  bear : 
Hark  !  as  they  soar  on  high, 

What  music  fills  the  air  ! 
Their  anthems  say — "  Jesus,  who  bled, 
Hath  left  the  dead,  He  rose  to-day." 

4.  Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound, 

Redeemed  by  Him  from  hell ; 
And  send  the  echo  round 

The  globe  on  which  you  dwell ; 
Transported  cry — "  Jesus  who  bled 
Hath  left  the  dead,  no  more  to  die." 


152  CHRIST. 

5.  All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 

Who  sav'st  us  with  Thy  blood  ! 
Wide  be  Thy  name  adored, 
Thou,  rising,  reigning  God. 
With  Thee  we  rise,  with  Thee  we  reign, 
And  empires  gain  beyond  the  skies. 

DODDKIDGE. 

256.  II,  M. 

1.  God  is  gone  up  on  high 

With  a  triumphant  noise; 
The  clarions  of  the  sky 
Proclaim  tli'  angelic  joys  : 
Join,  all  on  earth  !  rejoice  and  sing, 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King. 

2.  All  power  to  our  great  Lord 

Is  by  the  Father  given, 
By  angel  hosts  adored, 

He  reigns  supreme  in  heaven : 
Join,  all  on  earth,  rejoice  and  sing, 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King. 

3.  High  on  His  holy  seat, 

He  bears  the  righteous  sway ; 
His  foes  beneath  His  feet 

Shall  sink  and  die  away  : 
Join,  all  on  earth  !  rejoice  and  sing, 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King, 

4.  Then  all  the  earth,  renewed 

In  righteousness  divine, 
With  all  the  hosts  of  God, 
In  one  great  chorus  join : 
Join,  all  on  earth !  rejoice  and  sing, 
Glory  ascribe  to  glory's  King. 

C.  WESLEY. 

257.  H.  M. 

1.  Ye  saints !  your  music  bring, 

And  swell  the  rapturous  sound ; 
Strike  every  trembling  string, 
Till  earth  and  heaven  resound : 
The  triumphs  of  the  cross  we  sing— *• 
Awake,  ye  saints !  each  joyful  string. 


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2.  The  cross — the  cross  alone — 

SubdueJ  the  powers  of  hell; 
Like  lightning  from  his  throne, 
The  prince  of  darkness  fell ; 
The  triumphs  of  the  cross  we  sing — 
Awake,  ye  saints,  each  joyful  string. 

3.  The  cross  hath  power  to  save 

From  all  the  foes  that  rise ; 
The  cross  hath  made  the  grave 

A  passage  to  the  skies ; 
The  triumphs  of  the  cross  we  sing — 
Awake,  ye  saints!  each  joyful  strin 


HEED. 


258.  H.  M. 

1.  Join  all  the  glorious  names 

Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 

That  angels  ever  bore : 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  His  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set  my  Saviour  forth. 

2.  Great  prophet  of  our  God  ! 

Our  tongues  would  bless  Thy  name ; 
By  Thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came; 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiven, 
Of  hell  subdued,  and  peace  with  heaven. 

3.  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 

Offered  His  blood  and  died ; 
My  guilty  conscience  needs 

No  sacrifice  beside ; 
His  powerful  blood  did  once  atone, 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

4.  Oh  thou  almighty  Lord, 

Our  conqueror  and  our  King ! 
Thy  scepter  and  Thy  sword, 

Thy  reigning  grace  we  sing; 
Thine  is  the  power ;  Behold,  we  sit, 
In  willing  bonds,  beneath  Thy  feet. 

7*  WATTS. 


154  CHRIST. 


259.  II.  M. 

1.  Jesus — transporting  name  ! 

It  charms  the  hosts  above ; 
They  evermore  proclaim, 
And  wonder  at  His  love ; 
They  look  upon  his  heavenly  face, 
And  study  His  mysterious  grace. 

2.  His  name  the  sinner  hears, 

And  is  from  sin  set  free, 
'T  is  music  in  his  ears, 

'T  is  life  and  victory  ; 
New  songs  do  now  his  lips  employ, 
And  dances  his  glad  heart  for  joy. 

3.  Stung  "by  the  scorpion,  sin, 

My  poor  expiring  soul 
The  balmy  sound  drinks  in, 

And  is  at  once  made  whole ; 
I  see  my  Lord  upon  the  tree, 
I  know,  I  feel  He  died  for  me. 

4.  Oh,  for  a  trumpet-voice, 

On  all  the  world  to  call ; 
To  bid  their  hearts  rejoice 

In  Him,  who  died  for  all  : 
Inspire  with  praise  each  human  tongue, 
And  wake  a  universal  sons;.       c.  wesley. 


260.  L  M, 

1.  Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead, 

Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high  ; 
The  powers  of  hell  are  captive  led, 
Dragged  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2.  There  His  triumphal  chariot  waits, 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  : 
"  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates ! 
Ye  everlasting  doors !  give  way." 


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8.  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light, 

And  wide  unfold  the  ethereal  scene ; 
He  claims  these  mansions  as  His  right ; 
Receive  the  King  of  glory  in. 

4.  "  Who  is  the  King  of  glory,  who  T — 

The  Lord  that  all  our  foes  o'ereame; 
That  sin,  and  death,  and  hell  o'erthrew ; 
And  Jesus  is  the  Conqueror's  name. 

5.  Lo  !  His  triumphal  chariot  waits, 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay  : — 
';  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates ! 
Ye  everlasting  doors !  give  way." 

G.  ';  Who  is  the  King  of  glory,  who?" 

The  Lord  of  boundless  power  possessed ; 
The  King  of  saints  and  angels  too  ; 
God  over  all,  forever  blessed.        c.  weslev. 


261.  L  M. 

1.  Hail!  morning  known  among  the  blest — 

Morning  of  hope,  and  joy  and  love — 
Of  heavenly  peace,  and  holy  rest — 
Pledge  of  the  endless  rest  above. 

2.  Blest  be  the  Father  of  our  Lord, 

Who  from  the  dead  hath  brought  His  Son, 
Hope  to  the  lost  was  then  restored, 
And  everlasting  glory  won. 

3.  Scarce  morning  twilight  had  begun 

To  chase  the  shades  of  night  away, 
When  Christ  arose — unsetting  sun — 
The  dawn  of  joy's  eternal  day. 

4.  Mercy  looked  down  with  smiling  eye, 

When  our  Immanuel  left  the  dead ; 
Faith  marked  His  bright  ascent  on  high, 
And  Hope,  with  gladness,  raised  her  head. 


156  CHRIST. 

5.  Descend,  O  Spirit  of  the  Lord! 
Thy  fire  to  every  bosom  bring, 
Then  shall  our  ardent  hearts  accord, 

And  teach  our  lips  God's  praise  to  sing. 

WARDLAW. 

262.  L  M. 

1.  Hosanna  to  the  living  Lord! 
ITosanna  to  th1  incarnate  Word  ! 
To  Christ,  Creator,  Saviour,  King, 
Let  earth,  let  heaven,  Hosanna  sing. 

2.  Hosanna,  Lord  !  Thine  angels  cry  ; 
Hosanna,  Lord  !  Thy  saints  reply : 
Above,  beneath  us,  and  around, 
The  dead  and  living  swell  the  sound. 

3.  O  Saviour  !  with  protecting  care, 
Return  to  this,  Thy  house  of  prayer : 
Assembled  in  Thy  sacred  name, 
Here  we  Thy  parting  promise  claim. 

4.  But,  chiefest,  in  our  cleansed  breast, 
Eternal !  bid  Thy  Spirit  rest, 

And  make  our  secret  soul  to  be 
A  temple  pure,  and  worthy  Thee ! 

5.  So,  in  the  last  and  dreadful  day, 

When  earth  and  heaven  shall  melt  away, 
Thy  flock,  redeemed  from  sinful  stain, 
Shall  swell  the  sound  of  praise  again. 

HEBER. 

263.  L  M. 

1.  Now  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise, 

To  great  Jehovah's  equal  Son  ! 
Awake,  my  voice,  in  heavenly  lays, 
Tell  the  loud  wonders  He  hath  done. 

2.  Sing,  how  He  left  the  worlds  of  light, 

And  the  bright  robes  He  wore  above ; 
How  swift  and  joyful  was  the  flight, 
On  wings  of  everlasting  love. 


HIS   RESURRECTION   AND   GLORY.  1 

3.  Deep  in  the  shades  of  gloomy  death, 

TV  almighty  Captive  prisoner  lay ; 
Th'  almighty  Captive  left  the  earth, 
And  rose  to  everlasting  day. 

4.  Lift  up  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  light, 

Up  to  His  throne  of  shining  graee  ; 
See  what  immortal  glories  sit — 

Bound  the  sweet  beauties  of  His  face. 

5.  Amongst  a  thousand  harps  and  songs, 

Jesus  the  God  exalted  reigns ; 
His  sacred  name  fills  all  their  tongues, 
And  echoes  through  the  heavenly  plains ! 

WATTS. 

284.  L.  E 

1.  When  I  the  holy  grave  survey, 

"Where  once  my  Saviour  deigned  to  lie, 
I  see  fulfilled  what  prophets  say, 
And  all  the  power  of  death  defy. 

2.  This  empty  tomb  shall  now  proclaim 

How  weak  the  bands  of  conquered  death  : 
Sweet  pledge  that  all  who  trust  His  name 
Shall  rise,  and  draw  immortal  breath. 

3.  Jesus,  once  numbered  with  the  dead, 

Unseals  His  eyes  to  sleep  no  more ; 
And  ever  lives  their  cause  to  plead, 
For  whom  the  pains  of  death  He  bore. 

4.  Thy  risen  Lord,  my  soul !  behold ; 

See  the  rich  diadem  He  wears ! 
Thou  too  shalt  bear  a  harp  of  gold — 
A  crown  of  joy,  when  He  appears. 

5.  Though  in  the  dust  I  lay  my  head, 

Yet  gracious  God  !  Thou  wilt  not  leave 
My  flesh  forever  with  the  dead. 

Nor  lose  Thy  children  in  the  grave. 

WALLIX. 


1SS  CHRIST. 


265.  L,  M. 

1.  Where  high  the  heavenly  temple  stands, 

The  house  of  God  not  made  with  hands, 
A  great  High  Priest  our  nature  wears, 
The  guardian  of  mankind  appears. 

2.  Though  now  ascended  up  on  high, 
He  bends  to  earth  a  brother's  eye ; 
Partaker  of  the  human  name, 

He  knows  the  frailty  of  our  frame. 

3.  Our  fellow-sufferer  yet  retains 
A  fellow-feeling  of  our  pains ; 
And  still  remembers,  in  the  skies, 
His  tears,  His  agonies,  and  cries. 

4.  In  every  pang  that  rends  the  heart, 
The  Man  of  sorrows  had  a  part ; 
He  sympathizes  with  our  grief, 
And  to  the  sufferer  sends  relief. 

5.  With  boldness,  therefore,  at  the  throne, 
Let  us  make  all  our  sorrows  known ; 
And  ask  the  aid  of  heavenly  power, 

To  help  us  in  the  evil  hour.  logan. 

286.  L,  I. 

1.  Hail  to  the  Prince  of  life  and  peace, 

Who  holds  the  keys  of  death  and  hell ! 
The  spacious  world  unseen  is  His, 

And  sovereign  power  becomes  Him  well. 

2.  In  shame  and  anguish  once  He  died  ; 

But  now  He  lives  for  evermore ; 
Bow  down,  ye  saints,  around  His  seat, 
And  all  the  angel-bands  adore. 

3.  So  live  forever,  glorious  Lord, 

To  crush  Thy  foes,  and  guard  Thy  friends ; 
While  all  Thy  chosen  tribes  rejoice 
That  Thy  dominion  never  ends. 


HIS   RESURRECTION   AND    GLORY.  159 

4.  Worthy  Thy  hand  to  hold  the  keys, 

Guided  by  wisdom  and  by  love ; 
Worthy  to  rule  o'er  mortal  life, 
O'er  worlds  below,  and  worlds  above. 

5.  Forever  reign,  victorious  King. 

Wide  through  the  earth  Thy  name  be  known  ; 
And  call  my  longing  soul  to  sing 
Sublimer  anthems  near  Thy  throne. 

DODDRIDGE. 

267.  C.  ft 

1.  On  !  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 

To  God,  the  sovereign  King ; 
Let  every  land  their  tongues  employ, 
And  hymns  of  triumph  sing. 

2.  Jesus,  our  God,  ascends  on  high ; 

His  heavenly  guards  around 
Attend  Him  rising  through  the  sky, 
With  trumpets'  joyful  sound. 

3.  While  angels  shout  and  praise  their  King, 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains ; 
Let  all  the  earth  His  honor  sing ; — 
O'er  all  the  earth  He  reigns. 

4.  Rehearse  His  praise,  with  awe  profound ; 

Let  knowledge  lead  the  song ; 
Nor  mock  Him  with  a  solemn  sound 
Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 

5.  In  Israel  stood  His  ancient  throne : — 

He  loved  that  chosen  race ; 
But  now  He  calls  the  world  His  own  ; 
The  heathen  taste  His  grace.  watts. 


268. 


1.  Triumphant,  Christ  ascends  on  high, 
The  glorious  work  complete ; 
Sin,  death,  and  hell,  low  vanquished  lie, 
Beneath  His  awful  feet. 


160  CHRIST. 

2.  There,  with  eternal  glory  crowned, 

The  Lord,  the  Conqueror  reigns ; 
His  praise  the  heavenly  choirs  resound, 
In  their  immortal  strains. 

3.  Amid  the  splendors  of  His  throne, 

Unchanging  love  appears ; 
The  names  He  purchased  for  His  own 
Still  on  His  heart  He  bears. 

4.  O,  the  rich  depths  of  love  divine ! 

Of  bliss,  a  boundless  store : 
Dear  Saviour,  let  me  call  Thee  mine ; 
I  can  not  wish  for  more. 

5.  On  Thee  alone,  my  hope  relies  ; 

Beneath  Thy  cross  I  fall, 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Sacrifice, 

My  Saviour,  and  my  All.        mrs.  Steele. 


269.  C.  M. 

1.  The  head  that  once  was  crowned  with  thorns 

Is  crowned  with  glory  now  ; 
A  royal  diadem  adorns 

The  mighty  Victor's  brow. 

2.  The  highest  place  that  heaven  afford ; 

Is  His  by  sovereign  right ; 
The  King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords, 
Lie  reigns  in  glory  bright ; — 

3.  The  joy  of  all  who  dwell  above, 

The  joy  of  all  below, 
To  whom  He  manifests  His  love, 
And  grants  His  name  to  know. 

4.  To  them,  the  cross,  with  all  its  shame, 

With  all  its  grace  is  given ; 
Their  name,  an  everlasting  name, 
Their  joy — the  joy  of  heaven. 


HIS   RESURRECTION  AND   GLORY.  161 

5.  They  suffer  with  their  Lord  below, 
They  reign  with  Him  above ; 
Their  profit  and  their  joy  to  know 
The  mystery  of  His  love. 

G.  To  them  the  cross  is  life  and  health, 
Though  shame  and  death  to  Him ; 
His  people's  hope,  His  people's  wealth, 

Their  everlasting  theme.  kelly. 

270.  C.  % 

1.  He,  who  on  earth  as  man  was  known, 

And  bore  our  sins  and  pains, 
Now,  seated  on  th'  eternal  throne, 
The  God  of  glory  reigns. 

2.  His  hands  the  wheels  of  nature  guide, 

With  an  unerring  skill, 
And  countless  worlds,  extended  wide, 
Obey  His  sovereign  will. 

3.  While  harps  unnumbered  sound  His  praise 

In  yonder  world  above, 
His  saints  on  earth  admire  His  ways, 
And  glory  in  His  love. 

4.  When  troubles,  like  a  burning  sun, 

Beat  heavy  on  their  head, 
To  this  almighty  Rock  they  run, 
And  find  a  pleasant  shade. 

5.  How  glorious  He  !  how  happy  they, 

In  such  a  glorious  Friend  ! 
Whose  love  secures  them  all  the  way, 
And  crowns  them  at  the  end.        newtox. 

271.  C.  M. 

1.  Now  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 
Our  great  High  Prie-t  above, 
And  celebrate  His  constant  care. 
And  sympathetic  love. 


162  CHRIST. 

2.  Though  raised  to  a  superior  throne, 

Where  angels  bow  around, 
And  high  o'er  all  the  shining  train, 
With  matchless  honors  crowned ; — 

3.  The  names  of  all  His  saints  He  bears 

Deep  graven  on  His  heart; 
Nor  shall  a  name  once  treasured  there 
E'er  from  His  care  depart. 

4.  Those  characters  shall  fair  abide, 

Our  everlasting  trust, 
When  gems  and  monuments,  and  crowns, 
Are  moldered  down  to  dust. 

5.  So,  gracious  Saviour,  on  my  breast 

May  Thy  dear  name  be  worn, 
A  sacred  ornament  and  guard, 

To  endless  a«res  borne.  doddridge. 


272.  C.  M. 

1.  With  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 

Of  our  High  Priest  above: 

His  heart  is  made  of  tenderness, 

His  bosom  glows  with  love. 

2.  Touched  with  a  sympathy  within, 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame ; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean, 
For  He  hath  felt  the  same. 

3.  He  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh 

Poured  out  His  cries  and  tears ; 
And  in  His  measure  feels  afresh 
WThat  every  member  bears. 

4.  Then  lot  our  humble  faith  address 

His  mercy  and  His  power; 
We  shall  obtain  delivering  grace 

In  the  distressing  hour.  wa 


HIS   RESURRECTION   AND   GLORY.  163 

273.  CM. 

1 .  Ye  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord, 

Chase  all  your  fears  away  ; 
And  bow  with  reverence  down,  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2.  Thus  low  the  Lord  of  life  was  brought — 

Such  wonders  love  can  do  ! 
Thus  cold  in  death  that  bosom  lay, 
Which  throbbed  and  bled  fur  you. 

3.  If  ye  have  wept  at  yonder  cross, 

x\nd  still  your  sorrows  rise, 
Stoop  down  and  view  the  vanquished  grave, 
Then  wipe  your  weeping  eyes. 

4.  Rut  dry  your  tears,  and  tunc  jour  songs, 

The  Saviour  lives  again  ; 
Not  all -the  bolts  and  bars  of  death 
The  Conqueror  could  detain. 

5.  High  o'er  th'  angelic  band  He  rears 

His  once  dishonored  head ; 
And  through  unnumbered  years  He  reigns, 
Who  dwelt  among  the  dead.  doddridge. 


'4.  7s. 

1 .  Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  ! 

Live  by  heaven  and  earth  adored  ! 
Filled  with  Thee  let  all  things  cry, 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high. 

2.  Mixt  with  those  beyond  the  sky, 
Chanters  to  the  Lord,  most  high, 
We  our  hearts  and  voices  raise, 
Echoing  Thy  eternal  praise. 

3.  Thee,  while  dust  and  ashes  sings, 
Angels  shrink  within  their  wings ; 
Prostrate  seraphim  above 
Breathe  unutterable  love. 


164  CHRIST. 

4.  Happy  they  who  never  rest, 
With  Thy  heavenly  presence  blest ! 
They  the  heights  of  glory  see, 
Sound  the  depth  of  Deity. 

5.  Fain  with  them  our  souls  would  vie ; 
Sink  as  low,  and  mount  as  high ; 
Fall,  o'erwhelmed  with  love,  or  soar, 
Shout,  or  silently  adore.  c.  wesley. 

275.  7s. 

1.  Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 

Be  Thy  glorious  name  adored ; 
Lord !  Thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness,  hail ! 

2.  Though  unworthy,  Lord,  Thine  ear, 
Deign  our  humbl-e  songs  to  hear ; 
Purer  praise  we  hope  to  bring, 
When  around  Thy  throne  we  sing. 

3.  While  on  earth  ordained  to  stay, 
Guide  our  footsteps  in  Thy  way ; 
Then  on  high  we  '11  joyful  raise 
Songs  of  everlasting  praise. 

4.  Lord !  Thy  mercies  never  fail ; 
Hail,  celestial  goodness  hail ! 
Be  Thy  glorious  name  adored, 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord !         Salisbury  coll. 

276.  7s. 

1.  Morning  breaks  upon  the  tomb, 
Jesus  scatters  all  its  gloom ; 

Day  of  triumph  through  the  skies — 
See  the  glorious  Saviour  rise  ! 

2.  Ye,  who  are  of  death  afraid, 
Triumph  in  the  scattered  shade ; 
Drive  your  anxious  cares  away ; 
See  the  place  where  Jesus  lay  ! 


HIS   RESURRECTION    AND    GLORY.  !8£ 

3.  Christian  !  dry  your  flowing  tears, 
Chase  your  unbelieving  fears; 
Look  on  His  deserted  grave  ; 
Doubt  no  more  His  power  to  save. 

COLLYER. 

277.  7s. 

1.  Angels,  roll  the  rock  away ! 
Death,  yield  up  the  mighty  prey ! 
See,  the  Saviour  quits  the  tomb — 
Glowing  with  immortal  bloom. 

2.  Shout,  ye  seraphs ;  Gabriel  raise 
Thine  eternal  trump  of  praise  ; 
Let  the  earth's  remotest  bound 
Echo  to  the  blissful  sound. 

3.  Now,  ye  saints,  lift  up  your  eyes ; 
See  the  Conqueror  mount  the  skies ; 
Troops  of  angels  on  the  road, 
Hail,  and  sing  th'  incarnate  God. 

4.  Heaven  unfolds  its  portals  wide — 
Glorious  Hero,  through  them  ride ; 
King  of  glory,  mount  Thy  throne ; 
Boundless  empire  is  Thine  own. 

5.  Praise  Him,  ye  celestial  choirs, 
Praise,  and  sweep  your  golden  lyres ; 
Praise  Him  in  the  noblest  songs, 
From  ten  thousand  thousand  tonimes. 


278. 


GIEBOXS. 


1.  Christ,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day, 
Our  triumphant  holy  day : 

He  endured  the  cross  and  grave, 
Sinners  to  redeem  and  save. 

2.  Lo !   He  rises,  mighty  King! 
Where,  O  death  !  is  now  thy  sting  % 
Lo !  He  claims  His  native  sky  ! 
Grave  !  where  is  thy  victory  ? 


166  CHRIST. 

3.  Sinners,  see  your  ransom  paid, 
Peace  with  God,  for  ever  made : 
With  your  risen  Saviour  rise ; 
Claim  with  Him  the  purchased  skies. 

4.  Christ,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day, 
Our  triumphant  holy  day  ; 
Loud  the  song  of  victory  raise ; 
Shout  the  great  Redeemer's  praise. 


279.  7s,  6  lines. 

1.  Glory,  glory  to  our  King  ! 

Crowns  unfading  wreath  His  head ; 
Jesus,  is  the  name  we  sing — 

Jesus,  risen  from  the  dead ; 
Jesus,  Conqueror  o'er  the  grave ; 
Jesus,  mighty  now  to  save. 

2.  Now  behold  Him  high  enthroned, 

Glory  beaming  from  His  face, 
By  adoring  angels  owned, 

God  of  holiness  and  grace  : 
O  for  hearts  and  tongues  to  sing, 
Glory,  glory,  to  our  King !  kelly, 

280.  7s. 

1.  Hail  the  day  that  sees  Him  rise, 
Glorious,  to  His  native  skies ! 
Christ,  awhile  to  mortals  given, 
Enters  now  the  gates  of  heaven. 

2.  There  the  glorious  triumph  waits ; 
Lift  your  heads,  eternal  gates  ! 
Christ  hath  vanquished  death  and  sin; 
Take  the  King  of  glory  in. 

3.  See,  the  heaven  its  Lord  receives! 
Yet  He  loves  the  earth  He  leaves  : 
Though  returning  to  His  throne, 
Still  He  calls  mankind  His  own. 


HIS    RESURRECTION    AND    GLORY.  167 

4.  Still  for  us  He  intercedes, 

His  prevailing  death  He  pleads; 
Near  Himself  prepares  our  place, 
Great  Forerunner  of  our  race. 

5.  What,  though  parted  from  our  sight, 
Far  above  yon  starry  height ; 
Thither  our  affections  rise, 

Following  Him  beyond  the  skies.       madan. 

281.  lis. 

1.  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  no  want  shall  1  know; 

I  feed  in  green  pastures,  safe  folded  to  rest ; 
He  leadeth  my  soul  where  the  still  waters  flow. 
Restores  me  when  wandering,   redeems  when 

oppress'd. 

2.  Through  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death  though  I 

stray, 
Since  Thou  art  my  Guardian,  no  evil  I  fear ; 
Thy  rod  shall  defend  me,  Thy  staff  be  my  stay ; 
No  harm  can  befall  with  my  Comforter  near. 

3.  In  the  midst  of  affliction  my  table  is  spread ; 

With  blessings  unmeasured   my  cup   runneth 
o'er ; 
With  perfume  and  oil  Thou  anointest  my  head ; 
O  what  shall  I  ask  of  Thy  providence  more. 

4.  Let  goodness  and  mercy,  my  bountiful  God  ! 

Still  follow  Thy  steps  till  I  meet  Thee  above ; 
I  seek — by  the  path  which  my  forefathers  trod, 
Through  the  land  of  their  sojourn — Thy  kind- 
dom  of  love.  :,io:ntgomery. 


282.  lis  &  10s. 

1.  Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning  ! 
Dawn  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  thine  aid ! 
Star  of  the  East,  the  horizon  adorning, 
Guide  where  our  infant  Releemer  is  laid. 


168  CHKIST. 

2.  Cold  on  His  cradle  the  dew-drops  are  shining : 

Low  lies  His  head  with  the  beasts  of  the  stall ; 
Angels  adore  Him  in  slumber  reclining — 
Maker,  and  Monarch,  and  Saviour  of  all. 

3.  Say,  shall  we  yield  Him,  in  costly  devotion, 

Odors  of  Edom,  and  offerings  divine  ? 
Gems  of  the  mountain,  and  pearls  of  the  ocean, 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  or  gold  from  the  mine? 

4.  "Vainly  we  offer  each  ample  oblation, 

Vainly  with  gold  would  His  favor  secure ; 
Richer,  by  far,  is  the  heart's  adoration — 
Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the  poor. 

5.  Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the  morning  ! 

Dawn  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  thine  aid ; 
Star  of  the  East,  the  horizon  adorning, 
Guide  where  our  infant  Redeemer  is  laid. 

IIEBEIt. 

283.  10s  &  lis. 

1.  Lift  your  glad  voices  in  triumph  on  high, 
For  Jesus  hath  risen,  and  man  can  not  die, 
Vain  were  the  terrors  that  gathered  around  Him, 

And  short  the  dominion  of  death  and  the  grave ; 
He  burst  from  the  fetters  of  darkness  that  bound 
Him, 

Resplendent  in  glory  to  live  and  to  save. 
Loud  was  the  chorus  of  angels  on  high — 
"  The  Saviour  hath  risen,  and  man  shall  not  die." 

2.  Glory  to  God,  in  full  anthems  of  joy  : 

The  being  He  gave  us,  death  can  not  destroy  ; 
Sad  were  the  life  we  must  part  with  to-morrow, 

If  tears  were  our  birthright,  and  death  were  our 
end ; 
But  Jesus  hath  cheered  the  dark  valley  of  sorrow, 

And  bade  us,  immortal,  to  heaven  ascend. 
Lift,  then,  your  voices  in  triumph  on  high, 
Jesus  hath  risen,  and  man  shall  not  die. 


HIS   RESURRECTION   AND    GLORY.  169 

284.  C.  L.  I& 

1 .  How  calm  and  beautiful  the  morn 

That  gilds  the  sacred  tomb, 
Where  once  the  Crucified  was  borne, 

And  vailed  in  midnight  gloom  ! 
Oh  !  weep  no  more  the  Saviour  slain ; 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 

2.  Ye  mourning  saints !  dry  every  tear 

For  your  departed  Lord  ; 
"  Behold  the  place — He  is  not  there,'' 

The  tomb  is  all  unbarred : 
The  gates  of  death  were  closed  in  vain : 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 

3.  Now  cheerful  to  the  house  of  prayer 

Your  early  footsteps  bend, 
The  Saviour  will  Himself  be  there, 

Your  advocate  and  friend  : 
Once  by  the  law  your  hopes  were  slain, 
But  now  in  Christ  ye  live  again. 

4.  How  tranquil  now  the  rising  day  ! 

T  is  Jesus  still  appears, 
A  risen  Lord  to  chase  away 

Your  unbelieving  fears: 
Oh  !  weep  no  more  your  comforts  slain, 
The  Lord  is  risen — He  lives  again. 

5.  And  when  the  shades  of  evening  fall, 

When  life's  last  hour  draws  nigh, 
If  Jesus  shine  upon  the  soul, 

How  blissful  then  to  die : 
Since  He  has  risen  who  once  was  slain. 
Ye  die  in  Christ  to  live  ajjain.         Hastings. 


o 


285.  C.  L.  31. 

1.   O  sing  unto  my  soul,  my  love, 

That  all-entrancing  lay, 

Such  as  the  seraphims  above 

Are  singing  far  away  ; 
It  comes  as  some  familiar  strain. 
Once  heard  in  heaven,  now  heard  airain. 
8 


170  CHRIST. 

2.  For,  sure  as  olden  sages  tell, 

We  are  not  all  of  earth  ; 
The  soul,  by  some  mysterious  spell, 

Has  glimpses  of  its  birth, 
And  memories  of  things  divine, 
Thrill  o'er  me  at  that  voice  of  thine. 

3.  They  come  as  half-forgotten  dreams 

From  that  eternal  land, 
The  sound  of  its  celestial  streams, 

And  shores  of  silver  sand. 
The  angel  faces  in  the  air, 
O  sing — and  waft  my  spirit  there. 

286.  S.  M. 

1.  Beyond  the  starry  skies, 

Far  as  th'  eternal  hills, 
There  in  the  boundless  world  of  light, 
Our  great  Redeemer  dwells. 

2.  Around  Him  angels  fair, 

In  countless  armies  shine ; 
And  ever,  in  exalted  lays, 
They  offer  songs  divine. 

3.  "Hail,  Prince  of  life!"  they  cry, 

"  Whose  unexampled  love, 
Moved  Thee  to  quit  these  glorious  realms 
And  royalties  above." 

4.  And  when  He  stooped  to  earth, 

And  suffered  rude  disdain, 
They  cast  their  honors  at  His  feet,  ' 
And  waited  in  His  train. 

5.  They  saw  Him  on  the  cross, 

While  darkness  vailed  the  skies, 
And  when  He  burst  the  gates  of  death, 
They  saw  the  Conqueror  rise. 

6.  They  thronged  His  chariot  wheels, 

And  bore  Him  to  His  throne ; 
Then  swept  their  golden  harps  and  sung — 
"  The  glorious  work  is  done."        turner. 


HIS   RESURRECTION    AND    GLORY.  171 

287.  S.  I. 

1.  "The  Lord  is  risen  indeed;" 

The  grave  hath  lost  its  prey  ; 
With  Him  shall  rise  the  ransomed  seed 
To  reign  in  endless  day. 

2.  <;  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed  ;" 

He  lives,  to  die  no  more ; 
He  lives  His  people's  cause  to  plead, 
Whose  curse  and  shame  He  bore. 

3.  "  The  Lord  is  risen  indeed  ;" 

Attending  angels,  hear ; 
Up  to  the  courts  of  heaven,  with  speed, 
The  joyful  tidings  bear. 

4.  Then  take  your  golden  lyres, 

And  strike  each  cheerful  chord  : 
Join  all  the  bright,  celestial  choirs, 

To  sing  our  risen  Lord.  kelly. 

288.  S.  M. 

1.  Enthroned  is  Jesus  now 

Upon  His  heavenly  seat ; 
The  kingly  crown  is  on  His  brow, 
The  saints  are  at  His  feet. 

2.  In  shining  white  they  stand — 

A  great  and  countless  throng ; 
A  palmy  scepter  in  each  hand, 
On  every  lip  a  song. 

3.  They  sing  the  Lamb  of  God, 

Once  slain  on  earth  for  them  ; 
The  Lamb,  through  whose  atoning  blood 
Each  wears  his  diadem. 

4.  Thy  grace,  O  Holy  Ghost, 

Thy  blessed  help  supply, 
That  we  may  join  that  radiant  host, 

Triumphant  in  the  sky.  judkin. 


172  CHKIST. 


289.  C.  M. 

1.  Our  blest  Redeemer,  ere  He  breathed 

His  tender,  last  farewell, 
A  Guide,  a  Comforter  bequeathed, 
With  us  on  earth  to  dwell. 

2.  He  came  in  tongues  of  living  flame, 

To  teach,  convince,  subdue  ; 
All-powerful  as  the  wind  He  came, 
And  all  as  viewless,  too. 

3.  He  came,  sweet  influence  to  impart, 

A  gracious,  willing  Guest, 
While  He  can  find  one  humble  heart 
Wherein  to  fix  his  rest. 

4.  And  His  that  gentle  voice  we  hear, 

Soft  as  the  breath  of  even, 
That  checks  each  fault,  that  calms  each  fear, 
And  whispers  us  of  heaven. 

5.  And  every  virtue  we  possess, 

And  every  virtue  won, 
And  every  thought  of  holiness 
Are  His  and  His  alone. 

6.  Spirit  of  purity  and  grace, 

Our  weakness  pitying  see  ; 
O,  make  our  hearts  Thy  dwelling-place, 
Purer  and  worthier  Thee. 

SPIRIT  OF  THE  PSALMS. 

290.  C.  M. 

1.  When  God  of  old  came  down  from  heaven, 

In  power  and  wrath  He  came  ; 
Before  His  feet  the  clouds  were  riven, 
Half  darkness,  and  half  flame. 

2.  But  when  He  came  the  second  time, 

He  came  in  power  and  love  ; 
Softer  than  gales  at  morning  prime 
Hovered  His  holy  Dove. 


HIS   RESURRECTION"    AND    GLORY.  173 

3.  The  fires  that  rushed  on  Sinai  down 

In  sudden  torrents  dread, 
Now  gently  light  a  glorious  crown 
On  every  sainted  head. 

4.  Like  arrows  went  those  lightnings  forth, 

Winged  with  the  sinner's  doom  ; 
But  these,  like  tongues,  o'er  all  the  earth 
Proclaiming  life  to  come.  keble. 


291.  C.  E 

1.  No  track  is  on  the  sunny  sky, 

No  footprints  on  the  air  : 
Jesus  hath  gone  ;  the  face  of  earth 
Is  desolate  and  bare. 

2.  That  Upper  Room  is  heaven  on  earth ; 

Within  its  precincts  lie 
All  that  earth  has  of  faith,  or  hope, 
Or  heaven-born  charity. 

3.  One  moment — and  the  silentness 

AVas  breathless  a  3  the  grave  ; 
The  fluttered  earth  forgot  to  quake, 
The  troubled  trees  to  wave. 

4.  lie  comes!  He  comes  !   that  mighty  Breath 

From  heaven's  eternal  shores; 
His  uncreated  freshness  fills 
His  Bride,  as  she  adores. 

5.  Earth  quakes  before  that  rushing  blast, 

Heaven  echoes  back  the  sound, 
And  mightily  the  tempest  wheels 
That  Upper  Room  around. 

6.  One  moment — and  the  Spirit  hung 

O'er  all  with  dread  desire ; 
Then  broke  upon  the  heads  of  all 

In  cloven  tongues  of  fire.  faber 


174  CHRIST. 


292.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  Rise,  glorious  Conqueror,  rise 
Into  Thy  native  skies — ■ 

Assume  Thy  right : 
And,  in  many  a  fold, 
The  clouds  are  backward  rolled — 
Pass  through  those  gates  of  gold, 

And  reign  in  light ! 

2.  Victor  o'er  death  and  hell ! 
Cherubic  legions  swell 

The  radiant  train : 
Praises  all  heaven  inspire ; 
Each  angel  sweeps  his  lyre, 
And  claps  his  wings  of  fire, — 

Thou  Lamb,  once  slain ! 

3.  Enter,  incarnate  God  ! 

No  feet  but  Thine  have  trod 
The  serpent  down : 

Blow  the  full  trumpets,  blow  ! 

Wider  yon  portals  throw  ! 

Saviour,  triumphant,  go 

And  take  Thy  crown ! 

4.  Lion  of  Judah — Hail ! — 
And  let  Thy  name  prevail 

From  age  to  age  : 
Lord  of  the  rolling  years — 
Claim  for  Thine  own  the  spheres, 
Eor  Thou  hast  bought  with  tears 

Thy  heritage. 

5.  Yet,  who  are  those  behind, 
In  numbers  more  than  mind 

Can  count  or  say — 
Clothed  in  immortal  stoles, 
Illumining  the  poles — 
A  galaxy  of  souls 

In  white  array  1 


HIS   RESURRECTION  AND    GLORY.  175 

6.  And  then  was  heard  afar 
Star  answering  to  star — 

"  Lo !  these  have  come, 
Followers  of  Him  who  gave 
His  life  their  lives  to  save ; 
And  now  their  palms  they  wave, 

Brought  safely  home." 

7.  O  Lord !  ascend  Thy  throne ! 
For  Thou  shalt  rule  alone 

Beside  Thy  Sire, 
"With  the  great  Paraclete — 
The  Three  in  One  complete — 
Before  whose  awful  feet 

All  foes  expire !  brydges. 

293.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  Head  of  the  hosts  in  glory  ! 

We  joyfully  adore  Thee, — 

Thy  church  below, 
Blending  with  those  on  high — 
Where  through  the  azure  sky 
Thy  saints  in  ecstasy 

Forever  glow  ! 

2.  Angels !  archangels  !  glorious 
Guards  of  the  church  victorious  ! 

Worship  the  Lamb ! 
Crown  Him  with  crowns  of  light, 
One  of  the  Three  by  right — 
Love,  Majesty,  and  Might — 

The  great  I  AM ! 

3.  Martyrs !  whose  mystic  legions 
March  o'er  yon  heavenly  regions 

In  triumph  round : 
Wave  high  your  banners,  wave ! 
Your  God,  our  Saviour,  clave 
For  Death  itself  a  grave, — 
N  In  hell  profound ! 


176  emus  t. 

4.  Saints !  in  fair  circle*,  casting 
Rich  trophies  everlasting 

At  Jesus'  feet, — 
Amidst  our  rude  alarms, 
We  stretch  forth  suppliant  arms, 
That  we,  too,  safa  from  harms, 

In  heaven  may  meet ! 

5.  Then  raise  the  song  of  gladness, 
To  dissipate  our  sadness, 

And  dry  our  tears ; 
We  wind  our  weary  way 
Up  to  the  realms  of  day, 
And  watch,  and  wait,  and  pray, 

Through  hopes  and  fears ! 

6.  Saviour,  in  glory  beaming, 
With  radiance  brightly  streaming, 

Enthroned  in  power, 
Grant,  by  Thy  awful  name, 
That  we  through  flood  and  flame 
The  Gospel  may  proclaim, 

Till  life's  last  hour.  brydges. 


294.  Cs  &  4s. 

1.  Sing,  sing  His  lofty  praise, 
Whom  angels  can  not  raise, 

But  whom  they  sing ; 
Jesus,  who  reigns  above, 
Object  of  angels'  love. 
Jesus,  whose  grace  we  prove, 

Jesus,  our  King. 

2.  Rich  is  the  grace  we  sing, 
Poor  is  the  praise  we  bring, 

Not  as  we  ought : 
But  when  we  see  His  face, 
In  yonder  glorious  place, 
Then  we  shall  sing  His  grace, 

Sing  without  fault. 


HIS   RESURRECTION   AND    GLORY".  I 

295.  Cs  k  4s. 

1 .  Let  us  awake  our  joys ; 
Strike  up  with  cheerful  voice ; 

Each  creature,  sing : 
Angels,  begin  the  song ; 
Mortals,  the  strain  prolong, 
In  .accents  sweet  and  strong, 

';  Jesus  is  King." 

2.  Proclaim  abroad  His  name  ; 
Tell  of  His  matchless  fame ; 

What  wonders  done ; 
Above,  beneath,  around, 
Let  all  the  earth  resound, 
:Till  heaven's  high  arch  rebound, 

"  Victory  is  won."' 

3.  He  vanquished  sin  and  hell, 
And  our  last  foe  will  quell ; 

Mourners,  rejoice  : 
His  dying  love  adore ; 
Praise  Him,  now  raised  in  power; 
Praise  Him  for  evermore, 

With  joyful  voice. 

4.  All  hail  the  glorious  day, 
When,  through  the  heavenly  way, 

Lo,  He  shall  come, 
While  they  who  pierced  Him  wail ; 
His  promise  shall  not  fail ; 
Saints,  see  your  King  prevail : 

Great  Saviour,  come.         kingsbuk-v. 


296.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Hark!  ten  thousand  harps  and  voices 
Sound  the  notes  of  praise  above  ; 
Jesus  reigns,  and  heaven  rejoices; 

Jesus  reigns,  the  God  of  love  : 
See  He  sits  on  yonder  throne  ; 
Jesus  rules  the  world  alone. 
8* 


1/0  CHRIST. 

2.  Jesus,  hail !  whose  glory  brightens 

All  above,  and  gives  it  worth ; 
Lord  of  life,  Thy  smile  enlightens, 

Cheers  and  charms  Thy  saints  on  earth  : 
When  we  think  of  love  like  Thine, 
Lord,  we  own  it  love  divine. 

3.  King  of  glory,  reign  forever; 

Thine  an  everlasting  crown  : 
Nothing  from  Thy  love  shall  sever 

Those  whom  Thou  hast  made  Thine  own ; 
Happy  objects  of  Thy  grace, 
Destined  to  behold  Thy  face. 

4.  Saviour,  hasten  Thine  appearing ; 

Bring,  O,  bring  the  glorious  day, 
"When,  the  awful  summons  hearing, 

Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away : 
Then,  with  golden  harps,  we  '11  sing, 
"  Glory,  glory  to  our  King."  kelly. 

297.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Look,  ye  saints; — the  sight  is  glorious: — 

See  the  Man  of  sorrows  now ; 

From  the  fight  returned  victorious, 

Every  knee  to  Him  shall  bow ; 

Crown  Him,  crown  Him ; 
Crowns  become  the  Victor's  brow. 

2.  Crowm  the  Saviour,  angels,  crown  Him  ; 

Rich  the  trophies  Jesus  brings ; 
In  the  seat  of  power  enthrone  Him, 
While  the  heavenly  concert  rings : 

Crown  Him,  crown  Him  ; 
Crown  the  Saviour  King  of  kings. 

3.  Sinners  in  derision  crowned  Him, 

Mocking  thus  the  Saviour's  claim ; 
Saints  and  angels  crowd  around  Him, 
Own  His  title,  praise  His  name : 

Crown  Him,  crown  Him  ; 
Spread  abroad  the  Victor's  fame. 


HIS   RESURRECTION   AND   GLORY.  179 

4.  Hark  !  those  bursts  of  acclamation  ! 

Hark !  those  loud,  triumphant  chords  ! 
Jesus  takes  the  highest  station  ; 
O,  what  joy  the  sight  affords  ! 

Crown  Him,  crown  Him, 
King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords.       kelly. 


298.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Hail,  thou  happy  morn,  so  glorious! 

Come,  ye  saints,  your  griefs  give  o'er; 
Sing  how  Jesus  rose  victorious, 

By  His  own  almighty  power  : 
Hallelujah ! 
To  the  glorious  Son  of  God. 

2.  Countless  bands  of  angels  glorious, 

Clothed  in  bright  ethereal  blue  ; 
Straight  the  sound  of  Christ  victorious 

From  their  silver  trumpets  flew : 
Christ  triumphant 
Rises,  Conqueror  o'er  the  tomb. 

3.  Is  that  He  who  died  on  Calvary, 

Who  was  pierced  with  many  a  spear  ? 
Clad  with  countless  suns  of  glory, 

See,  He  rises  through  the  air  : 
Hallelujah  ! 
Zion's  mourner,  now  rejoice. 

4.  Tremble,  ye  who  Him  rejected, 

Lo !  He  breaks  through  yonder  cloud ; 
Rise,  ye  saints,  and  shout  triumphant, 

Victory  !  through  Jesus'  blood : 
Hark !  the  trumpet 
Sounds  the  resurrection  morn. 

299.  Ss  k  7s. 

1.  Hail,  thou  once  despised  Jesus! 
Crowned  in  mockery  a  king  ! 
Thou  didst  suffer  to  release  us ; 
Thou  didst  free  salvation  bring. 


180  CHRIST. 

Hail,  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 
Bearer  of  our  sin  and  shame ! 

By  Thy  merits  we  find  favor ; 
Life  is  given  through  Thy  name. 

2.  Jesus,  hail  !  enthroned  in  glory, 

There  forever  to  abide  ; 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  Thee, 

Seated  at  Thy  Father's  side  : 
There  for  sinners  Thou  art  pleading  ; 

There  Thou  dost  our  place  prepare  : 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 

Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

3.  Worship,  honor,  power,  and  blessing 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive  ; 
Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 
Help,  ye  bright  angelic  spirits; 

Bring  your  sweetest,  noblest  lays  ; 
Help  to  sing  our  Saviours  merits ; 

Help  to  chant  Immanucl's  praise. 

BAKKWEIX. 

390.  8s,  7s  k  4s, 

1.   Hark  !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 
Sounds  aloud  from  Calvary  ; 
See  !  it  rends  the  rocks  asunder, 
Shakes  the  earth,  and  vails  the  sky  : 
"  It  is  finished  !" 
Hear  the  dying  Saviour  cry. 
%  "  It  is  finished  1"     Oh  !  what  pleasure 
Do  these  charming  words  afford  ! 
Heavenly  blessings,  without  measure, 
Flow  to  us  through  Christ,  the  Lord : 
"  It  is  finished  \'j 
Saints !  the  dying  words  record. 
3,  Tune  your  harps  anew,  ye  seraphs  ! 
Join  to  sing  the  pleasing  theme  ; 
All  in  earth  and  heaven,  uniting, 
Join  to  praise  ImmanuePs  name  ; 
Hallelujah ! 
Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb  !  kva>s. 


HIS   RESURRECTION   AND   GLORY.  181 


301.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  God  the  Lord  a  King  rcmaineth, 

Robed  in  His  own  glorious  light ; 
God  hath  robed  Him,  and  He  reigneth — 

He  hath  girded  Him  with  might : 
Hallelujah ! 
God  is  King  in  depth  and  height. 

2.  Lord !  the  water-floods  have  lifted, 

Ocean-floods  have  raised  their  roar, 
Now  they  pause  where  they  have  drifted, 

Now  they  burst  upon  the  shore  : 
Hallelujah ! 
From  the  ocean's  sounding  store. 

3.  With  all  tones  of  waters  blending 

Glorious  is  the  breaking  deep  ; 
Glorious,  beauteous  without  ending, 

God  who  reigns  on  heaven's  high  steep. 
Hallelujah ! 
Songs  of  ocean  never  sleep. 

4.  Lord  !  the  words  Thy  lips  are  telling 

Are  the  perfect  verity  ; 
Of  Thine  high,  eternal  dwelling 

Holiness  shall  inmate  be : 
Hallelujah ! 
Pure  is  all  that  lives  with  Thee. 

OXFORD  PSALTEK. 


302.  L  M. 

1.  That  day  of  wrath  !  that  dreadful  day, 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away  ! 
What  power  shall  be  the  sinner's  stay  % 
How  shall  he  meet  that  dreadful  day  1 

2.  When,  shrivelling  like  a  parched  scroll, 

The  flaming  heavens  together  roll ; 
WThen,  louder  yet,  and  yet  more  dread, 
Swells  the  high  trump  that  wakes  the  dead, 


182  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

3.  0,  on  that  day,  that  dreadful  day, 

When  man  to  judgment  wakes  from  clay, 
Be  thou,  O  God,  the  sinner's  stay, 
Though  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away. 

SIR  WALTEK  SCOTT. 

303.  L.  M. 

1.  God  of  eternity,  from  Thee 

Did  infant  Time  its  being  draw  ; 
Moments,  and  days,  and  months,  and  years, 
Revolve,  by  Thine  unvaried  law. 

2.  Silent  and  slow,  they  glide  away  ; 

Steady  and  strong  the  current  flows, 
Lost  in  eternity's  wide  sea — 

The  boundless  gulf  from  whence  it  rose. 

3.  With  it  the  thoughtless  sons  of  men 

Before  the  rapid  stream  are  borne 
On  to  that  everlasting  home, 

Whence  not  one  soul  can  e'er  return. 

4.  Great  Source  of  wisdom,  teach  my  heart 

To  know  the  price  of  every  hour, 
That  time  may  bear  me  on  to  joys 
Beyond  its  measure  and  its  power. 

DODDRIDGE. 

304.  L.  M, 

1.  Behold  a  Stranger  at  the  door  ! 

He  gently  knocks,  has  knocked  before ; 
Has  waited  long — is  waiting  still ; 
You  treat  no  other  friend  so  ill. 

2.  Oh !  lovely  attitude — He  stands 
With  melting  heart,  and  loaded  hands; 
Oh  !  matchless  kindness — and  He  shows 
This  matchless  kindness  to  His  foes ! 

3.  But  will  He  prove  a  friend  indeed  % 
He  will — the  very  Friend  you  need  ; 
The  Friend  of  sinners — yes,  't  is  He, 
With  garments  dyed  on  Calvary. 


WARNING  AND   INVITATION.  183 

4.  Rise,  touched  with  gratitude  divine. 
Turn  out  His  enemy  and  thine, 
That  soul-destroying  monster,  sin — 
And  let  the  heavenly  Stranger  in. 

5.  Admit  Him,  ere  His  anger  burn — 
His  feet,  departed,  ne'er  return  : 
Admit  Him — or  the  hour  's  at  hand, 

You  '11  at  His  door  rejected  stand.  gkegg. 

105.  L.  ft 

1.  "  Come  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls  ! 

Ye  heavy-laden  sinners  !  come  ! 
I  'Jl  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
And  raise  you  to  My  heavenly  home. 

2.  "  They  shall  find  rest  who  learn  of  Me — 

I  'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind  ; 
But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
And  pride  is  restless  as  the  wind. 

3.  "  Blessed  is  the  man,  whose  shoulders  take 

My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight ; 
My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck, 

My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light. 

4.  Jesus !  we  come  at  Thy  command  ; 

With  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal, 
Re>ign  our  spirits  to  Thy  hand, 

To  mold  and  guide  us  at  Thv  will.  watts. 


c* 


306.  L.  31. 

1.  Come,  children,  drink  the  balmy  dew, 
For  Christ  hath  shed  His  blood  for  you, 
That  blood  can  cleanse  the  vilest  soul — 
O  see  the  purple  torrent  roll ! 

2.  Behold  the  Lamb  on  Calvary, 

He  sighs,  and  groans,  and  dies  for  thee ; 
The  rocks  are  rent,  the  sleeping  dead 
Awake  because  their  Jesus  bled. 


184  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

3.  Behold  the  body  in  the  tomb, 

The  soldiers  watching  in  the  gloom  ; 
But  angels  come,  at  dawn  of  day, 
And  bear  the  Lord  of  life  away. 

4.  Behold  Him  rise  from  Olive's  brow, 

•  The  clouds  His  form  are  hiding  now ; 
He 's  gone  to  stand  before  the  throne, 
And  pray  forever  for  PI  is  own. 

5.  Yet  see  the  sign  among  the  stars, 
One  like  the  Son  of  Man  appears  : 
Now  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  mourn, 
To  see  the  Crucified  return. 

6.  Come,  sinner,  drink  the  balmy  dew. 
And  let  that  blood  avail  for  you, 

Then  say  when  His  bright  hour  you  see, 
';  It  is  my  Lord,  He  comes  for  me." 

307.  L  M. 

1.  Come,  weary  souls  !  with  sins  distress'd, 
Come,  and  accept  the  promised  rest ; 
The  Saviour's  gracious  call  obey, 

And  cast  your  gloomy  fears  away. 

2.  Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean  flows, 

To  cleanse  your  guilt  and  heal  your  woes  ; 
Pardon,  and  life,  and  endless  peace — 
How  rich  the  gift,  how  free  the  grace  ! 

3.  Dear  Saviour  !  let  Thy  powerful  love 
Confirm  our  faith — our  fears  remove  ; 
Oh !  sweetly  reign  in  every  breast, 

And  guide  us  to  eternal  rest.  mrs.  steelk. 

308.  L  M. 

1.  Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord, 
The  time  to  insure  the  great  reward  ; 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  may  return. 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION.  185 

2.  The  living  know  that  they  must  die  ; 
But  all  the  dead  forgotten  lie ; 

Their  memory  and  their  sense  are  gone, 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

3.  Their  hatred,  and  their  love,  is  lost, 
Their  envy  buried  in  the  dust; 
They  have  no  share  in  all  that 's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun. 

4.  Then  what  my  thoughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands,  with  all  your  might  pursue, 
Since  no  device,  nor  work,  is  found, 
Nor  faith,  nor  hope,  beneath  the  ground. 

5.  There  are  no  acts  of  pardon  passed 
In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we  haste ; 
But  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there.  watts. 


309.  L  1. 

1.  While  life  prolongs  its  precious  light, 

Mercy  is  found,  and  peace  is  given ; 
But  soon,  ah  soon,  approaching  night 
Shall  blot  out  every  hope  of  heaven. 

2.  Soon,  borne  on  time's  most  rapid  wing, 

Shall  death  command  you  to  the  grave, 
Before  His  bar  your  spirits  bring, 
And  none  be  found  to  hear  or  save. 

3.  hi  that  lone  land  of  deep  despair, 

Xo  Sabbath's  heavenly  light  shall  rise — 
No  God  regard  your  bitter  prayer, 
No  Saviour  call  you  to  the  skies. 

4.  Silence,  and  solitude,  and  gloom, 

In  those  forgetful  realms  appear ; 
Deep  sorrows  fill  the  dismal  tomb, 
And  hope  shall  never  enter  there. 


186  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

5.  Now  God  invites  ;  how  blest  the  day  ! 

How  sweet  the  Gospel's  charming  sound  ! 
Come,  sinners,  haste,  O  haste  away, 
While  yet  a  pard'ning  God  is  found. 

DWIGIIT. 

310.  L.  M. 

1.  Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 

And  thousands  walk  together  there ; 
But  wisdom  shows  a  narrow  path, 
With  here  and  there  a  traveler. 

2.  "  Deny  thyself,  and  take  thy  cross," 

Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command ; 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  would  gain  this  heavenly  land. 

3.  The  fearful  soul  that  tires  and  faints, 

And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteemed  almost  a  saint, 

And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4.  Lord  !  let  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain  ; 

Create  my  heart  entirely  new, 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain ; 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew.  watts. 

311.  L.  M. 

1.  Behold  the  path  that  mortals  tread 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead! 
Nor  will  the  fleeting  moments  stay, 
Nor  can  we  measure  back  our  way. 

2.  Our  kindred  and  our  friends  are  gone; 
Know,  O  my  soul,  this  doom  thine  own : 
Feeble  as  theirs,  my  mortal  frame, 

The  same  my  way,  my  house  the  same. 

3.  And  must  I  from  the  cheerful  light, 
Pass  to  the  grave's  perpetual  night — 
From  scenes  of  duty,  means  of  grace, 
Must  I  to  God's  tribunal  pass  1 


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4.  Awake,  my  soul,  thy  way  prepare, 
And  lose,  in  this,  each  mortal  care ; 
With  steady  feet  that  path  be  trod, 
Which  through  the  grave  conducts  to  God. 

WARDLAw's  COLL. 

312.  L.  ft 

1.  Lord  !  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I 

To  mourn,  and  murmur,  and  repine, 
To  see  the  wicked,  placed  on  high, 
In  pride  and  robes  of  honor  shine ! 

2.  But  Oh !  their  end,  their  dreadful  end  ! 

Thy  sanctuary  taught  me  so ; 
On  slippery  rocks  I  see  them  stand, 
And  fiery  billows  roll  below. 

3.  Their  fancied  joys — how  fast  they  flee ! 

Just  like  a  dream  when  man  awakes ; 
Their  songs  of  softest  harmony 

Arc  but  a  prelude  to  their  plagues. 

4.  Now  I  esteem  their  mirth  and  wine 

Too  dear  to  purchase  with  my  blood ; 
Lord  !  't  is  enough  that  Thou  art  mine, 
My  life,  my  portion,  and  my  God. 

WATTS. 

313.  L.  M. 

1.  Say,  sinner!  hath  a  voice  within 

Oft  whispered  to  thy  secret  soul, 
Urged  thee  to  leave  the  ways  of  sin, 
And  yield  thy  heart  to  God's  control  ? 

2.  Sinner !  it  was  a  heavenly  voice, — 

It  was  the  Spirit's  gracious  call ; 
It  bade  thee  make  the  better  choice, 
And  haste  to  seek  in  Christ  thine  all. 

3.  Spurn  not  the  call  to  life  and  light; 

Regard,  in  time,  the  warning  kind  ; 
That  call  thou  may'st  not  always  slight, 
And  yet  the  gate  of  mercy  find. 


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4.  God's  Spirit  will  not  always  strive 

With  hardened,  self-destroying  man  ; 
Ye  who  persist  His  love  to  greive, 
May  never  hear  His  voice  again. 

5.  Sinner !  perhaps,  this  very  day, 

Thy  last  accepted  time  may  be  : 
Oh !  should'st  thou  grieve  Him  now  away, 
Then  hope  may  never  beam  on  thee,      iiyde. 

314.  L  M. 

1.  Now,  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
Remember  your  Creator,  God  ; 
Behold !  the  months  come  hastening  on, 
When  you  shall  say,  "  My  joys  are  gone." 

2.  Behold  !  the  aged  sinner  goes, 
Laden  with  guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  endless  curses  on  his  head. 

3.  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again  ; 
The  soul,  in  agonies  of  pain, 
Ascends  to  God — not  there  to  dwell — 
But  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

4.  Eternal  King !  I  fear  Thy  name  : 
Teach  me  to  know  how  frail  I  am ; 
And  when  my  soul  must  hence  remove, 
Give  me  a  mansion  in  Thy  love.  watts. 

315.  L  M. 

1.  Man  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires  ; 
He  burns  within  with  restless  fires; 
Tossed  to  and  fro,  his  passions  fly 
From  vanity  to  vanity. 

2.  In  vain  on  earth  we  hope  to  find 
Some  solid  good  to  fill  the  mind; 
We  try  new  pleasures,  but  we  feel 
The  inward  thirst  and  torment  still. 


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3.  So,  when  a  raging  fever  bums, 

We  shift  from  side  to  side,  by  turns ; 

And  't  is  a  poor  relief  we  gain, 

To  change  the  place,  but  keep  the  pain. 

4.  Great  God,  subdue  this  vicious  thirst, 
This  love  to  vanity  and  dust ; 

Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind, 
And  feed  our  souls  with  joys  refined. 

WATTS. 

316.  C  31. 

1.  Were  not  the  sinful  Mary's  tears 

An  offering  worthy  heaven, 
W^hen  o'er  the  faults  of  former  years 
She  wept,  and  was  forgiven  ? 

2.  When,  bringing  every  balmy  sweet 

Her  day  of  luxury  stored, 
She  o'er  her  Saviour's  hallowed  feet 
The  precious  perfume  poured, — 

3.  Were  not  those  sweets  so  humbly  shed, 

That  hair,  those  weeping  eyes, 
And  the  sunk  heart  which  inly  bled, 
Heaven's  noblest  sacrifice  1 

4.  Thou  that  hast  slept  in  error's  sleep, 

O,  wouldst  thou  wake  to  heaven, 
Like  Mary  kneel,  like  Mary  weep ; 
M  Love  much,"  and  be  forgiven ! 


MOORE. 


317.  C.  ft 


1.  Sweet  day !  so  cool,  so  calm,  so  bright, 

Bridal  of  earth  and  sky  ; 
The  dew  shall  weep  thy  fall  to-night, 
For  thou,  alas  !  must  die. 

2.  Sweet  rose  !  in  air  whose  odors  wave, 

And  color  charms  the  eye ; 

Thy  root  is  even  in  the  ground, 

And  thou,  alas  !  must  die. 


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3.  Sweet  spring !  of  days  and  roses  made, 

Whose  charms  for  beauty  vie, 
Thy  days  depart,  thy  roses  fade, 
Thou,  too,  alas  !  must  die. 

4.  Only  a  sweet  and  holy  soul 

Hath  tints  that  never  fly : 
While  flowers  decay,  and  seasons  roll, 
It  lives,  and  can  not  die.  Herbert. 

318.  C,  M. 

1.  In  evil  long  I  took  delight, 

Unawecl  by  shame  or  fear, 
Till  a  new  object  struck  my  sight, 
And  stopped  my  wild  career. 

2.  I  saw  One  hanging  on  a  tree, 

In  agony  and  blood ; 
Who  fixed  His  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  the  cross  I  stood. 

3.  Sure  never,  till  my  latest  breath, 

Can  I  forget  that  look  ; 
It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  His  death, 
Though  not  a'  word  He  spoke. 

4.  Alas,  I  knew  not  what  I  did, 

But  all  my  tears  were  vain; 
Where  could  my  trembling  soul  be  hid, 
For  I  the  Lord  had  slain. 

5.  A  second  look  He  gave,  that  said, 

"  I  freely  all  forgive  ; 
This  blood  is  for  thy  ransom  paid, — 

I  die  that  thou  rnay'st  live."  newton. 

319.  C,  M. 

1.  Ye  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor, 
Behold  a  royal  feast ! 
Where  mercy  spreads  her  bounteous  store, 
For  every  humble  jmest. 


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2.  See,  Jesus  stands  with  open  arms ; 
He  calls,  He  bids  you  come; 
Guilt  holds  you  back,  and  fear  alarms ; 
But  see,  there  yet  is  room — 

o.  Room  in  the  Saviour's  bleeding  heart ; 
There  love  and  pity  meet ; 
Nor  will  He  bid  the  soul  depart 
That  trembles  at  His  feet. 

4.  O  come,  and  with  His  children  taste 

The  blessings  of  His  love  ; 
While  hope  attends  the  sweet  repast 
,Of  nobler  joys  above. 

5.  There,  with  united  heart  and  voice, 

Before  th'  eternal  throne, 
Ten  thousand  thousand  souls  rejoice 
In  ecstasies  unknown. 

6.  And  yet  ten  thousand  thousand  more 

Are  welcome  still  to  come : 
Ye  longing  souls,  the  grace  adore ; 

Approach,  there  yet  is  room.  mrs.  steels. 


320.  C.  1. 

1.  On  !  what  amazing  words  of  grace 

Are  in  the  Gospel  found, 
Suited  to  every  sinner's  case 
Who  hears  the  joyful  sound  ! 

2.  Come,  then,  with  all  your  wants  and  wounds, 

Your  every  burden  bring ; 
Here  love,  unchanging  love,  abounds — 
A  deep,  celestial  spring. 

3.  This  spring  with  living  water  flows, 

And  heavenly  joy  imparts ; 
Come,  thirsty  souls  !  your  wants  disclose, 
And  drink,  with  thankful  hearts. 


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4.  Millions  of  sinners,  vile  as  you, 

Have  here  found  life  and  peace; 
Come  then,  and  prove  its  virtues  too, 

And  drink,  adore,  and  bless.  medley. 

321.  C.  M. 

1.  The  Saviour  calls;  let  every  ear 

Attend  the  heavenly  sound ; 
Ye  doubting  souls,  dismiss  your  fear ; 
Hope  smiles  reviving  round. 

2.  For  every  thirsty,  longing  heart, 

Here  streams  of  bounty  flow,  • 

And  life,  and  health,  and  bliss  impart, 
To  banish  mortal  woe. 

8.  Ye  sinners,  come ;  't  is  mercy's  voice ; 
That  gracious  voice  obey  ; 
'T  is  Jesus  calls  to  heavenly  joys ; 
And  can  you  yet  delay  1 

4.  Dear  Saviour,  draw  reluctant  hearts  ; 
To  Thee  let  sinners  fly, 
And  take  the  bliss  Thy  love  imparts, 

And  drink,  and  never  die.  mrs.  Steele. 


322.  C.  M. 

1.  Come,  sinner,  to  the  Gospel  feast; 

O,  come  without  delay ; 
For  there  is  room  in  Jesus'  breast 
For  all  who  will  obey. 

2.  There 's  room  in  God's  eternal  love 

To  save  thy  precious  soul ; 
Room  in  the  Spirit's  grace  above 
To  heal  and  make  thee  whole. 

o.  There 's  room  within  the  church,  redeemed 
With  blood  of  Christ  divine ; 
Room  in  the  white-robed  throng,  convened 
For  that  dear  soul  of  thine. 


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4.  There  's  room  in  heaven  among  the  choir, 

And  harps  and  crowns  of  gold, 
And  glorious  palms  of  victory  there, 
And  joys  that  ne'er  were  told. 

5.  There 's  room  around  thy  Father's  board 

For  thee  and  thousands  more : 
O,  come  and  welcome  to  the  Lord ; 

Yea,  come  this  very  hour.  Huntingdon. 

323.  f.  ft 

1.  Oh,  if  my  soul  were  formed  for  woe, 

How  would  I  vent  my  sighs  ! 
Repentance  should  like  rivers  flow 
From  both  my  streaming  eyes. 

2.  'T  was  for  my  sins  my  dearest  Lord 

Hung  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  groaned  away  a  dying  life 
For  thee,  my  soul,  for  thee. 

3.  Oh,  how  I  hate  those  lusts  of  mine 

That  crucified  my  Lord  ; 
Those  sins  that  pierced  and  nailed  His  flesh 
Fast  to  the  fatal  wood  ! 

4.  Yes,  my  Redeemer — they  shall  die ; 

My  heart  has  so  decreed ; 
Nor  will  I  spare  the  guilty  things 
That  made  my  Saviour  bleed. 

5.  "While  with  a  melting,  broken  heart, 

My  murdered  Lord  I  view, 
I  '11  raise  revenge  against  my  sins, 

xVnd  slay  the  murderers  too.  watts. 

324.  C.  }I.    Peculiar. 

1.  Return,  0  wand'rer,  to  thy  home, 
Thy  Father  calls  for  thee  ; 
No  longer  now  an  exile  roam, 
In  guilt  and  misery  : 
Return,  return ! 
9 


194  WAPwNING   AND   INVITATION. 

2.  Return,  O  wand'rer,  to  thy  home, 

'Tis  Jesus  calls  for  thee ; 
The  Spirit  and  the  Bride  say — come ; 
Oh  !  now  for  refuge  flee  ; 
Return,  return  ! 

3.  Return,  O  wand'rer,  to  thy  home, 

'T  is  madness  to  delay  ; 
There  are  no  pardons  in  the  tomb, 
And  brief  is  mercy's  day  : 

Return,  return !  t.  Hastings. 

325.  C.  M. 

1.  Return,  O  wanderer,  return, 

And  seek  thy  Father's  face ; 
Those  new  desires  which  in  thee  burn 
Were  kindled  by  His  grace. 

2.  Return,  O  wanderer,  return  ; 

He  hears  thy  humble  sigh : 
He  sees  thy  softened  spirit  mourn, 
When  no  one  else  is  nigh. 

3.  Return,  O  wanderer,  return ; 

Thy  Saviour  bids  thee  live : 
Come  to  His  cross,  and,  grateful,  learn 
How  Jesus  can  forgive. 

4.  Wretched  wanderer,  now  return, 

And  wipe  the  falling  tear : 
Thy  Father  calls — no  longer  mourn ; 
'T  is  love  invites  thee  near. 

5.  From  all  thy  wanderings,  now  return, 

Regain  thy  long-sought  rest : 
The  Saviour's  melting  mercies  yearn 

To  clasp  thee  to  His  breast.         collyer. 

326.  C.  M. 

1.  Behold,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound 
Of  the  revolving  year  : 
How  swift  the  weeks  complete  their  round, 
How  short  the  months  appear 


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2.  So  fast  eternity  comes  on, 

And  that  important  day, 
When  all  that  mortal  life  has  done, 
God's  judgment  shall  survey. 

3.  Yet,  like  an  idle  tale,  we  spend 

The  swift-advancing  year; 
And  study  artful  ways  to  mend 
The  speed  of  its  career. 

4.  Waken,  O  God  !  my  trifling  heart, 

Its  great  concern  to  see ; 
That  I  may  act  the  Christian  part, 
And  give  the  year  to  Thee. 

5.  So  shall  their  course  more  grateful  roll, 

If  future  years  arise  ; 
Or  this  shall  bear  my  happy  soul 

To  joy  that  never  dies.  doddridge. 


327.  C.  M. 

1.  Prostrate,  dear  Jesus!  at  Thy  feet 

A  guilty  rebel  lies  ; 
And  upward  to  the  mercy-seat 
Presumes  to  lift  his  eyes. 

2.  If  tears  of  sorrow  would  suffice 

To  pay  the  debt  I  owe, 
Tears  should  from  both  my  weeping  eyes 
In  ceaseless  torrents  flow. 

3.  But  no  such  sacrifice  I  plead 

To  expiate  my  guilt ; 
No  tears,  but  those  which  Thou  hast  shed — 
No  blood,  but  Thou  hast  spilt. 

4.  Think  of  Thy  sorrows,  dearest  Lord ! 

And  all  my  sins  forgive : 
Justice  will  well  approve  the  word 

That  bids  the  sinner  live.  stennett. 


WARNING  AND   INVITATION. 


328.  C  M. 

1.  Repent  !  the  voice  celestial  cries, 

No  longer  dare  delay  : 
The  soul  that  scorns  the  mandate  dies, 
And  meets  a  fiery  day. 

2.  No  more  the  sovereign  eye  of  God 

O'erlooks  the  crimes  of  men ; 
His  heralds  now  are  sent  abroad 
To  warn  the  world  of  sin. 

3.  O  sinners !  in  His  presence  bow, 

And  all  your  guilt  confess ; 
Accept  the  offered  Saviour  now, 
Nor  trifle  with  His  grace. 

4.  Soon,  will  the  awful  trumpet  sound, 

And  call  you  to  His  bar ; 
His  mercy  knows  th'  appointed  bound, 
And  yields  to  justice  there. 

5.  Amazing  love — that  yet  will  call, 

And  yet  prolong  our  days ! 
Our  hearts,  subdued  by  goodness,  fall, 
And  weep,  and  love,  and  praise. 

DODDRIDGE. 

329.  C.  M. 

1.  Sinners,  the  voice  of  God  regard; 
His  mercy  speaks  to-day  : 
He  calls  you,  by  His  sovereign  word, 
From  sin's  destructive  way. 

2.  Like  the  rough  sea  that  can  not  rest, 
You  live  devoid  of  peace; 
A  thousand  stings  within  your  breast 
Deprive  your  souls  of  ease. 

r      3.  Your  way  is  dark,  and  leads  to  hell ; 
Why  will  you  persevere  ? 
Can  you  in  endless  sorrows  dwell, 
Shut  up  in  black  despair  1 


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4.  Why  will  you  in  the  crooked  ways 

Of  sin  and  folly  go  ? 
In  pain  you  travel  all  your  days, 
To  reap  eternal  woe  ! 

5.  But  he  that  turns  to  God  shall  live, 

Through  His  abounding  grace  ; 
His  mercy  will  the  guilt  forgive 
Of  those  that  seek  His  face. 

6.  His  love  exceeds  your  highest  thoughts ; 

He  pardons  like  a  God  ; 
He  will  forgive  your  numerous  faults, 

Through  a  Redeemer's  blood.  fawcett. 


330.  C.  I. 

1.  How  short  and  hasty  is  our  life ! 

How  vast  our  soul's  affairs  ! 
Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 
To  lavish  out  their  years. 

2.  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along, 

Without  a  moments  stay ; 
Just  like  a  story,  or  a  song, 
We  pass  our  lives  away. 

3.  God  from  on  high  invites  us  home. 

But  we  march  heedless  on, 

And,  ever  hastening  to  the  tomb. 

Stoop  downward  as  we  run. 

4.  How  we  deserve  the  deepest  hell, 

Who  slight  the  joys  above  ! 
What  chains  of  vengeance  should  we  feel, 
Who  break  such  cords  of  love  ! 

5.  Draw  us,  O  God  !  with  sovereign  grace, 

And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high, 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race, 

And  sec  salvation  nigh.  watts. 


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331.  C.  M. 

1.  Ye  hearts  with  youthful  vigor  warm, 

In  smiling  crowds  draw  near, 
And  turn  from  every  mortal  charm 
A  Saviour's  voice  to  hear. 

2.  He,  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 

Stoops  to  converse  with  you, 
And  lays  His  radiant  glories  by, 
Your  friendship  to  pursue. 

8.  "  The  soul  that  longs  to  see  My  face, 
Is  sure  My  love  to  gain ; 
And  those  that  early  seek  My  grace, 
Shall  never  seek  in  vain." 

4.  What  object,  Lord,  my  soul  should  move, 

If  once  compared  with  Thee  ? 
What  beauty  should  command  my  love, 
Like  what  in  Christ  I  see  1 

5.  Away,  ye  false,  delusive  toys, 

Vain  tempters  of  the  mind ! 
'T  is  here  I  fix  my  lasting  choice, 

For  here  true  bliss  I  find.  doddridge. 


332.  C.  M. 

1.  That  awful  day  will  surely  come, 

Th'  appointed  hour  makes  haste — 
When  I  must  stand  before  my  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2.  Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  my  joys, 

Thou  Sovereign  of  my  heart, 
How  could  I  bear  to  hear  Thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  sound  Depart! 

3.  The  thunder  of  that  dismal  word 

Would  so  distress  my  ear, 
'T  would  tear  my  soul  asunder,  Lord, 
With  most  tormenting  fear. 


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4.  Oh,  wretched  state  of  deep  despair, 

To  see  my  God  remove — 
And  fix  my  doleful  station  where 
I  must  not  taste  His  love ! 

5.  Jesus,  I  throw  my  arms  around, 

And  hang  upon  Thy  breast, 
Without  a  gracious  smile  from  Thee, 
My  spirit  can  not  rest. 

0.  Oh !  tell  me  that  my  worthless  name 
Is  graven  on  Thy  hands ; 
Show  me  some  promise  in  Thy  book, 
Where  my  salvation  stands. 

7.  Give  me  one  kind,  assuring  word, 
To  sink  my  fears  again : 
And  cheerfully  my  soul  shall  wait 

Her  threescore  years  and  ten.  watts. 


333.  C.  9L 

1.  The  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  His  throne 

Bids  the  whole  earth  draw  nigh, 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun, 
And  near  the  western  sky. 

2.  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  say — 

"  Judgment  will  ne'er  begin  ;'' 
No  more  abuse  His  long  delay, 
To  impudence  and  sin. 

3.  Throned  on  a  cloud  our  God  shall  come ; 

Bright  flames  prepare  His  way  ; 
Thunder  and  darkness,  fire  and  storm, 
Lead  on  the  dreadful  day. 

4.  Heaven  from  above  His  call  shall  hear, 

Attending  angels  come, 
And  earth  and  hell  shall  know  and  fear 
His  justice  and  their  doom. 


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5.  "  But  gather  all  my  saints,"  He  cries, 
"That  made  their  peace  with  God 
By  the  Redeemer's  sacrifice, 

And  sealed  it  with  His  blood."         watts. 

334.  C.  M. 

1.  The  day  approacheth,  Oh  my  soul, 

The  great  decisive  day, 
Which  from  the  verge  of  mortal  life, 
Shall  bear  thee  far  away. 

2.  Another  day,  more  awful,  dawns  ; 

And,  lo,  the  Judge  appears ; 
Ye  heavens,  retire  before  His  face, 
And  sink,  ye  darkened  stars. 

3.  Yet  does  one  short,  preparing  hour, 

One  precious  hour  remain ; 
Rouse  thee,  my  soul,  with  all  thy  power, 
Nor  let  it  pass  in  vain. 

4.  For  this,  Thy  temple,  Lord,  we  throng, 

For  this,  Thy  board  surround ; 

Here  may  our  service  be  approved, 

And  in  Thy  presence  crowned. 

DODDRIDGE. 

335.  C.  Mi 

1.  My  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll, 

Damnation  and  the  dead  ; 
What  horrors  seize  the  guilty  soul 
Upon  a  dying  bed  ! 

2.  Ling'ring  about  these  mortal  shores, 

She  makes  a  long  delay  ; 
Till,  like  a  flood,  wTith  rapid  force, 
Death  sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

3.  Then  swift  and  dreadful  she  descends 

Down  to  the  fiery  coast, 

Among  abominable  fiends, 

Herself  a  frighted  ghost. 


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4.  There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  lie, 

And  darkness  makes  their  chains  ; 
Tortured  with  keen  despair  they  cry, 
Yet  wait  for  fiercer  pains. 

5.  Amazing  grace  !  that  kept  my  breath, 

Nor  bade  my  soul  remove, 
Till  I  had  learned  my  Saviour's  death, 
And  well  ensured  his  love !  watts. 

336.  C.  t 

1.  Six,  like  a  venomous  disease, 

Infects  our  vital  blood  ; 
The  only  balm  is  sovereign  grace, 
And  the  physician,  God. 

2.  Our  beauty  and  our  strength  arc  fled, 

And  we  draw  near  to  death  ; 
But  Christ,  the  Lord,  recalls  the  dead, 
With  His  almighty  breath. 

3.  Madness,  by  nature  reigns  within, 

The  passions  burn  and  rage, 
Till  God's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine, 
The  inward  fire  assuage. 

4.  We  lick  the  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind, 

And  solid  good  despise : 

Such  is  the  folly  of  the  mind, 

Till  Jesus  makes  us  wise. 

5.  We  give  our  souls  the  wounds  they  feel, 

We  drink  the  poisonous  gall, 
And  rush  with  fury  down  to  hell ; 

But  heaven  prevents  the  fall.  watts. 

337.  C,  I, 

1.  Stoop  down,  my  thoughts,  that  use  to  rise, 
Converse  awhile  with  death  ; 
Think  how  a  gasping  mortal  lies, 
And  pants  away  his  breath. 
9* 


202  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

2.  But  oh,  the  soul  that  never  dies ! 

At  once  it  leaves  the  clay, 
Ye  thoughts  pursue  it  where  it  flies, 
And  trace  its  wondrous  way. 

3.  And  must  my  body  faint  and  die  ? 

And  must  this  soul  remove  % 
Oh  for  some  guardian  angel  nigh 
To  bear  it  safe  above. 

4.  Jesus,  to  Thy  dear  faithful  hand, 

My  naked  soul  I  trust ;  ; 
And  my  flesh  waits  for  Thy  command, 
To  drop  into  the  dust.  watts. 


338.  C.  M. 

1.  Thee  we  adore,  eternal  Name! 

And  humbly  own  to  Thee, 

How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame, 

What  dying  worms  are  we ! 

2.  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  away 

The  breath,  that  first  it  gave  ; 
"VVhate'er  we  do,  whate'er  we  be, 
We  're  traveling  to  the  grave. 

3.  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  ground, 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb ; 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around, 
To  hurry  mortals  home. 

4.  Great  God  !  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Hang  everlasting  things ! 
Th'  eternal  state  of  all  the  dead, 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 

5.  Infinite  joy,  or  endless  woe, 

Attends  on  every  breath  ; 
And  yet,  how  unconcerned  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death ! 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION.  203 

6.  Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 
To  walk  this  dangerous  road  ; 
And  if  our  souls  are  hurried  hence, 

May  they  be  found  with  God.         watts. 

339.  S.  M. 

1.  Come  to  the  land  of  peace, 

From  shadows  come  away, 
Where  all  the  sounds  of  weeping  cease, 
And  storms  no  more  have  swTay. 

2.  Fear  hath  no  dwelling  here  ; 

But  pure  repose  and  love 
Breathe  through  the  bright,  celestial  air, 
The  spirit  of  the  dove. 

3.  Come  to  the  bright  and  blest, 

Gathered  from  every  land ; 
For  here  thy  soul  shall  find  its  rest, 
Amidst  the  shining  band. 

4.  In  this  divine  abode 

Change  leaves  no  saddening  trace ; 
Come,  trusting  spirit,  to  thy  God, 
Thy  holy  resting-place ! 

340.  S.  M, 

1.  The  Spirit,  in  our  hearts, 

Is  whispering,  "  Sinner,  come  :" 

The  bride,  the  church  of  Christ,  proclaims 
To  all  His  children,  "  Come !" 

2.  Let  him  that  heareth  say 

To  all  about  him,  "  Come !" 
Let  him  that  thirsts  for  righteousness, 
To  Christ,  the  fountain,  come ! 

3.  Yes,  whosoever  will, 

O  let  him  freely  come, 
And  freely  drink  the  stream  of  life; 
'T  is  Jesus  bids  him  come. 


204  WARNING   AND    INVITATION. 

4.  Lo  !  Jesus,  who  invites, 

Declares,  "  I  quickly  come  ;" 
Lord,  even  so !  we  wait  Thine  hour  ; 

O  blest  Redeemer,  come  !      epis.  coll. 

341.  S.  M. 

1.  Ye  trembling  captives!  hear; 

The  gospel-trumpet  sounds ; 
No  music  more  can  charm  the  ear, 
Or  heal  your  heart-felt  wounds. 

2.  'T  is  not  the  trump  of  war, 

Nor  Sinai's  awful  roar ; 
Salvation's  news  it  spreads  afar, 
And  vengeance  is  no  more. 

3.  Forgiveness,  love,  and  peace, 

Glad  heaven  aloud  proclaims ; 
And  earth,  the  jubilee's  release, 
With  eager  rapture  claims. 

4.  Far,  far  to  distant  lands 

The  saving  news  shall  spread ; 
And  Jesus  all  His  willing  bands 
In  glorious  triumph  lead. 

BRIGGS'  COLL. 

342.  K  ill. 

1.  In  true  and  patient  hope, 

My  soul,  on  God  attend ; 
And  calmly,  confidently  look, 
Till  He  salvation  send. 

2.  I  shall  His  goodness  see, 

While  on  His  name  I  call; 
He  will  defend  and  strengthen  me, 
And  I  shall  never  fall. 

3.  Jesus,  to  Thee  I  fly, 

My  refuse,  and  my  tower  • 
Upon  Thy  faithful  love  rely, 

And  find  Thy  saving  power.       c.  weslev, 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION.  20-J 


343.  I B. 

1.  Behold  the  day  is  come; 

The  righteous  Judge  is  near ; 
And  sinners,  trembling  at  their  doom, 
Shall  soon  their  sentence  hear. ' 

2.  Angels,  in  bright  attire, 

Conduct  Him  through  the  skies ; 
Darkness  and  tempest,  smoke  and  fire, 
Attend  Him  as  He  flies. 

3.  How  awful  is  the  sight ! 

How  loud  the  thunders  roar ! 
The  sun  forbears  to  give  his  light, 
And  stars  are  seen  no  more. 

4.  The  whole  creation  groans ; 

But  saints  arise  and  sing : 
They  are  the  ransomed  of  the  Lord, 

And  He  their  God  and  King.  beddome. 


344.  S.  % 

1.  O  where  shall  rest  be  found — 

Rest  for  the  weary  soul  ? 
?T  were  vain  the  ocean  depths  to  sound, 
Or  pierce  to  either  pole. 

2.  The  world  can  never  give 

The  bliss  for  which  we  sigh : 
T  is  not  the  whole  of  life  to  live, 
Nor  all  of  death  to  die. 

3.  Beyond  this  vale  of  tears 

There  is  a  life  above, 
Unmeasured  by  the  flight  of  years; 
And  all  that  life  is  love. 

4.  There  is  a  death  whose  pang 

Outlasts  the  fleeting  breath  : 
O  what  eternal  horrors  hang 
Around  the  second  death  ! 


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5.  Lord  God  of  truth  and  grace, 

Teach  us  that  death  to  shun, 
Lest  we  be  banished  from  Thy  face, 

And  evermore  undone.  Montgomery. 

345.  S.  M. 

1.  Thou  Judge  of  quick  and  dead, 

Before  whose  bar  severe, 
With  holy  joy,  or  guilty  dread, 
We  all  shall  soon  appear. 

2.  Our  cautioned  souls  prepare 

For  that  tremendous  day ; 
O,  fill  us  now  with  watchful  care, 
And  stir  us  up  to  pray. 

3.  To  damp  our  earthly  joys, 

To  wake  our  gracious  fears, 
Forever  let  th'  archangel's  voice 
Be  sounding  in  our  ears. 

4.  The  solemn,  midnight  cry — 

"  Ye  dead,  the  Judge  is  come  ! 
Arise,  and  meet  Him  in  the  sky, 
And  meet  your  instant  doom  !" 

5.  O  may  we  thus  be  found, 

Obedient  to  Thy  word ; 
Attentive  to  the  trumpet's  sound, 
And  looking  for  our  Lord ! 

6.  O  may  we  thus  insure 

Our  lot  among  the  blest ; 
And  watch  a  moment  to  secure 

An  everlasting  rest.  c.  wesley. 

848.  7s. 

1.  Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  Thee ! 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood 
From  Thy  riven  side  which  flowed, 
Be  of  sin  the  double  cure, 
Cleanse  me  from  its  guilt  and  power. 


WARNING   AND   INVITATION.  207 

2.  Not  the  labors  of  my  hands 
Can  fulfill  Thy  law's  demands : 
Could  my  zeal  no  respite  know, 
Could  my  tears  forever  flow, 
All  for  sin  could  not  atone  ; 
Thou  must  save,  and  Thou  alone ! 

3.  Nothing  in  my  hand  I  bring ; 
Simply  to  Thy  cross  I  cling ; 
Naked,  come  to  Thee  for  dress ; 
Helpless,  look  to  Thee  for  grace ; 
Foul,  I  to  Thy  fountain  fly ; 
Wash  me,  Saviour,  or  I  die  1 

4.  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  eyelids  close  in  death, 
When  I  soar  to  worlds  unknown, 
See  Thee  on  Thy  judgment-throne, 
Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me, 

Let  me  hide  myself  in  Thee.  toplady. 

347.  7& 

1.  Go  to  dark  Gethsemane, 

Ye  that  feel  the  tempter's  power, 
Your  Redeemer's  conflict  see, 

Watch  with  Him  one  bitter  hour ; 
Turn  not  from  His  griefs  away, 
Learn  of  Jesus  Christ  to  pray. 

2.  Follow  to  the  judgment-hall ; 

View  the  Lord  of  life  arraigned ; 
O  the  wormwood  and  the  gall ! 

O  the  pangs  His  soul  sustained ! 
Shun  not  suffering,  shame,  or  loss; 
Learn  of  Him  to  bear  the  cross. 

3.  Calvary's  mournful  mountain  climb  ; 

There,  adoring  at  his  feet, 
Mark  that  miracle  of  time, 

God's  own  sacrifice  complete : 
"It  is  finished" — hear  him  cry; 
Learn  of  Jesus  Christ  to  die. 


208  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

4.  Early  hasten  to  the  tomb, 

Where  they  laid  His  breathless  clay ; 
All  is  solitude  and  gloom, 

— Who  hath  taken  Him  away  1 
Christ  is  risen ;  He  meets  our  eyes  ; 
Saviour,  teach  us  so  to  rise.  Montgomery. 

348.  7s. 

1.  From  the  cross  uplifted  high, 
Where  the  Saviour  deigns  to  die, 
What  melodious  sounds  we  hear, 
Bursting  on  the  ravished  ear ! — 

"  Love's  redeeming  work  is  done ; 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

2.  ';  Sprinkled  now  with  blood  the  throne, 
W^hy  beneath  thy  burdens  groan  1 

On  My  pierced  body  laid, 
Justice  owns  the  ransom  paid ; 
Bow  the  knee,  and  kiss  the  Son ; 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

3.  "  Spread  for  thee,  the  festal  board 
Sec  with  richest  dainties  stored ; 
To  thy  Father's  bosom  pressed, 
Yet  again  a  child  confessed, 
Never  from  His  house  to  roam, 
Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come. 

4.  "  Soon  the  days  of  life  shall  end ; 
Lo,  I  come,  your  Saviour,  Friend, 
Safe  your  spirits  to  convey 

To  the  realms  of  endless  day, 

Up  to  My  eternal  home ; 

Come  and  welcome,  sinner,  come."         hawes. 

349.  7s. 

1.  Sinner,  art  thou  still  secure  % 

Wilt  thou  still  refuse  to  pray? 
Can  thy  heart  or  hands  endure 
In  the  Lord's  avenging  day  ? 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION.  209 

See  His  mighty  arm  made  bare! 

Awful  terrors  clothe  His  brow ! 
For  His  judgment  now  prepare, 

Thou  must  either  break  or  bow. 

2.  At  His  presence  nature  shakes, 

Earth  affrighted  hastes  to  flee ; 
Solid  mountains  melt  like  wax. 

What  will  then  become  of  thee? 
Who  His  coming  may  abide  ? 

You  that  glory  in  your  shame, 
Will  you  find  a  place  to  hide 

When  the  world  is  wrapt  in  flame  1 

3.  Then  the  great,  the  rich,  the  wise, 

Trembling,  guilty,  self-condemned, 
Must  behold  the  wrathful  eyes 

Of  the  Judge  they  once  blasphemed. 
Where  are  now  their  haughty  looks  ? 

O  !  their  horror  and  despair. 
When  they  see  the  opened  books, 

And  their  dreadful  sentence  hear  ! 

4.  Lord,  prepare  us  by  Thy  grace. 

Soon  we  must  resign  our  breath, 
And  our  souls  be  called  to  pass 

Through  the  iron  gate  of  death. 
Let  us  now  our  day  improve, 

Listen  to  the  Gospel  voice ; 
Seek  the  things  that  are  above ; 

Scorn  the  world's  pretended  joys. 

NEWTON. 

350.  7s. 

1.  When  thy  mortal  life  is  fled, 

When  the  death-shades  o'er  thee  spread. 
When  is  finished  thy  career, 
Sinner,  where  wilt  thou  appear? 

2.  When  the  world  has  passed  away. 
When  draws  near  the  judgment-day, 
When  the  awful  trump  shall  sound, 
Say,  O,  where  wilt  thou  be  found  ? 


210  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

3.  When  the  Judge  descends  in  light, 
Clothed  in  majesty  and  might, 
When  the  wicked  quail  with  fear, 
Where,  O,  where  wilt  thou  appear? 

4.  What  shall  soothe  thy  bursting  breast, 
When  the  saints  and  thou  must  part  ? 
When  the  good  with  joy  are  crowned, 
Sinner,  where  wilt  thou  be  found? 

5.  While  the  Holy  Ghost  is  nigh, 
Quickly  to  the  Saviour  fly  ; 
Then  shall  peace  thy  spirit  cheer; 
Then  in  heaven  shalt  thou  appear. 

S.  F.  SMITH. 

351.  7s. 

1.  Depth  of  mercy  !  can  there  be 
Mercy  still  reserved  for  me  % 
Can  my  God  His  wrath  forbear  % 
Me,  the  chief  of  sinners,  spare  1 

2.  I  have  long  withstood  His  grace  ; 
Long  provoked  Him  to  His  face; 
Would  not  hearken  to  His  calls ; 
Grieved  Him  by  a  thousand  falls. 

3.  Kindled  His  relentings  are; 
Me  He  now  delights  to  spare; 
Cries,  How  shall  I  give  thee  up  ? — 
Lets  the  lifted  thunder  drop. 

4.  There  for  me  the  Saviour  stands ; 

Shows  His  wounds,  and  spreads  His  hands ; 

God  is  love  !  I  know,  I  feel ; 

Jesus  weeps,  and  loves  me  still.        c.  wesley. 

352.  7s. 

1.  Mary  to  the  Saviour's  tomb 
Hasted  at  the  early  dawn, 
Spice  she  brought,  and  sweet  perfume, 
But  the  Lord  she  loved  had  gone. 


WASHING  AND   INVITATION.  211 

Trembling,  while  a  crystal  flood 

Issued  from  her  weeping  eye-, 
For  awhile,  she  lingering  stood, 

Filled  with  sorrow  and  surprise. 

2.  But  her  sorrows  quickly  fled 

When  she  heard  his  welcome  voice; 
Chri>t  had  risen  from  the  dead, 

Now  He  bids  her  heart  rejoice ; 
What  a  change  His  word  can  make, 

Turning  darkness  into  day  ; 
Ye  who  weep  for  Jesus'  sake, 

He  will  wipe  your  tears  away. 

353.  7s, 

1.  Pilgrim,  burdened  with  thy  sin, 

Come  the  way  to  Zion's  gate  ; 
There,  till  mercy  speaks  within, 

Knock,  and  weep,  and  watch,  and  wait : 
Knock — He  knows  the  sinner's  cry  ; 

Weep — He  loves  the  mourner's  tears  ; 
Watch,  for  saving  grace  is  nigh; 

Wait,  tiil  heavenly  grace  appears. 

2.  Hark,  it  is  the  Saviour's  voice ! 

M  Welcome,  pilgrim,  to  thy  rest !" 
Now  within  the  gate  rejoice, 

Safe,  and  onward,  bought,  and  blest : 
Safe,  from  all  the  lures  of  vice: 

Owned,  by  joys  the  contrite  know; 
Bought  by  love,  and  life  the  price; 

Biest,  the  mighty  debt  to  owe. 

3.  Holy  pilgrim  !  what  for  thee 

In  a  world  like  this  remains  ? 
From  thy  guarded  breast  shall  flee 

Fear,  and  shame,  and  doubts,  and  pains : 
Fear — the  hope  of  heaven  shall  fly, 

Shame,  from  glory's  view  retire ; 
Doubt,  in  full  belief  shall  die, 

Pain,  in  endless  bliss  expire. 


212  WARNING-   AND   INVITATION. 

354.  7s. 

1.  Hearts  of  stone  !  relent,  relent, 

Break,  by  Jesus'  cross  subdued ; 
See  His  body,  mangled,  rent, 

Covered  with  a  gore  of  blood  ! 
Sinful  soul !  what  hast  thou  done  1 
Crucified  God's  only  Son  ! 

2.  Yes,  thy  sins  have  done  the  deed, 

Driven  the  nails  that  fixed  Him  there, 
Crowned  with  thorns  His  sacred  head, 

Pierced  Him  with  the  bloody  spear. 
Made  His  soul  a  sacrifice — 
"While  for  sinful  man  He  dies. 

3.  Wilt  thou  let  Him  bleed  in  vain — 

Still  to  death  thy  Lord  pursue  % 
Open  all  His  wounds  again, 

And  the  shameful  cross  renew  ? 
No ;  with  all  my  sins  I  '11  part, 
Break,  oh  !  break,  my  bleeding  heart ! 

tiebout's  coll. 

355.  7s. 

1.  Weary  souls,  that  wander  wide 

From  the  central  point  of  bliss, 
Turn  to  Jesus  crucified, 

Fly  to  those  dear  wounds  of  His  ; 
Sink  into  the  purple  flood ; 
Rise  into  the  life  of  God. 

2.  Oh  believe  the  record  true, 

God  to  you  His  Son  hath  given  • 
Ye  may  now  be  happy,  too — 

Find  on  earth  the  life  of  heaven, 
Live  the  life  of  heaven  above, 
All  the  life  of  glorious  love.         c.  wesley. 

356.  7s. 

1.  Come,  ye  weary  souls,  oppressed, 
Answer  to  the  Saviour's  call ; 
4i  Come,  and  I  will  give  you  rest ; 
Come,  and  I  will  save  you  all." 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION.  213 

2.  Jesus — full  of  truth  and  love, 

We  Thy  kindest  call  obey, 
Faithful  let  Thy  mercies  prove. 
Take  our  load  of  guilt  away. 

3.  Weary  of  this  war  within, 

Weary  of  this  endless  strife, 
Weary  of  ourselves  and  sin, 
Weary  of  a  wretched  life  ; — 

4.  Burdened  with  a  world  of  grief. 

Burdened  with  our  sinful  load, 
Burdened  with  this  unbelief, 

Burdened  with  the  wrath  of  God  ;  — 

5.  Lo,  we  come  to  Thee  for  ease, 

True  and  gracious  as  thou  art ; 
Now  our  weary  souls  release, 
Write  forgiveness  on  our  heart. 


357.  7s. 

1 .  Come  !  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice, 

Come,  and  make  my  paths  your  choice : 
I  will  guide  you  to  your  home  : 
Weary  wanderer,  hither  come. 

2.  Thou,  who  homeless  and  forlorn, 

Long  hast  borne  the  proud  world's  scorn, 
Long  hast  roamed  the  barren  waste, 
Weary  wanderer,  hither  haste. 

3.  Ye,  who  tossed  on  beds  of  pain 
Seek  for  ease,  but  seek  in  vain ; 
Ye,  by  fiercer  anguish  torn, 

In  remorse  for  guilt  who  mourn  : — 

4.  Hither  come,  for  here  is  found 
Balm  that  flows  fur  every  wound ! 
Peace,  that  ever  shall  endure, 

Rest  eternal,  sacred,  sure.  barbauld. 


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358.  h. 

1.  Haste,  O  sinner!  to  be  wise, 

Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun ; 

Wisdom  warns  thee,  from  the  skies, 

All  the  paths  of  death  to  shun. 

2.  Haste,  and  mercy  now  implore  ; 

Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun ; 
Thy  probation  may  be  o'er 

Ere  this  evening's  work  is  done. 

o.  Haste,  O  sinner  I  now  return  ; 

Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun ; 
Lest  thy  lamp  should  come  to  burn 
Ere  salvation's  work  is  done. 

4.  Haste,  while  yet  thou  canst  be  blest ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun, 
Death  may  thy  poor  soul  arrest 
Ere  the  morrow  is  begun. 

rippon's  selection. 

359.  8s,  7s  k  4s. 

1.  Lo  !  He  comes  with  clouds  descending, 

Once  for  favored  sinners  slain : 
Thousand — thousand  saints  attending, 

Swell  the  triumph  of  His  train : 
Hallelujah ! 
Jesus  Christ  shall  ever  reign ! 

2.  See  the  universe  in  motion, 

Sinking  on  her  funeral  pyre — 
Earth  dissolving,  and  the  ocean 

Vanishing  in  final  fire  : — 
Hark,  the  trumpet ! 
Loud  proclaims  that  Day  of  Ire ! 

3.  Graves  have  yawned  in  countless  numbers, 

From  the  dust  the  dead  arise ; 
Millions,  out  of  silent  slumbers, 

Wake  in  overwhelmed  surprise  ; 
Where  creation, 
Wrecked  and  torn  in  ruin  lies! 


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4.  See  the  Judge  our  nature  wearing, 

Pure,  ineffable,  divine  : — 
See  the  great  Archangel  bearing 

High  in  heaven  the  mystic  sign : 
Cross  of  Glory  ! 
Christ  be  in  that  moment  mine ! 

5.  Every  eye  shall  then  behold  Him 

Robed  in  awful  majesty  : — 
Those  that  set  at  naught,  and  sold  Him, 

Pierced  and  nailed  Him  to  a  tree — 
Deeply  wailing, 
Shall  the  true  Messiah  see ! 

6.  Lo  !  the  last  long  separation  ! 

As  the  cleaving  crowds  divide ; 
And  one  dread  adjudication 

Sends  each  soul  to  either  side ! 
Lord  of  mercy ! 
How  shall  I  that  day  abide  ! 

7.  O,  may  Thine  own  Bride  and  Spirit 

Then  avert  a  dreadful  doom — 
And  me  summon  to  inherit 

An  eternal  blissful  home  : — 
Ah  !  come  quickly  ! 
Let  Thy  second  Advent  come ! 

8.  Yea,  Amen  !  Let  all  adore  Thee 

On  Thine  amaranthine  throne  ! 
Saviour — take  the  power  and  glory, 

Claim  the  kingdom  for  Thine  own  ! 
Men  and  angels 
Kneel  and  bow  to  Thee  alone !  brtdges. 

360.  8s,  7s  &  Is. 

1.  Day  of  judgment,  day  of  wonders! 
Hark !  the  trumpet's  awful  sound, 
Louder  than  a  thousand  thunders, 
Shakes  the  vast  creation  round : 
How  the  summons 
Will  the  sinner's  heart  confound ! 


216  WARNING   AND    INVITATION. 

2.  At  His  call,  the  dead  awaken, 

Rise  to  life  from  earth  and  sea ; 
All  the  powers  of  nature,  shaken 

By  His  looks,  prepare  to  flee ; 
Careless  sinner, 
What  will  then  become  of  thee  ? 

3.  But  to  those  who  have  confessed, 

Loved  and  served  the  Lord  below, 
He  will  say.  "  Come  near,  ye  blessed ! 

See  the  kingdom  I  bestow  : 
You  forever 
Shall  my  love  and  glory  know.**         ne- 

361.  8s,  7s  &  4s, 

1.  See  th'  eternal  Judge  descending  ! 
View  Him  seated  on  His  throne ! 
Now,  poor  sinner,  now  lamenting, 
Stand  and  hear  thine  awful  doom : 
Trumpets  call  thee, 
Stand  and  hear  thine  awful  doom. 

2.  Hear  the  cries  he  now  is  venting, 

Filled  with  dread  of  fiercer  pain ; 
While  in  anguish  thus  lamenting 

That  he  ne'er  was  born  again — 
Greatly  mourning 
That  he  ne'er  was  born  again. 

3.  "  Yonder  sits  my  slighted  Saviour, 

With  the  marks  of  dying  love ; 
O  that  I  had  sought  His  favor 

When  I  felt  His  Spirit  move — 
Golden  moments. 
When  I  felt  His  Spirit  move." 

4.  Now,  despisers,  look  and  wonder ! 

Hope  and  sinners  here  must  part ; 
Louder  than  a  peal  of  thunder, 

Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "  Depart !" 
Lost  forever, 
Hear  the  dreadful  sound,  "  Depart !" 


WARNING  AND   INVITATION.  217 

362.  8s,  7s  k  4s. 

1.  Hear,  0  sinner!  mercy  hails  you; 

Now  with  sweetest  voice  she  calls ; 
Bids  you  haste  to  seek  the  Saviour, 

Ere  the  hand  of  justice  falls : 
Hear,  O  sinner ! 
Tis  the  voice  of  mercy  calls. 

2.  See  !  the  storm  of  vengeance  gathering 

O'er  the  path  you  dare  to  tread ! 
Hark !  the  awful  thunder  rolling 

Loud  and  louder  o'er  your  head ! 
Turn,  O  sinner ! 
Lest  the  lightning  strike  vou  dead. 

3.  Haste,  O  sinner  !  to  the  Saviour; 

Seek  His  mercy  while  you  may ; 
Soon  the  day  of  grace  is  over ; — 

Soon  your  life  will  pass  away  ; 
Haste,  O  sinner ! 
You  must  perish  if  you  stay.  reed. 

363.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1 .  Hear  the  heralds  of  the  Gospel 

News  from  Zion's  King  proclaim  : — 
••  To  each  rebel  sinner  pardon ; 
Free  forgiveness  in  His  name.*" 

Oh,  what  mercy  ! 
"Free  forgiveness  in  His  name." 

2.  Sinners,  will  you  scorn  the  message 

Sent  in  mercy  from  above  ? 
Every  sentence,  O  how  tender! 
Every  line  is  full  of  love  : 

Listen  to  it ; 
Every  line  is  full  of  love. 

3.  Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  succor  ; 

Fearful  hearts,  they  quell  your  fears ; 
And  with  news  of  consolation 
Chase  away  the  falling  tears : 

Tender  heralds — 
Chase  awav  the  falling  tears. 
10 


218  WARNING  AND   INVITATION. 

4.  O,  ye  angels,  hovering  round  us, 

Waiting  spirits,  speed  your  way ; 
Hasten  to  the  court  of  heaven  ; 
Tidings  bear  without  delay  ; 

Rebel  sinners 
Glad  the  message  will  obey.  allen. 

364.  H.  M. 

1.  Fair  shines  the  morning  star, 

The  silver  trumpets  sound, 
Their  notes  re-echoing  far, 

While  dawns  the  day  around  : 
Joy  to  the  slave  ;  the  slave  is  free ; 
It  is  the  year  of  jubilee. 

2.  Prisoners  of  hope,  in  gloom 

And  silence  left  to  die, 
With  Christ's  unfolding  tomb, 

Your  portals  open  fly  ; 
Rise  with  your  Lord ;  He  sets  you  free ; 
It  is  the  year  of  jubilee. 

3.  Ye,  who  yourselves  have  sold 

For  debts  to  justice  due, 
Ransomed,  but  not  with  gold, 

He  gave  Himself  for  you  ! 
The  blood  of  Christ  hath  made  you  free ; 
It  is  the  year  of  jubilee. 

4.  Captives  of  sin  and  shame, 

O'er  earth  and  ocean,  hear 
An  angel's  voice  proclaim 

The  Lord's  accepted  year  ; 
Let  Jacob  rise,  be  Israel  free ; 
It  is  the  year  of  jubilee.  Montgomery. 

365.  II.  M. 

1.  Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow, 
The  gladly-solemn  sound ; 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 

To  earth's  remotest  bound, 
The  year  of  jubilee  is  come  ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners  home. 


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2.  Exalt  the  Lamb  of  God, 

The  sin-atoning  Lamb ; 
Redemption  by  His  blood, 

Through  all  the  lands  proclaim. 
The  year,  etc. 

3.  Ye  slaves  of  sin  and  hell, 

Your  liberty  receive, 
And  safe  in  Jesus  dwell, 
And  blest  in  Jesus  live. 

The  year,  etc. 

4.  The  Gospel  trumpet  hear, 

The  news  of  pardoning  grace  ; 
Ye  happy  souls,  draw  near, 
Behold  your  Saviour's  face. 
The  year,  etc. 

5.  Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest, 

Has  full  atonement  made ; 
Ye  wreary  spirits,  rest ; 

Ye  mourning  souls,  be  glad. 

The  year,  etc.       toplady. 

366.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Drooping  souls,  no  longer  mourn, 

Jesus  still  is  precious ; 
If  to  Him  you  now  return, 

Heaven  will  be  propitious. 
Jesus  now  is  passing  by, 

Calling  wanderers  near  Him ; 
Drooping  souls,  you  need  not  die, 

Go  to  Him  and  hear  Him. 

2.  He  has  pardons,  full  and  free, 

Drooping  souls  to  gladden  ; 
Still  He  cries — "  Come  unto  me, 

Weary,  heavy  laden." 
Though  your  sins  like  mountains  high, 

Rise,  and  reach  to  heaven, 
Soon  a^  you  on  Him  rely, 

All  shall  be  forgiven. 


220  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

3.  Precious  is  the  Saviour's  name, 

Dear  to  all  that  love  Him ; 
He  to  save  the  dying  came; 

Go  to  Him  and  prove  Him, 
Wandering  sinners,  now  return  ; 

Contrite  souls,  believe  Him! 
Jesus  calls  you,  cease  to  mourn  ; 

Worship  Him  ;  receive  Him. 

Doxology.    II,  M. 

To  God  the  Father's  throne 

Perpetual  honors  raise ; 
Glory  to  God  t  he  Son  ! 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise ! 
With  all  our  powers, 
Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing, 
While  faith  adores. 


367.  7s  &  6s, 

1.  Dying  souls,  fast  bound  in  sin, 

Trembling  and  repining, 
With  no  ray  of  light  divine 

On  your  pathway  shining; 
Why  in  darkness  wander  on, 

Filled  with  condemnation  1 
Jesus  lives ;  in  Him  alone 

Can  you  find  salvation. 

2.  Prostrate  bow ;  confess  your  guilt ; 

Own  your  lost  condition  ; 
Yield  to  Him  whose  blood  was  spilt, 

Unreserved  submission. 
Then  no  more  in  anguish  groan ; 

Seek  His  mediation; 
Jesus  lives;  in  Him  alone 

Can  you  find  salvation. 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION.  'I'll 

3.  Linger  not  in  all  the  plain ; 

Vengeance  is  pursuing ; 
'Mid  the  dying  and  the  slain, 

Save  your  souls  from  ruin. 
Flee  to  Him  who  can  atone; 

Flee  from  condemnation ; 
Jesus  lives  ;  in  Him  alone 

Can  you  find  salvation, 

368.  ^s  I  7s. 

1 .  Come,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  needy, 

Weak  and  wounded,  sick  and  sore ; 
Jesus  ready  stands  to  save  you, 
Full  of  pity,  love,  and  power. 

Turn  to  the  Lord,  and  seek  salvation, 
Sound  the  praise  of  His  dear  name  ; 
Glory,  honor,  and  salvation, 

Christ  the  Lord  is  come  to  reign. 

2.  Now,  ye  needy,  come  and  welcome, 

God's  free  bounty  glorify  ; 
True  belief  and  true  repentance, 
Every  grace  that  brings  you  nigh. 

Turn  to  the  Lord,  etc. 

3.  Let  not  conscience  make  you  linger, 

N<»r  of  fitness  fondly  dream  ; 
All  the  fitness  He  requireth, 
Is  to  feel  your  need  of  Him. 

Turn  to  the  Lord,  etc. 

4.  Come  ye  weary,  heavy  laden, 

Bruised  and  mangled  by  the  fail, 
ff  you  tarry  till  you  *re  better, 
You  will  never  come  at  all. 

Turn  to  the  Lord,  etc. 
").  Agonizing  in  the  garden, 

Lo  !  your  Maker  prostrate  lies  ! 
On  the  bloody  tree  behold  Him — 
Hear  Him  cry  before  He  dies. 

Turn  to  the  Lord,  etc. 


222  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

369.  8s,  7s  &  4s, 

1.  Come,  ye  sinners,  heavy  laden, 

Lost  and  ruined  by  the  fall, 

If  you  wait  till  you  are  better, 

You  will  never  come  at  all : 

Sinners  only, 
Christ,  the  Saviour,  came  to  call. 

2.  Let  no  sense  of  guilt  prevent  you, 

Nor  of  fitness  fondly  dream  ; 
All  the  fitness  He  requireth, 
Is  to  feel  your  need  of  Him  ; 

This  He  gives  you — 
'T  is  the  Spirit's  rising  beam. 

3.  Agonizing  in  the  garden, 

Lo  !  your  Saviour  prostrate  lies ; 
On  the  bloody  tree  behold  Him, 

There  He  groans,  and  bleeds,  and  dies, 

"  It  is  finished"— 
Heaven  accepts  the  sacrifice. 

4.  Lo !  th'  incarnate  God  ascending 

Pleads  the  merit  of  His  blood; 
Venture  on  Him — venture  wdiolly, 
Let  no  other  trust  intrude ; 

None  but  Jesus 
Can  do  helpless  sinners  good. 

5.  Saints  and  angels,  joined  in  concert, 

Sing  the  praises  of  the  Lamb ; 

While  the  blissful  seats  of  heaven 

Sweetly  echo  with  His  name ; 

Hallelujah  !— 
Sinners  here  may  sing  the  same.       hart. 

370.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Tell  us,  wanderer !  wildly  roving 
From  the  path  that  leads  to  peace, 
Pleasure's  false  enchantment  loving — 
When  will  thy  delusion  cease  ? 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION.  223 

2.  Once,  like  thee,  by  joys  surrounded, 

We  could  kneel  at  pleasure's  shrine ; 
Then  our  brightest  hopes  were  bounded 
By  delights  as  false  as  thine. 

3.  But  those  visions  never  blessed  us — 

Soon  their  fleeting  day  was  o'er ; 
Then  the  world  that  had  caressed  us, 
Charmed  us  with  its  smiles  no  more. 

4.  Such  is  pleasure's  transient  story ; 

Lasting  happiness  is  known 
Only  in  the  path  to  glory, 
In  the  Saviour's  love  alone. 


371.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Now  the  Saviour  standeth  pleading 

At  the  sinner's  bolted  heart ; 
Now  in  heaven  lie  's  interceding, 
Taking  there  the  sinner's  part. 

2.  Sinner!  can  you  hate  this  Saviour? 

Will  you  thrust  Him  from  your  arms  1 
Once  He  died,  through  your  behavior, 
Now  He  calls  you  by  His  charms. 

3.  Sinner !  hear  your  God  and  Saviour, 

Hear  His  gracious  voice  to-day, 
Turn  from  all  your  vain  behavior, 
O  repent,  return  and  pray  ! 

4.  Now  He  's  waiting  to  be  gracious, 

Now  He  stands  and  looks  on  thee : 
See  what  kindness,  love,  and  pity, 
Shine  around  on  you  and  me. 

5.  Come,  for  all  things  now  are  ready, 

Yet  there 's  room  for  many  more : 
O  ye  blind,  ye  lame  and  needy, 

Come  to  wisdom's  boundless  store  ! 


224  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

372.  8s,  7s  k  4s. 

1.  Come,  ye  souls,  by  sin  afflicted, 

Bow'd  with  fruitless  sorrow  down ; 
By  the  perfect  law  convicted, 

Through  the  cross  behold  the  crown ! 
Look  to  Jesus — 
Mercy  flows  through  Him  alone. 

2.  Take  His  easy  yoke,  and  wear  it, 

Love  will  make  obedience  sweet ; 
Christ  will  give  you  strength  to  bear  it, 

While  His  wisdom  guides  your  feet 
Safe  to  glory, 
Where  His  ransomed  captives  meet. 

3.  Sweet  as  home  to  pilgrims  weary, 

Light  to  newly-opened  eyes, 
Or  full  springs  in  deserts  dreary, 

Is  the  rest  the  cross  supplies : 
All  who  taste  it 
Shall  to  rest  immortal  rise. 

4.  While  the  wounds  of  woe  are  healing, 

While  the  heart  is  all  resigned, 
'Tis  the  solemn  feast  of  feeling, 

T  is  the  Sabbath  of  the  mind. 
None  but  Jesus 
Can  the  broken  heart  up-bind. 

5.  But  to  sing  the  rest  of  glory, 

Mortal  tongues  far  short  must  fall; 
Tongues  celestial  strive  to  reach  it, 

But  it  soars  beyond  them  all : 
Faith  believes  it,  Hope  expects  it, 

Love  desires  it — 
But  it  overwhelms  them  all. 

373.  Us  &  5s. 

1 .  Ait,  guilty  sinner,  ruined  by  transgression, 

What  shall  thy  doom  be  when,  array'd  in  terror, 
God  shall  command  thee,  covered  with  pollution, 
Up  to  the  judgment  ? 


WARNING  AND   INVITATION.  225 

2.  Stop,  thoughtless  sinner,  stop  awhile  and  ponder, 
Ere  death  arrest  thee,  and  the  Judge,  in  vengeance, 
Hurl  from  His  presence  thine  affrighted  spirit, 

Swifc  to  perdition. 

3.  Oft  has  He  called  thee,  but  thou  wouldst  not  hear 

Him. 
Mercies  and  judgment  have  alike  been  slighted ; 
Yet  He  is  gracious,  and  with  arms  unfolded, 
Waits  to  embrace  thee. 

4.  But,  if  you  trifle  with  His  gracious  message, 
Cleave  to  the  world  and  love  its  guilty  pleasures, 
Mercy,  grown  weary,  shall  in  righteous  judgment 

Quit  you  forever. 

5.  Where  the  worm  dies  not,  and  the  fire  eternal, 
Fills  the  lost  soul  with  anguish  and  with  terror, 
There  shall  the  sinner  spend  a  long  forever, 

Dying  unpardoned. 

6.  Oh!  guilty  sinner,  hear  the  voice  of  warning; 
Fly  to  the  Saviour,  and  embrace  His  pardon ; 
So  shall  your  spirit  meet,  with  joy  triumphant, 

Death  and  the  judgment. 

374.  lis  &  ft. 

1.  From  the  recesses  of  a  lowly  spirit, 

Our  humble  prayer  ascends ;  O  Father  !  hear  it. 
Upsoaring  on  the  wings  of  awe  and  meekness ; 
Forgive  its  weakness ! 

2.  We  see  Thy  hand  :  it  leads  us,  it  supports  us ; 
We  hear  Thy  voice  :  it  counsels  and  it  courts  us ; 
And  then  we  turn  away ;  and  still  Thy  kindness 

Forgives  our  blindness. 

3.  O,  how  long-suffering,  Lord !  but  Thou  dclightest 
To  win  with  love  the  wandering ;  Thou  invitest, 
By  smiles  of  mercy,  not  by  frowns  or  terrors, 

Man  from  his  errors. 
10* 


226  WAKNING  AND   INVITATION. 

4.  Father  and  Saviour  !  plant  within  each  bo>om 
The  seeds  of  holiness,  and  bid  them  blossom 
In  fragrance  and  in  beauty  bright  and  vernal, 
And  spring  eternal.  bowring. 

375.  10s. 

1.  Thou  hast  been  called  to  God,  rebellious  heart, 

By  many  an  awful  and  neglected  sign, 
By  many  a  joy  which  came  and  did  depart 

For  that  thou  didst  not  fear  to  call  them  thine. 

2.  Thou  hast  been  called  when  o'er  thy  trembling  head 

The  storm  in  all  its  fury  hath  swept  by, 
And  whelmed  with  greedy  roar  the  struggling  dead, 
Who  never  more  may  meet  thy  anxious  eye. 

3.  Thou  hast  been  called  when  by  some  early  grave 

Thou  stoodest,  yearning  for  what  might  not  be, 
And  murmuring  against  the  God  that  gave, 
Because  He  claims  His  gifts  again  from  thee. 

4.  Oh  hear  it,  sinner — hear  that  warning  voice 

Which  vainly  yet  hath  struck  thy  hardened  ear, 
Hear,  and  glad  troops  of  angels  shall  rejoice 
Over  the  sinner's  warm,  repentant  tear. 

5.  Lest  when  thy  struggling  soul  would  quit  the  frame 

Which  bound  it  here  by  sin  and  passion  tost, 
Thy  Saviour's  voice  should  wake  despairing  shame ; 
"I  call'd  thee,  and  thou  wouldst  not — and  art  lost." 

MRS.  NORTON. 

376.  12s. 

1.  The  Chariot !  the  chariot !  its  wheels  roll  in  fire, 
As  the  Lord  cometh  down  in  the  pomp  of  his  ire, 
Lo,  self-moving,  it  drives  on  its  pathway  of  cloud, 
And  the  heav'ns  with  the  burden  of  Godhead  are 

bowed. 

2.  The  glory  !  the  glory !  around  Him  are  poured 
Mighty  hosts  of  the  angels  that  wait  on  the  Lord : 
And  the  glorified  saints,  and  the  martyrs  are  there, 
And  there  all  who  the  palm-wreaths  of  victory 

wear. 


EARNING   AND   INVITATION.  2V27 

3.  The  trumpet!    the  trumpet!    the    dead    have   all 

heard  ; 
Lo,  the  depths  of  the  stone-covered  enamel   are 

stirred ! 
From  sea,  from  the  earth,  from  the  south,  from 

the  north, 
All  the  vast  generations  of  man  are  come  forth. 

4.  The  judgment !  the  judgment !  the  thrones  are  all 

set; 
Where  the  Lamb,  and  the  white  vested  elders  are 

met; 
There  all  flesh  is  at  once  in  the  sight  of  the  Lord, 
And  the  doom  of  eternity  hangs  on  His  word. 

MILMAN. 

377.  lis. 

1.  O  turn  ye,  O  turn  ye,  for  why  will  ye  die, 
When  God  in  great  mercy  is  coming  so  nigh? 
Now  Jesus  invites  you,  the  Spirit  says,  Come, 
And  angels  are  waiting  to  welcome  you  home. 

2.  How  vain  the  delusion,  that  while  you  delay, 
Your  hearts  may  grow  better  by  staying  away  ; 
Come  \vretched,  come  starving,  come  just  as  you  be. 
While  streams  of  salvation  are  flowing  so  free. 

3.  And  now  Christ  is  ready  your  souls  to  receive, 
O  how  can  you  question  if  you  will  believe? 
If  sin  is  your  burden,  why  will  you  not  come  1 
'Tis  you  He  bids  welcome;  He  bids  you  come 

home. 

4.  Come,  give  us  your  hand,  and  the  Saviour  your 

heart, 
And  trusting  in  Heaven,  we  never  shall  part ; 
O  how  can  we  leave  you  %  why  will  you  not  come ? 
We  :11  journey  together,  and  soon  be  at  home. 

378.  6s. 

1.  Sinner!  come,  'mid  thy  gloom, 
All  thy  guilt  confessing  ; 
Trembling  now,  contrite  bow, 
Take  the  offered  blessing. 


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2.  Sinner  !  come,  while  there 's  room — 

While  the  feast  is  waiting; 
While  the  Lord,  by  His  word, 
Kindly  is  inviting. 

3.  Sinner !  come,  ere  thy  doom 

Shall  be  sealed  forever; 
Now  return,  grieve  and  mourn, 
Flee  to  Christ,  the  Saviour. 

4.  Sinner !  come  to  thy  home, 

High  in  heaven  gleaming; 
To  the  sky  lift  thine  eye, 

With  true  sorrow  streaming. 

5.  Sinner !  haste,  time  fleets  fast, 

And  the  grave  is  yawning ; 
Win  renown,  seize  the  crown, 
Eternity  is  dawning. 

379.  12s  &  8s. 

1.  When  the  harvest  is  past,  and  the  summer  is  gone, 

And  sermons  and  prayers  shall  be  o'er; 
When  the  beams  cease  to  break  of  the  blest  Sab- 
bath morn,  * 
And  Jesus  invites  thee  no  more. 

2.  When  the   rich  gales   of  mercy   no  longer  shall 

blow, 
The  Gospel  no  message  declare — 
Sinner,  how  canst  thou  bear  the  deep  wailing  of 
woe, 
How  suffer  the  night  of  despair  1 

3.  When  the  holy  have  gone  to  the  regions  of  peace. 

To  dwell  hi  the  mansion  above ; 
When  their   harmony  wakes,  in  the  fullness  of 
bliss, 
Their  song  to  the  Saviour  of  love — 

4.  Say,  O  sinner,  that  livest  at  rest  and  secure, 

Who  fearest  no  trouble  to  come, 
Can  thy  spirit  the  swellings  of  sorrow  endure, 
Or  bear  the  impenitent's  doom  ?       s.  f.  smith. 


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380.  fc 

1.  Come,  wandering  sheep,  O  come  ! 

I  '11  bind  thee  to  My  breast ; 

I  'II  bear  thee  to  thy  home, 
And  lay  thee  down  to  rest. 

2.  I  saw  thee  stray  forlorn, 

And  heard  thee  faintly  cry, 
And  on  the  tree  of  scorn 
For  thee  I  deign'd  to  die — 

3.  1  shield  thee  from  alarms, 

And  wilt  thou  not  be  blest  ] 
I  bear  thee  in  My  arms; 

Thou,  bear  me  in  thy  breast ! 

381.  6s  &  7s. 

1.  Love,  Love,  on  earth  appears! 

The  wretched  throng  His  way ; 
He  beareth  all  their  griefs, 

And  wipes  their  tears  away  : 
Soft  and  sweet  the  strain  should  be, 
Saviour,  when  I  sing  of  Thee. 

2.  He  saw  rne  as  He  passed, 

In  hopeless  sorrow  lie, 
Condemned  and  doomed  to  death, 

And  no  salvation  nigh  : 
Long  and  loud  the  strain  should  be, 
When  I  sing  His  love  to  me. 

3.  "  I  die  for  thee."  He  said — 

Behold  the  cross  arise  ! 
And  lo  !  He  bows  His  head — 

He  bows  His  head,  and  dies ! 
Soft,  my  harp,  thy  breathings  be 
Let  me  weep  on  Calvary. 

4.  Now  in  the  grave  He  's  laid, 

In  death's  funereal  gloom  ; 
Stern  watchmen  in  the  shade, 

A  seal  upon  the  tomb  : 
Hush' d,  my  harp,  thy  murmurs  be, 
Christ  is  sleeping  there  for  thee ! 


230  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

5.  The  angels  come  at  dawn, 

The  stone  is  rolled  away  ; 
The  living  Dead  is  gone, 

And  burst  eternal  day : 
Loud,  loud  the  strain  should  be 
Jesus  conquers  death  for  me. 

6.  He  lives  !  again  He  lives ! 

I  hear  the  voice  of  Love — 
He  comes  to  soothe  my  fears, 

And  draw  my  soul  above  : 
Joyful  now  the  strain  should  be, 
When  I  sing  of  Calvary.  mrs.  southey, 

382.  Ss  &  is. 

1.  We  're  traveling  home  to  heaven  above. 

Will  you  go? 
To  sing  the  Saviour's  dying  love, 

Will  you  go  % 
Millions  have  reached  that  blest  abode, 
Anointed  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  millions  more  are  on  the  road, 

Will  you  go  ? 

2.  We  're  going  to  see  the  bleeding  Lamb, 

Will  you  go1? 
In  rapturous  strain  to  praise  His  name, 

Will  you  go  ? 
The  crown  of  life  we  there  shall  wear, 
The  conqueror's  palms  our  hands  shall  bear, 
And  all  the  joys  of  heaven  we  :il  share, 

Will  you  go  ? 

3.  We're  going  to  join  the  heavenly  choir, 

Will  you  go? 
To  raise  our  voice  and  tune  the  lyre, 

Will  you  go? 
There  saints  and  angels  gladly  sing 
Hosanna  to  their  God  and  King, 
And  make  the  heavenly  arches  ring, 

Will  you  go  1 


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4.  Ye  weary,  heavy-laden,  come, 

Will  you  go? 
In  the  blest  house  there  still  is  room 
Will  you  go? 

The  Lord  is  waiting  to  receive, 
If  thou  wilt  on  Him  now  believe, 
He  '11  give  thy  troubled  conscience  case, 
Come,  believe. 

5.  The  way  to  heaven  is  straight  and  plain, 

Will  you  go  1 
Repent,  believe,  be  born  again, 

Will  you  go  ? 
The  Saviour  cries  aloud  to  thee, 
"  Take  up  thy  cross  and  follow  Me, 
And  thou  shalt  My  salvation  see, 

Come  to  Me." 

6.  O,  could  I  hear  some  sinner  say, 

I  will  go, 
I  "11  start  this  moment,  clear  the  way, 

Let  me  go ! 
My  old  companions,  fare  you  well, 
I  will  not  go  with  you  to  hell, 
With  Jesus  Christ  I  mean  to  dwell, 
Let  me  go  !  fare  you  well. 

383.  C.  P.  31. 

1.  When  Thou,  my  righteous  Judge,  shalt  come 
To  take  Thy  ransomed  people  home, 

Shall  I  among  them  stand  ? 
Shall  such  a  worthless  worm  as  I, 
"Who  sometimes  am  afraid  to  die, 

Be  found  at  Thy  right  hand  ? 

2.  I  love  to  meet  Thy  people  now, 
Before  Thy  feet  with  them  to  bow, 

Though  vilest  of  them  all ; 
But,  can  I  boar  the  piercing  thought, 
Whal  ifmv  name  should  be  left  out, 

When  Thou  for  them  shalt  call? 


232  WARNING   AND    INVITATION. 

3.  0  Lord,  prevent  it  by  Thy  grace, 
Be  Thou  my  only  hiding-place, 

In  this  the  accepted  day ; 
Thy  pardoning  voice,  O  let  me  hear, 
To  still  my  unbelieving  fear, 

Nor  let  me  fall,  I  pray. 

4.  Among  Thy  saints  let  me  be  found, 
Whene'er  the  archangel's  trump  shall  sound, 

To  see  Thy  smiling  face; 
Then  loudest  of  the  throng  I  '11  sing, 
While  heaven's  resounding  mansions  ring 

With  shouts  of  sovereign  grace. 

orington's  coll. 

384.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  Lo  !  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land, 
'Twixt  two  unbounded  seas  I  stand, 

Secure !  insensible ! 
A  point  of  time,  a  moment's  space 
Removes  me  to  that  heavenly  place, 

Or  shuts  me  up  in  hell. 

2.  O  God,  mine  inmost  soul  convert, 
And  deeply  on  my  thoughtful  heart 

Eternal  things  impress ! 
Give  me  to  feel  their  solemn  weight, 
And  save  me  ere  it  be  too  late, 

Wake  me  to  righteousness. 

3.  Before  me  place,  in  dread  array, 
The  pomp  of  that  tremendous  day, 

When  Thou  with  clouds  shalt  come 
To  judge  the  nations  at  Thy  bar ; 
And  tell  me,  Lord,  shall  I  be  there 

To  meet  a  joyful  doom  ? 

4.  Be  this  my  one  great  business  here, 
With  holy  diligence  and  fear 

To  make  my  calling  sure ; 
Thine  utmost  counsel  to  fulfill, 
And  suffer  all  Thy  righteous  will, 

And  to  the  end  endure. 


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5.  Then,  Saviour,  then  my  soul  receive, 
Transported  from  this  earth,  to  live 

And  rei<m  with  Thee  above  ; 
Where  faith  is  sweetly  lost  in  sight, 
And  hope,  in  full,  supreme  delight, 

And  everlasting  love.  c.  wesley. 

38-5.  6s  k  4s,    Peculiar. 

1.  Child  of  sin  and  sorrow,  filled  with  dismay, 
Wait  not  for  to-morrow,  vield  thee  to-dav  : 

Heaven  bids  thee  come, 
While  yet  there  's  room. 
Child  of  sin  and  sorrow, 
Hear  and  obey. 

2.  Child  of  sin  and  sorrow,  why  wilt  thou  die  ? 
Come,  while  thou  canst  borrow  help  from  on  high : 

Grieve  not  that  love, 
Which  from  above — 
Child  of  sin  and  sorrow — 
Would  bring  thee  nigh. 

3.  Child  of  sin  and  sorrow,  where  wilt  thou  flee  1 
Through  that  long  to-morrow,  eternity  ! 

Exiled  from  home. 
Darkly  to  roam — 
Child  of  sin  and  sorrow, 
Where  wilt  thou  flee  ? 

4.  Child  of  sin  and  sorrow,  lift  up  thine  eye  ! 
Heirship  thou  canst  borrow  in  worlds  on  high ! 

In  that  high  home, 
Graven  thy  name  : 
Child  of  sin  and  sorrow, 
Swift  homeward  fly  ! 

386.  8s  k  6s. 

1 .  Go,  watch  and  pray  !  thou  canst  not  tell 
How  near  thine  hour  may  be ; 
Thou  canst  not  know  how  soon  the  bell 

May  toll  ite  notes  for  thee. 
Death's  countless  snares  beset  thy  way  ! 
Frail  child  of  dust,  go  watch  and  pray  ! 


234  WARNING   AND    INVITATION. 

2.  Fond  youth,  while  free  from  blighting  care, 

Does  thy  firm  pulse  beat  high? 
Do  hope's  glad  visions,  bright  and  fair, 

Dilate  before  thine  eye  1 
Soon  these  must  change,  must  pass  away ; 
Frail  child  of  dust,  go  watch  and  pray. 

3.  Thou  aged  man,  life's  wint'ry  storm 

Hath  seared  thy  vernal  bloom ; 
With  trembling  limbs,  and  wasting  form, 

Thou  'rt  bending  o'er  thy  tomb  : 
And  can  vain  hope  lead  thee  astray  ? 
Go,  weary  pilgrim,  watch  and  pray. 

4.  Ambition,  stop  thy  panting  breath  ! 

Pride,  sink  thy  lifted  eye  ! 
Behold  the  caverns,  dark  with  death, 

Before  you  open  lie  : 
The  heavenly  warning  now  obey ; 
Ye  sons  of  pride,  go  watch  and  pray. 

SPIR.   SONGS. 

387,  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Sinner,  hear  the  Saviour's  call, 

He  now  is  passing  by ; 
He  has  seen  thy  grievous  thrall, 

And  heard  thy  mournful  cry, 
He  has  pardon  to  impart, 

Grace  to  save  thee  from  thy  fears, 
See  the  love  that  fills  His  heart, 

And  wipe  away  thy  tears. 

2.  Why  art  thou  afraid  to  come, 

And  tell  Him  all  thy  case  ? 
He  will  not  pronounce  thy  doom, 

Nor  frown  thee  from  His  face  : 
Wilt  thou  fear  Immanuel  1 

Wilt  thou  dread  the  Lamb  of  God 
Who,  to  save  thy  soul  from  hell, 

Has  shed  His  precious  blood  ? 

3.  Think  how  on  the  cross  Tie  hung, 

Pierced  with  a  thousand  wounds! 


WARNING    AND    INVITATION.  235 

Hark !  from  each,  as  with  a  tongue, 

The  voice  of  pardon  sounds ! 
See  from  all  His  bursting  veins 

Blood  of  wondrous  virtue  flow! 
Shed  to  wash  away  thy  stains, 

And  ransom  thee  from  woe. 

4.  Though  His  majesty  be  great. 

His  mercy  is  no  less; 
Though  He  thy  transgressions  hate, 

He  feels  for  thy  distress : 
By  Himself  the  Lord  has  sworn, 

He  delights  not  in  thy  death, 
But  invites  thee  to  return, 

That  thou  may  est  live  by  faith. 

5.  Raise  thy  downcast  eyes,  and  see 

What  throngs  His  throne  surround ! 
These,  though  sinners  once,  like  thee, 

Have  fall  salvation  found  : 
Yield  not  then  to  unbelief. 

While  He  says.  '-There  yet  is  room;" 
Though  of  sinners  thou  art  chief, 

Since  Jesus  calls  thee,  come. 

388.  h  &  Ss, 

1.  Stop,  poor  sinner,  stop  and  think 

Before  you  farther  go  ; 
Will  you  sport  upon  the  brink 

Of  everlasting  w< 
Can  you  stand  in  that  dread  day 

When  He  judgment  shall  procla 
And  the  earth  shall  rnelt  away, 

Like  wax  before  the  flame  I 

*2.  Soon  relentless  death  will  come, 

To  drag  you  to  His  bar; 
Then,  to  hear  your  awful  doom 

Will  fill  you  with  despair; 
All  your  sins  will  round  you  crow.], 

Sins  of  a  blood-crimson  dye, 
Each  for  vengeance  crying  loud — 

And  what  can  you  reply  ? 


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WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 


Though  your  heart  be  made  of  steel, 

Your  forehead  lined  with  brass, 
God  at  length  will  make  you  feel ; 

He  will  not  let  you  pass. 
Sinners  then  in  vain  will  call, 

Though  they  now  despise  His  grace, 
"  Rocks  and  mountains,  on  us  fall, 

And  hide  us  from  His  face."         newton. 


389.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  To-day  the  Saviour  calls 

Ye  wand'rers  home: 
O,  ye  benighted  souls 
Why  longer  roam  1 

2.  To-day  the  Saviour  calls ; 

O,  hear  Him  now ; 
Within  these  sacred  walls 
To  Jesus  bow. 

3.  To-day  the  Saviour  calls ; 

For  refuge  fly  ; 
The  storm  of  justice  falls, 
And  death  is  nigh. 

4.  The  Spirit  calls  to-day  ; 

Yield  to  His  power ; 
O,  grieve  Him  not  away : 
'T  is  mercy's  hour. 


SACRED  SONGS. 


390.  6s  &  7s. 

1.  Oh,  there  will  be  mourning 
Before  the  judgment-seat, 
When  this  world  is  burning, 
Beneath  Jehovah's  feet. 

Friends  and  kindred  there  will  part, 

Will  part  to  meet  no  more ; 
Wrath  will  sink  the  rebel's  heart, 

While  saints  on  high  adore. 
O,  there  will  be  mourning 
Before  the  judgment  seat ! 


391, 


WARNING   AND    INVITATION. 

2.  O,  there  will  be  mourning 

Before  the  judgment  seat ! 
When  the  trumpet's  warning 
The  sinner's  ear  shall  greet ! 

Friends  and  kindred,  etc. 

3.  O,  there  will  be  mourning 

Before  the  judgment  seat ! 
When,  from  dust  returning, 
The  lost  their  doom  shall  meet. 

Friends  and  kindred,  etc. 

4.  O,  there  will  be  mourning 

Before  the  judgment  seat ! 
Justice,  ever  frowning, 

Shall  seal  the  sinner's  fate. 

Friends  and  kindred,  etc. 


1.  Hark!  those  happy  voices,  saying, 

-  Yet  there  's  room : 
Sinner,  come, 
Heaven's  call  obeying." 

2.  Now  the  feast  is  spread  before  thee, 

Wait  no  more, 
Grace  implore, 
Peace  shall  then  come  o'er  thee. 

3.  Bless  the  Lord  of  life  forever, 

O  in;  soul, 
Bountiful, 

Infinite  His  favor. 

4.  Bless  the  Lord  of  Thy  salvation, 

Who  in  love 
From  above, 
Heard  thy  supplication. 

5.  Bless  the  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven 

Through  His  blood 
That  freely  flowed, 
Are  thy  sins  forgiven. 


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6.  Bless  the  Lord,  whose  love  abounding, 
Fills  thy  days 
With  joy  and  praise, 
Songs  of  triumph  sounding. 


392.  IDs,  7s  k  9s. 

1.  Saw  ye  my  Saviour,  saw  ye  my  Saviour, 
Saw  ye  my  Saviour  and  God  1 
O  !  He  died  on  Calvary, 
To  atone  for  you  and  me, 
And  to  purchase  our  pardon  with  blood. 

2.  He  was  extended,  He  was  extended, 
Painfully  nailed  to  the  cross; 
Here  He  bowed  His  head  and  died, 
Thus  my  Lord  was  crucified, 
To  atone  for  a  wrorld  that  was  lost. 

3.  Darkness  prevailed,  darkness  prevailed, 
Darkness  prevailed  o'er  the  land, 
And  the  sun  refused  to  shine, 
When  His  majesty  divine 
Was  derided,  insulted,  and  slain. 

4.  Hail,  mighty  Saviour  !  Hail  mighty  Saviour, 
Prince,  and  the  author  of  peace! 
O  !  He  burst  the  bars  of  death, 
And,  triumphant  from  the  earth,  f 
He  ascended  to  mansions  of  bliss. 

5.  There  interceding,  there  interceding, 
Pleading  that  sinners  may  live, 
Crying,  "  Father,  I  have  died, 

O,  behold  My  hands  and  side, 

O,  forgive  them,  I  pray  Thee,  forgive." 

G.  "I  will  forgive  them — I  will  forgive  them 
When  they  repent  and  believe, 
Let  them  now  return  to  Thee, 
And  be  reconciled  to  Me, 
And  salvation  they  all  shall  receive." 


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WXBXJ2SG   AND   INVITATION.  239 

C.  P.  Hi 

1.  0  Thou  that  hear'st  the  prayer  of  faith, 
Wilt  thou  not  save  a  soul  from  death, 

That  casts  itself  on  Thee  : 
I  have  no  refuge  of  my  own, 
But  fly  to  what  my  God  hath  done, 

And  suffered  one  for  all. 

2.  Slain  in  the  guilty  sinner's  stead, 
His  spotless  righteousness  I  plead, 

And  his  availing  blood ; 
That  righteousness  my  robe  shall  be, 
That  merit  shall  atone  for  me, 

And  bring  me  near  to  God. 

3.  Then  save  me  from  eternal  death, 
The  spirit  of  adoption  breathe, 

His  consolations  send ; 
By  Him  some  word  of  life  impart, 
And  sweet!  v  whisper  to  mv  heart — 

"Thy  Maker  is  thy  Friend." 

4.  The  king  of  terrors  then  would  be 
A  welcome  messenger  to  me, 

To  bid  me  come  away  : 
Unclogged  by  earth,  or  earthly  things,' 
I  "d  mount.  1  'd  fly,  with  eager  wings, 

To  everlasting  day. 

594.  C.  P.  )L 

1.  My  days,  my  weeks,  my  months,  my  y. 
Fly  rapid  as  the  whirling  spheres 

Around  the  steady  pole ; 
Time,  like  the  tide,  its  motion  keeps, 
And  I  must  launch  through  endless  deeps, 

Where  endless  ages  roil. 

2.  The  grave  is  near  the  cradle  seen. 
How  swift  the  moments  pass  between  ! 

And  whisper  as  they  fly — 
Unthinking  man,  remember  this, 
Thou,  'midst  thy  sublunary  blis  . 

Mu^t  groan,  and  gasp,  and  die  I 


240  WARNING   AND   INVITATION. 

3.  But  shall  my  soul  be  then  extinct, 
And  cease  to  be,  or  cease  to  think  ? 

Great  God  !  it  can  not  be  ; 
Thou  !  my  immortal,  can  not  die, 
What  wilt  thou  do,  or  whither  fly, 

When  death  shall  set  thee  free'? 

4.  My  soul,  attend  the  solemn  call, 
Thine  earthly  tent  must  quickly  fall, 

And  thou  must  take  thy  flight 
Beyond  the  vast  ethereal  blue, 
To  love  and  sing  as  angels  do, 

Or  sink  in  endless  night.  green. 

395.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  What  is  the  world? — a  wildering  maze 
Whose  sin  hath  track'd  ten  thousand  ways 

Her  victims  to  ensnare ; 
All  broad  and  winding,  and  aslope, 
All  tempting  with  perfidious  hope, 

All  ending  in  despair. 

2.  Millions  of  pilgrims  throng  these  roads, 
Bearing  their  baubles  or  their  loads 

Down  to  eternal  night ; 
One  only  path  that  never  bends, 
Narrow,  and  rough,  and  steep,  ascends 

From  darkness  into  light. 

3.  Is  there  no  guide  to  show  that  path  1 
The  Bible  !     He  alone  that  hath 

The  Bible  need  not  stray  ; 
But  he  who  hath  and  will  not  give 
The  light  of  life  to  all  that  live, 

Himself  shall  lose  the  way.        montgo.mekv. 

398.  C.  P.  M. 

1 .  Beyond  where  Cedron's  waters  flow, 
Behold  the  suffering  Saviour  go 

To  sad  Gethsemane ; 
His  countenance  is  all  divine, 
Yet  grief  appears  in  every  line. 


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2.  lie  bows  beneath  the  sins  of  men; 
lie  eries  to  God,  and  cries  again, 

In  sad  Geth->emane ; 
He  lifts  His  mournful  eyes  above — 
"My  Father  can  this  cup  remove1?" 

3.  With  gentle  resignation  still, 
He  yielded  to  His  Father's  will 

In  sad  Gcthsemane ; 
:"  Behold  Me  here.  Thine  only  Son ; 
And,  Father,  let  Thy  will  be  done." 

4.  The  Father  heard ;  and  angels,  there, 
Sustained  the  Son  of  God  in  prayer, 

In  sad  Gcthsemane ; 
He  drank  the  dreadful  cup  of  pain — 
Then  rose  to  life  and  joy  again. 

5.  When  storms  of  sorrow  round  us  sweep, 
And  scenes  of  anguish  make  us  weep, 

To  sad  Gcthsemane 
We  '11  look,  and  see  the  Saviour  there, 
And  humbly  bow,  like  Him,  in  prayer. 

s.  F.  SMITH. 

397.  C.  P.  E 

1.  O  Lord  !  how  happy  should  we  be 
If  we  could  cast  our  care  on  Thee — 

If  we  from  self  could  rest ; 
And  feel  at  heart,  that  One  above, 
In  perfect  wisdom,  perfect  love, 

Is  working  for  the  best. 

2.  How  far  from  this  our  daily  life  ! 
Ever  disturbed  by  anxious  strife, 

By  sudden,  wild  alarms  ; 
Oh,  could  we  but  relinquish  all 
Our  earthly  prop?,  and  simply  fall 

On  Thy  almighty  arms  ! 

3.  Could  we  but  kneel,  and  cast  our  load, 
E'en  while  we  pray,  upon  our  God, 

Then  rise  with  lightened  cheer — 
Sure  that  the  Father,  who  is  nigh 
To  still  the  famished  raven's  cry, 

Vv'ill  hear,  in  that  we  fear  ! 
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4.  We  can  not  trust  Him  as  we  should, 
So  chafes  fallen  nature's  restless  mood 

To  cast  its  peace  away  ; 
Yet  birds  and  flow'rets  round  us  preach, 
All,  all  the  present  evil  teach, 

Sufficient  for  the  day. 

5.  Lord,  make  these  faithless  hearts  of  ours 
Such  lesson  learn  from  birds  and  flowers, 

Make  them  from  self  to  cease ; 
Leave  all  things  to  a  Father's  will, 
And  taste,  before  Him  lying  still, 

E'en  in  affliction,  peace. 

398.  L  M. 

1.  Just  as  I  am — without  one  plea, 
But  that  Thy  blood  was  shed  for  me, 
And  that  Thou  bid'st  me  come  to  Thee, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  !  I  come  ! 

2.  Just  as  I  am — and  waiting  not 
To  rid  my  soul  of  one  dark  blot, 

To  Thee  whose  blood  can  cleanse  each  spot, 
O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  !  I  come ! 

3.  Just  as  I  am — though  tossed  about 
With  many  a  conflict,  many  a  doubt, 
Fightings  within,  and  fears  without, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  !  I  come ! 

4.  Just  as  I  am — poor,  wretched,  blind ; 
Sight,  riches,  healing  of  the  mind, 
Yea,  all  I  need,  in  Thee  to  find, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come !  I  come ! 

5.  Ju  t  as  I  am — Thou  wilt  receive; 

Wilt  welcome,  pardon,  cleanse,  relieve; 
Because  Thy  promise  I  believe, 
O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come  !  I  come ! 

6.  Just  as  I  am — Thy  love  unknown 
Has  broken  every  barrier  down ; 
Now,  to  be  Thine,  yea,  Thine  alone, 

O  Lamb  of  God,  I  come !  I  come ! 


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399.  L.  I. 

1.  God  of  my  life!  Thy  boundless  grace, 

Chose,  pardoned,  and  adopted  me; 
My  rest,  my  home,  my  dwelling-place ; 
Father !  1  come,  I  come  to  Thee. 

2.  Je-us.  my  hope,  my  rock,  my  shield ! 

Who-e  precious  blood  was  shed  for  me, 
Into  Thy  hands  my  soul  I  yield ; 
Saviour !  I  come,  I  come  to  Thee. 

3.  Spirit  of  glory  and  of  God ! 

Long  hast  Thou  deigned  my  guide  to  Lc ; 
Now  be  Thy  comfort  sweet  bestowed; 
My  God !  I  corne,  I  come  to  Thee. 

4.  I  come  to  join  that  countless  host 

Who  praise  Thv  name  unceasingly  ; 
Blest  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Gho>t ! 
My  God !  I  come,  I  come  to  Thee. 


400.  L  31. 

1.  Thou  only  Sovereign  of  my  heart. 

My  Refuge,  my  almighty  Friend — 
And  can  my  soul  from  Thee  depart. 
On  whom  alone  my  hopes  depend  1 

2.  Whither,  ah  !  whither  shall  I  go, 

A  wretched  wanderer  from  my  Lord? 
Can  this  dark  world  of  sin  and  woe 
Que  glimpse  of  happiness  afford  ? 

3.  Eternal  life  Thy  words  impart ; 

On  these  my  fainting  spirit  liv<     ; 

Here  sweeter  comforts  cheer  my  heart, 

Than  all  the  round  of  nature  give-. 

4.  Let  earth's  alluring  joys  combine  ; 

"While  Thou  art  near,  in  vain  they  call 
One  smile,  one  blissful  smile  of  Thine. 
My  dearest  Lord,  outweighs  them  all. 


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5.  Thy  name  my  inmost  powers  adore  ; 

Thou  art  my  life,  my  joy,  my  care; 
Depart  from  Thee — 't  is  death — 't  is  more — 
T  is  endless  ruin,  deep  despair  ! 

6.  Low  at  Thy  feet  my  soul  would  lie ; 

Here  safety  dwells,  and  peace  divine ; 
Still  let  me  live  beneath  Thine  eye, 

For  life,  eternal  life,  is  Thine.         mrs.  Steele. 

401.  L.  M. 

1.  Oh  that  I  could  forever  dwell, 

Delighted  at  the  Saviour's  feet ; 
Behold  the  form  I  love  so  well, 
And  all  His  tender  words  repeat. 

2.  The  world  shut  out  from  all  my  soul, 

And  heaven  brought  in  with  all  its  bliss ; 
Oh !  is  there  aught  from  pole  to  pole, 
One  moment  to  compare  with  this  1 

3.  This  is  the  hidden  life  I  prize, 

A  life  of  penitential  love  ; 
When  most  my  follies  I  despise, 

And  raise  my  highest  thoughts  above. 

4.  When  all  I  am  I  clearly  see, 

And  freely  own,  with  deepest  shame ; 
When  the  Redeemer's  love  to  me 
Kindles  within  a  deathless  flame. 

5.  Thus  would  I  live  till  nature  fail, 

And  all  my  former  sins  forsake ; 
Then  rise  to  God,  within  the  vail, 

And  of  eternal  joys  partake.  reed. 

402.  L.  M. 

1.  On  !  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross 

Where  my  Redeemer  loved  and  died ! 
Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draws 

From  His  dear  wounds,  and  bleeding  side. 


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2.  I  would  forever  speak  His  name 

In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown 
With  angels  join  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  His  Father's  throne. 

WATTS. 

403.  L.  31, 

1.   Come,  now,  ye  wanderers,  to  your  God, 
Through  love,  to  purity  restored ; 
The  proffered  benefit  embrace, 
The  plenitude  of  Heavenly  grace  : 

'2.  The  seeing  eye,  the  feeling  sense, 
The  mystic  joys  of  penitence; 
The  tears  that  tell  your  sins  forgiven  ; 
The  sighs  that  waft  your  souls  to  heaven ; 

3.  The  guiltless  shame,  the  sweet  distress, 
The  unutterable  tenderness ; 

The  genuine  meek  humility, 

The  wonder — "  Why  such  love  to  me  V 

4.  The  oY-rwhelming  power  of  saving  grace, 
The  sight  that  vails  the  seraph's  face ; 
The  speechless  awe  that  dares  not  move, 

And  all  the  silent  heaven  of  love.         c.  wesley. 


404.  L.  & 

1.  Though  ail  the  world  my  choice  deride, 

Yet  Jesus  shall  my  portion  be; 
For  I  am  pleased  with  none  beside ; 
The  fairest  of  the  fair  is  He. 

2.  Sweet  is  the  vision  of  Thy  face, 

And  kindness  o'er  Thy  lips  is  shed ; 
Lovely  art  Thou,  and  full  of  grace, 
And  glory  beams  around  Thy  head. 

o.  Thy  sufferings  I  embrace  with  Thee, 
Thy  poverty  and  shameful  cros^ ; 
The  plea-urc  of  the  world  I  flee. 
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246  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4.  Be  daily  dearer  to  my  heart, 

And  ever  let  me  feel  Thee  near ; 
Then  willingly  with  all  I'd  part, 
Nor  count  it  worthy  of  a  tear. 

G.  TERSTEEGAN". 

405.  L.  M. 

1.  Stay,  thou  insulted  Spirit,  stay  ! 

Though  I  have  done  Thee  such  despite, 
Cast  not  a  sinner  quite  away, 

Nor  take  Thine  everlasting  flight. 

2.  Though  I  have  most  unfaithful  been 

Of  all  whoe'er  Thy  grace  received ; 
Ten  thousand  times  Thy  goodness  seen, 

Ten  thousand  times  Thy  goodness  grieved  ; — 

3.  Yet  O  !  the  chief  of  sinners  spare, 

In  honor  of  my  great  High  Priest; 
Nor,  in  Thy  righteous  anger,  swear 
I  shall  not  see  Thy  people's  rest. 

4.  O  Lord,  my  weary  soul  release, 

And  raise  me  by  Thy  gracious  hand : 
Guide  me  into  Thy  perfect  peace, 
And  bring  me  to  the  promised  land. 

C.  WESLEY. 

406.  L  M. 

1.  Show  pity,  Lord,  O  Lord,  forgive; 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live. 

Are  not  Thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  Thee  1 

2.  My  crimes  are  great,  but  don't  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  Thy  grace ; 
Great  God,  Thy  nature  hath  no  bound — 
So  let  Thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 

3.  O  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin, 

And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean ; 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offenses  pain  my  eyes. 


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4.  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  com 
Against  Thy  law,  against  Thy  grace; 
Lord,  should  Thy  judgments  grow  sei 
I  am  condemned,  but  Thou  art  clear. 

5.  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath, 
I  must  pronounce  Thee  just,  in  death; 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 

Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

C.  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 

"Whose  hope,  still  hov'ring  round  Thy  word. 
"Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair.         watts. 


407.  L.  E 

1.  When*  Jesus'  friend  had  cea-ed  to  be. 

Still  Jesus'  heart  its  friendship  kept — 
u  Where  have  ye  laid  him  ?"     ';  Come  and  see, 
But  ere  His  eyes  could  see,  they  wept. 

'2.  Lord  !  not  in  sepulchers  alone 

Corruption's  worm  is  rank  and  free  : 
The  shroud  of  death  our  bosoms  own — 
The  shades  of  sorrow  !  come  and  see. 

3.  Come,  Lord  !  God's  image  can  not  shine 

Where  sin's  funereal  darkness  lowers — 
Come  !  turn  those  weeping  eyes  of  Thine 
Lpon  these  sinning  souls  of  ours  ! 

4.  And  let  those  qvq>.  with  shepherd  care, 

Their  moving  watch  above  us  keep ; 
Till  love  the  strength  of  sorrow  wear, 
And  as  Thou  weepedst,  we  may  weep. 

5.  For  surely  we  may  weep  to  know, 

So  dark  and  deep  our  spirit's  stain, 
That  had  Thy  blood  refused  to  flow, 
The  very  tears  had  flowed  in  vain. 

MRS.    BROWNING. 


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408.  L.  I. 

1.  My  sufferings  all  to  Thee  are  known. 

Tempted  in  every  point  like  me; 
Regard  my  grief,  regard  Thine  own  : 
Jesus,  remember  Calvary  ! 

2.  For  whom  didst  Thou  the  cross  endure  ? 

Who  nailed  Thy  body  to  the  tree  ? 
Did  not  Thy  death  my  lift  procure? 

0  let  Thy  mercy  answer  me. 

3.  Art  Thou  not  touched  with  human  woe? 

Hath  pity  left  the  Son  of  man  ? 
Dost  Thou  not  all  my  sorrows  know, 
And  claim  a  share  in  all  my  pain  ? 

4.  Thou  wilt  not  break  a  bruised  reed, 

Or  quench  the  smallest  spark  of  grace, 
Till  through  the  soul  Thy  power  is  spread, 
Thy  all-victorious  righteousness. 

5.  The  day  of  small  and  feeble  things, 

1  know  Thou  never  wilt  despise ; 
I  know,  with  healing  in  His  wings, 

The  Sun  of  Righteousness  shall  rise. 

C.  WESLEY. 

409.  L.  E 

1.  Here  at  Thy  cross,  my  dying  Lord, 
I  lay  my  soul  beneath  Thy  love, 
Beneath  the  droppings  of  Thy  blood, 
Jesus,  nor  shall  it  e'er  remove. 

'2.  Not  all  that  tyrants  think  or  say, 

With  rage  and  lightning  in  their  eyes, 
Nor  hell  shall  fright  my  heart  away, 
Should  hell  with  all  its  legions  rise. 

3.  Should  worlds  conspire  to  drive  me  thence, 
Moveless  and  firm  this  heart  should  lie ; 
Resolved,  for  that 's  my  last  defense 
If  I  must  perish,  there  to  die. 


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4.  But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm  my  fear; 

Am  I  not  safe  beneath  Thy  shade  % 
Thy  vengeance  will  not  strike  me  here, 
Nor  Satan  dare  my  soul  invade. 

5.  Yes,  I'm  secure  beneath  Thy  blood, 

And  all  my  foes  shall  lose  their  aim  : 
Hosanna  to  my  dying  Lord, 

And  my  best  honors  to  His  name.  watts. 

410.  L.  M. 

1.  I  asked  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow 

In  faith,  and  love,  and  every  grace  ; 
Might  more  of  His  salvation  know, 
And  seek  more  earnestly  His  face. 

2.  I  hoped  that  in  some  favored  hour 

At  once  He  'd  answer  my  request ; 

And,  by  His  love's  constraining  power, 

Subdue  my  sins,  and  give  me  rest. 

%.  Instead  of  this,  He  made  me  feel 
The  hidden  evils  of  my  heart, 
And  let  the  angry  powers  of  hell 
Assault  my  soul  in  every  part. 

4.  Yea  more,  with  His  own  hand  He  seemed 

Intent  to  aggravate  my  woe ; 
Crossed  all  the  fair  designs  I  schemed, 
Blasted  my  hopes,  and  laid  me  low. 

5.  "  Lord,  why  is  this,"  I  trembling  cried — 

"  Wilt  Thou  pursue  Thy  worm  to  death?*' 
';,Tis  in  this  way,''  the  Lord  replied, 
"  I  answer  prayer  for  grace  and  faith. 

(<».  ';  These  inward  trials  I  employ, 

From  self,  and  pride,  to  set  thee  free: 
And  break  thy  schemes  of  earthly  joy, 
That  thou  may'st  seek  thy  all  in  Me." 

NEWTON. 

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411.  L.  M. 

1.  O  that  my  load  of  sin  were  gone, 

O  that  I  could  at  last  submit 
At  Jesus'  feet  to  lay  it  down, 
To  lay  my  soul  at  Jesus'  feet ! 

2.  Rest  for  my  soul  I  long  to  find ; 

Saviour  of  all,  if  mine  Thou  art, 
Give  me  Thy  meek  and  lowly  mind, 
And  stamp  Thine  image  on  my  heart. 

3.  Break  off  the  yoke  of  inbred  sin, 

And  fully  set  my  spirit  free ; 
I  can  not  rest,  till  pure  within, 
Till  I  am  wholly  lost  in  Thee. 

4.  Fain  would  I  learn  of  Thee,  my  God ; 

Thy  light  and  easy  burden  prove, 
The  cross  all  stain'd  with  hallow'd  blood, 
The  labor  of  Thy  dying  love. 

5.  I  would,  but  Thou  must  give  the  power, 

My  heart  from  every  sin  release ; 
Bring  near,  bring  near  the  joyful  hour, 
And  fill  me  with  Thy  perfect  peace. 

C.  WESLEY. 

Doxology.    L.  M. 

Glory  to  Jesus,  who  returns 
In  pomp  triumphant  to  the  sky, 

With  Thee,  O  Father,  and  with  Thee, 
O  Holy  Ghost,  eternally. 


412.  L.  M.    6  lines. 

1.  Would  Jesus  have  the  sinner  die? 

Why  hangs  He  then  on  yonder  tree  % 
What  means  that  strange  expiring  cry? 

Sinners,  He  prays  for  you  and  me  ; 
Forgive  them,  Father,  O  forgive ! 
They  know  not  that  by  Me  they  live. 


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2.  Thou  loving,  all-atoning  Lamb — 

Thee,  by  Thy  painful  agony, 
Thy  bloody  sweat,  Thy  grief  and  shame, 

Thy  cross  and  passion  on  the  tree, 
Thy  precious  death  and  life — I  pray, 
Take  all,  take  all  my  sins  away.  c.  wesley. 

413.  L.  M.    6  lines. 

1.  Weary  of  wandering  from  my  God, 

And  now  made  willing  to  return, 
1  hear,  and  bow  me  to  the  rod  : 

Yet  not  in  hopeless  grief  I  mourn; 
I  have  an  Advocate  above, 
A  Friend  before  the  throne  of  love. 

2.  O  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace — 

More  full  of  grace  than  I  of  sin; 
Yet  once  again  I  seek  Thy  face, 

Open  Thine  arms  and  take  me  in ! 
And  freely  my  backslidings  heal, 
And  love  Thy  faithless  servant  still. 

3.  Thou  know'st  the  way  to  bring  me  back, 

My  fallen  spirit  to  restore ; 
O,  for  Thy  truth  and  mercy's  sake, 

forgive,  and  bid  me  sin  no  more  : 
The  ruins  of  my  soul  repair, 
And  make  my  heart  a  house  of  prayer. 

C.  WESLEY. 

414.  ML    G  lines. 

1.  Loosed  from  my  God,  and  far  removed, 

Long  have  1  wandered  to  and  fro ; 
O'er  earth  in  endless  circles  roved, 

Nor  found  whereon  to  rest  below : 
But  now,  my  God,  to  Thee  I  fly, 
For,  oh !  estranged  from  Thee,  1  die. 

2.  Selfish  pursuits,  and  nature's  maze, 

The  things  of  sense,  fijr  Thee  1  leave : 
Put  forth  Thy  hand,  Thy  hand  of  grace; 

Into  the  ark  of  love  receive ; 
Take  my  poor,  fluttering  soul  to  rest, 
And  still  it,  Father,  on  Thy  breast. 


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8.  Endow  me  with  my  Saviour's  peace, 
Confirm  and  keep  my  longing  heart ; 

In  Thee  may  all  my  wanderings  cease; 
From  Thee  may  I  no  more  depart : 

Never  again  from  Thee  remove, 

Loved  with  an  everlasting  love  !  moravia.v. 

415.  L.  M.    G  lines. 

1.  O  Love,  of  pure  and  heavenly  birth! 

0  simple  Truth,  scarce  known  on  earth  ! 
Whom  men  resist  with  stubborn  will, 
And,  more  perverse  and  daring  still. 
Smother  and  quench  with  reasonings  vain. 
While  error  and  deception  reign  ! 

2.  Whence  comes  it,  that,  your  power  the  same 
As  His  on  high,  from  whom  you  came, 

Ye  rarely  find  a  listening  ear 
Or  heart,  that  makes  you  welcome  here  1 
Because  ye  bring  reproach  and  pain. 
Where'er  ye  visit,  in  your  train. 

3.  Then  let  the  price  be  what  it  may, 
Though  poor,  I  am  prepared  to  pay  : 
Come  shame,  come  sorrow;  'spite  of  tears, 
Weakness  and  heart-oppressing  fears  ; 
One  soul,  at  least,  shall  not  repine 

To  give  you  room  ;  come,  reign  in.  mine ! 

MADAME  GLION. 

416.  L.  M.    G  lines. 

1.  Tnou  hidden  love  of  God,  whose  height, 

W'hose  depth,  unfathomed,  no  man  knows, 

1  see  from  far  Thy  beauteous  light : 

Inly  I  sigh  for  Thy  repose ; 
My  heart  is  pained ;  nor  can  it  be 
At  rest  till  it  find  rest  in  Thee. 

2.  Thy  secret  voice  invites  me  still 

The  sweetness  of  Thy  yoke  to  prove  ; 
And  fain  I  would ;  but  though  my  will 

Seems  fixed,  yet  wide  my  passions  rove; 
Yet  hindrances  strow  all  the  way; 
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3.  "T  is  mercy  all,  that  Thou  has  brought 

My  mind  to  seek  her  peace  in  Thee ; 
Yet,  while  I  seek,  but  find  Thee  not, 

Xo  peace  my  wandering  soul  shall  see. 
O,  when  shall  all  my  wanderings  end, 
And  all  my  steps  to  Thee-ward  tend  ? 

4.  Is  there  a  thing  beneath  the  sun 

That  strives  with  thee  my  heart  to  share  ? 
Ah,  tear  it  thence,  and  reign  alone, 

The  Lord  of  every  motion  there  ; 
Then  shall  my  heart  from  earth  be  frao, 
When  it  hath  found  repose  in  Thee. 

5.  0  Love.  Thy  sov'reign  aid  impart 

To  save  me  from  low-thoughted  care ; 
Chase  this  self-will  through  all  my  heart, 

Through  all  its  latent  mazes  there  ; 
Make  me  Thy  duteous  child  that  I. 
Ceaseless,  may  Abba,  Father,  cry.      j.  wesley. 

417.  L)I.   G  lines. 

1.  Savioub  of  all,  what  hast  Thou  done  ? 

What  hast  Thou  suffered  on  the  tree? 
Why  didst  Thou  groan  Thy  mortal  groan, 

Obedient  unto  death  for  me  ? 
The  mystery  of  Thy  passion  show — 
The  end  of  all  Thy  griefs  below. 

'2.  Pardon,  and  grace,  and  heaven  to  buy, 

My  bleeding  sacrifice  expired ; 
But  didst  Thou  not  my  pattern  die, 

That,  by  Thy  glorious  Spirit  fired, 
Faithful  to  death  I  might  endure, 
And  make  the  crown  by  suff 'ring  sure  ? 

3.  Thou  didst  the  meek  example  leave, 
That  I  might  in  Thy  footsteps  tread : 

Might  like  the  Man  of  Sorrows  grieve, 
And  groan,  and  bow  with  Thee  my  head  : 

The  dying  in  my  body  bear, 

And  all  Thy  state  of  suff  ring  share,     c.  weslet, 


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418.  LI.    G  lines. 

1.  I  thank  thee,  uncreated  Sun, 

That  Thy  bright  beams  on  me  have  shined 
I  thank  Thee,  who  hast  overthrown 

My  foes,  and  heal'd  my  wounded  mind ; 
I  thank  Thee,  whose  enlivening  voice 
Bids  my  freed  heart  in  Thee  rejoice. 

2.  Uphold  me  in  the  doubtful  race, 

Nor  suffer  me  again  to  stray ; 
Strengthen  my  feet,  with  steady  pace, 

Still  to  press  forward  in  Thy  way  ; 
My  soul  and  flesh,  O  Lord  of  might, 
Fill,  satiate,  with  Thy  heavenly  light. 

3.  Thee  will  I  love,  my  joy,  my  crown  ; 

Thee  will  I  love,  my  Lord,  my  God; 
Thee  will  I  love,  beneath  Thy  frown 

Or  smile,  Thy  scepter  or  Thy  rod. 
What  though  my  flesh  and  heart  decay  ; 
Thee  shall  I  love  in  endless  day.  j.  wesley, 

419.  L.M.    G  lines. 

1.  Around  Bethesda's  healing  wave, 

Waiting  to  hear  the  rustling  wing 
Which  spoke  the  angel  nigh,  who  gave 

Its  virtue  to  that  holy  spring, 
With  patience  and  with  hope  endured, 
Were  seen  the  gathered  multitude. 

2.  Bethesda's  pool  has  lost  its  power ! 

No  angel,  by  his  glad  descent, 
Dispenses  that  diviner  dower 

Which  with  its  healing  waters  went ; 
But  He,  whose  word  surpassed  its  wave, 
Is  still  omnipotent  to  save. 

3.  Saviour !  Thy  love  is  still  the  same 

As  when  that  healing  word  was  spoke ; 
Still  in  Thine  all-redeeming  name 

Dwells  power  to  burst  the  strongest  yoke ! 
O,  be  that  power,  that  love,  displayed, 
Help  those  whom  Thou  alone  canst  aid  ! 

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420.  L. 31. 

1.  Health  of  the  weak,  to  make  them  strong! 
Refuge  of  sinners,  and  their  song ! 
Comfort  of  each  afflicted  breast ! 

Haven  of  hope  in  realms  of  rest ! 

2.  Lord  of  the  patriarchs  gone  before  ! 
Light  of  the  prophets'  learned  lore  ! 
Deign  from  Thy  throne  to  look  on  me, 
And  hear  my  lowly  litany. 

3.  Lead  me,  O  Spirit,  to  the  Son, 

To  taste  and  feel  what  He  has  done ; 
To  lay  me  low  before  His  cross, 
And  reckon  all  besides  as  dross ; 

4.  To  speak,  and  think,  and  will,  and  move, 
And  love,  as  Thou  wouldst  have  me  love : 
O,  look  upon  this  bended  knee, 

And  hear  my  heart's  own  litany  !         lyra  cath. 

421.  C.  E 

1.  Come,  trembling  sinner,  in  whose  breast 

A  thousand  thoughts  revolve — 
Come,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  oppressed, 
And  make  this  last  resolve  : 

2.  I  "11  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 

Hath  like  a  mountain  rose  ! 
I  know  His  courts,  I  '11  enter  in, 
Whatever  may  oppose. 

3.  Prostrate  I  "II  lie  before  His  throne, 

And  there  my  guilt  confess  ; 
I  '11  tell  Him  1  'm  a  wretch  undone, 
W  ithout  His  sovereign  grace. 

4.  Perhaps  He  will  admit  my  plea, 

Perhaps  will  hear  my  prayer  ; 
But  if  I  perish,  I  will  pray, 
And  perish  only  there. 


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5.  I  can  but  perish  if  I  go ; 
I  am  resolved  to  try  ; 
For  if  I  stay  away,  I  know 

I  must  forever  die.  jokes. 

422.  C.  M. 

1.  What  shall  I  render  to  my  God 

For  all  His  kindness  shown  % 
My  feet  shall  visit  Thine  abode, 
My  songs  address  Thy  throne. 

2.  Among  the  saints  that  fill  Thy  house 

My  offerings  shall  be  paid ; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made. 

3.  How  much  is  mercy  Thy  delight, 

Thou  ever-blessed  God  ! 
How  dear  Thy  servants  in  Thy  sight ! 
How  precious  is  their  blood  ! 

4.  How  happy  all  Thy  servants  arc 

How  great  Thy  grace  to  me  ! 
My  life,  which  Thou  hast  made  Thy  care, 
Lord,  I  devote  to  Thee. 

5.  Now  I  am  Thine,  forever  Thine, 

Nor  shall  my  purpose  move ; 
Thy  hand  hath  loosed  my  bonds  of  pain, 
And  bound  me  with  Thy  love. 

6.  Here  in  Thy  courts  I  leave  my  vow, 

And  Thy  rich  grace  record  ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who  hear  me  now, 

If  I  forsake  the  Lord.  watts. 

423.  C.  M. 

1 .  Son  of  the  Carpenter !  receive 
This  humble  work  of  mine, 
Worth  to  my  meanest  labor  give, 
By  joining  it  to  Thine. 


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2.  Servant  of  all,  to  toil  for  man 

Thou  wouldst  not,  Lord,  refuse ; 
Thy  majesty  did  not  disdain 
To  be  employed  for  us. 

3.  Thy  bright  example  I  pursue, 

To  thee  in  all  things  rise ; 
And  all  I  think,  or  speak,  or  do, 
Is  but  one  sacrifice. 

4.  Careless,  through  outward  cares  I  go, 

From  all  distraction  free ; 
My  hands  are  but  engaged  below, 
My  heart  is  still  with  Thee. 

5.  Oh !  when  wilt  Thou,  my  Life,  appear ! 

How  gladly  would  I  cry — 
"  'T  is  done,  the  work  Thou  gav'st  me  here, 
'Tis  finished,  Lord  !"  and  fly.  Moravian. 


424.  C.  M. 

1.  Thou,  O  my  Jesus,  Thou  didst  me 

Upon  the  cross  embrace ; 
For  me  didst  bear  the  nails  and  spear, 
And  manifold  disgrace ; 

2.  And  griefs  and  torments  numberless, 

And  sweat  of  agony, 
Yea,  death  itse'f ;  and  all  for  one 
That  was  Thine  enemy. 

3.  Then,  why,  O  blessed  Jesus  Christ, 

Should  I  not  love  Thee  well  ? 
Not  for  the  hope  of  winning  heaven, 
Nor  of  escaping  hell ; 

4.  Not  with  the  hope  of  gaining  aught, 

Not  seeking  a  reward; 
But  as  Thyself  hast  loved  me, 
O  ever-loving  Lord. 


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5.  E'en  so  I  love  Thee,  and  will  love, 
And  in  Thy  praise  will  sing  ; 
Solely  because  Thou  art  my  God, 

And  my  eternal  King.  r.  xavier. 

425.  C.  M. 

1.  O  that  I  knew  the  secret  place 

Where  I  might  find  my  God  ! 
I  'd  spread  my  wants  before  His  face, 
And  pour  my  woes  abroad. 

2.  I  'd  tell  Him  how  my  sins  arise ; 

What  sorrows  I  sustain  ; 
How  grace  decays,  and  comfort  dies, 
And  leaves  my  heart  in  pain. 

3.  Arise,  my  soul,  from  deep  distress, 

And  banish  every  fear ; 
He  calls  thee  to  His  throne  of  grace, 

To  spread  thy  sorrows  there.  watts. 

426.  C,  M. 

1.  Thou  Lamb  once  slain!  whose  naming  eyes 

Sparkle  with  dazzling  light, 
How  can  a  sinner  choose  but  bow, 
And  sink  beneath  Thy  sight  1 

2.  But  I  am  Thine,  my  ransom  paid — 

The  price,  Thy  precious  blood ; 
And  Thine  and  mine  are  made  one  heart, 
O  my  Redeemer,  God  ! 

3.  How  did  love  seize  me — that  pure  fire 

That  flamed  within  Thy  breast 
When  Thou,  before  Thy  Father's  throne, 
Wert  pleased  to  name  me  bless'd ! 

4.  Let  me  to  Thee,  in  all  my  wants, 

Child-like,  still  closer  fly, 
In  all  my  course  regarding  still 

The  guiding  of  Thine  eye.  Moravian. 


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427.  C.  K 

1.  Let  worldly  minds  the  world  pursue; 

It  has  no  charms  for  me ; 

Once  I  admired  its  trifles,  too, 

But  grace  has  set  me  free. 

2.  Its  pleasures  now  no  longer  please, 

No  more  content  afford ; 
Far  from  my  heart  be  joys  like  these, 
Now  I  have  seen  the  Lord. 

3.  As  by  the  light  of  opening  day 

The  stars  are  all  concealed ; 
So  earthly  pleasures  fade  away 
When  Jesus  is  revealed. 

4.  Creatures  no  more  divide  my  choice, 

I  bid  them  all  depart ; 
His  name,  and  love,  and  gracious  voice 
Have  fixed  my  roving  heart.         newton. 

428.  C,  E 

1.  Witness,  ye  men  and  angels  now, 

Before  the  Lord  we  speak  ; 
To  Him  we  make  our  solemn  vow, 
A  vow  we  dare  not  break : 

2.  That  long  as  life  itself  shall  last, 

Ourselves  to  Christ  we  yield, 
Nor  from  His  cause  will  we  depart, 
Or  ever  quit  the  field. 

3.  We  trust  not  in  our  native  strength, 

But  on  His  grace  rely, 
That,  with  returning  wants,  the  Lord 

Will  all  our  need  supply.  beddome. 

429.  C.  M. 

1.  And  must  I  part  with  all  I  have, 
My  dearest  Lord,  for  Thee  ? 
It  is  but  right !  since  Thou  hast  done 
Much  more  than  this  for  me. 


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2.  Yes,  let  it  go  !     One  look  from  Thee 

Will  more  than  make  amends 
For  all  the  losses  I  sustain 
Of  credit,  riches,  friends. 

3.  Ten  thousand  worlds,  ten  thousand  lives, 

How  worthless  they  appear, 
Compared  with  Thee,  supremely  good  ! 
Divinely  bright  and  fair !  beddome. 

430.  C.  M, 

1.  Sweet  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt 

The  Saviour's  pard'ning  blood, 
Applied  to  cleanse  my  soul  from  guilt, 
And  bring  me  home  to  God. 

2.  Soon  as  the  morn  the  light  revealed, 

His  praises  tuned  my  tongue ; 
And,  when  the  evening  shade  prevailed, 
His  love  was  all  my  song. 

3.  In  prayer,  my  soul  drew  near  the  Lord, 

And  saw  His  glory  shine ; 
And  when  I  read  His  holy  word. 
I  called  each  promise  mine. 

4.  Now  when  the  evening  shade  prevails, 

My  soul  in  darkness  mourns  ; 
And,  when  the  morn  the  light  reveals, 
No  light  to  me  returns. 

5.  Rise,  Saviour  !  help  me  to  prevail, 

And  make  my  soul  Thy  care ; 
I  know  Thy  mercy  can  not  fail, 

Let  me  that  mercy  share.  newtox. 

431.  C.  M. 

1.  The  winds  were  howling  o'er  the  deep, 
Each  wave  a  watery  hill ; 
The  Saviour  wakened  from  His  sleep : 
He  spake,  and  all  was  still. 


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2.  The  madman  in  a  tomb  had  made 

His  mansion  of  despair: 
Woe  to  the  traveler  who  strayed, 
"With  heedless  footsteps,  there. 

3.  He  met  that  glance  so  thrilling  sweet, 

He  heard  those  accents  mild ; 
And  melting  at  Messiah's  feet, 
Wept  like  a  weaned  child. 

4.  Oh,  madder  than  the  raving  man  ! 

Oh,  deafer  than  the  sea  ! 
How  long  the  time  since  Christ  began 
To  call  in  vain  to  me ! 

5.  Yet  could  I  hear  Him  once  again, 

As  I  have  heard  of  old, 
Methinks  He  should  not  call  in  vain 

His  wanderer  to  the  fold.  heber. 


432.  C.  31. 

1.  Dear  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall 

The  wonders  of  Thy  grace, 
Low  at  Thy  feet  ashamed,  I  fall, 
And  hide  this  wretched  face. 

2.  Shall  love  like  Thine  be  thus  repaid  1 

Ah,  vile,  ungrateful  heart ! 
By  earth's  low  cares  so  oft  betrayed, 
From  Jesus  to  depart. 

3.  But  He  for  His  own  mercy's  sake, 

My  wandering  soul  restores  ; 
He  bids  the  mourning  heart  partake 
The  pardon  it  implores. 

4.  Oh,  while  I  breathe  to  Thee,  my  Lord, 

The  deep,  repentant  sigh, 
Confirm  the  kind,  forgiving  word, 
With  pity  in  Thine  eye. 


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5.  Then  shall  the  mourner  at  Thy  feet 
Rejoice  to  seek  Thy  face  ; 
And  grateful,  own  how  kind,  how  sweet 

Thy  condescending  grace.  mrs.  Steele. 

433.  C.  M. 

1.  Why  is  my  heart  so  far  from  Thee, 

My  God,  my  chief  delight  ? 
Why  are  my  thoughts  no  more  by  day 
With  Thee,  no  more  by  night  ? 

2.  When  my  forgetful  soul  renews 

The  savor  of  Thy  grace, 
My  heart  presumes,  I  can  not  lose 
The  relish  all  my  days. 

3.  But  ere  one  fleeting  hour  is  past, 

The  flattering  world  employs 
Some  sensual  bait  to  seize  my  taste, 
And  to  pollute  my  joys. 

4.  Wretch  that  I  am  to  wander  thus 

In  chase  of  false  delight! 
Let  me  be  fastened  to  Thy  cross, 
Rather  than  lose  Thy  sight. 

5.  Make  haste,  my  days,  to  reach  the  goal, 

And  bring  my  heart  to  rest 
On  the  dear  center  of  my  soul, 

My  God,  my  Saviour's  breast.         watts. 

434.  C,  M. 

1.  Amidst  thy  wrath,  remember  love, 

Restore  thy  servant,  Lord  ; 
Nor  let  a  father's  chastening  prove 
Like  an  avenger's  sword. 

2.  My  sins  a  heavy  load  appear, 

And  o'er  my  head  are  gone  ; 
Too  heavy  they  for  me  to  bear, 
Too  hard  for  me  t'  atone. 


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3.  All  my  desire  to  Thee  is  known, 

Thine  eye  counts  every  tear  ; 
And  every  sigh  and  every  groan 
Is  noticed  by  Thine  ear. 

4.  But  I  '11  confess  my  guilt  to  Thee, 

And  grieve  for  all  my  sin ; 
I  '11  mourn  how  weak  my  graces  be, 
And  beg  support  divine. 

5.  My  God  !  forgive  my  follies  past, 

And  be  forever  nigh ; 

0  Lord  of  my  salvation !  haste, 

Before  Thy  servant  die.  watts. 

435.  C,  M. 

1.  Mercy  alone  can  meet  my  case, 

For  mercy,  Lord,  I  cry  ; 
Jesus,  Redeemer,  show  thy  face 
In  mercy,  or  I  die. 

2.  Save  me,  for  none  beside  can  save, 

At  Thy  command  I  tread, 
With  failing  steps,  life's  stormy  wave ; 
The  wave  goes  o'er  my  head. 

3.  I  perish,  and  my  doom  were  just ; 

But  wilt  Thou  leave  me  ? — No ! 

1  hold  Thee  fast,  my  hope,  my  trust ; 

I  will  not  let  Thee  go. 

4.  To  Thee,  Thee  only  will  I  cleave ; 

Thy  word  is  all  my  plea ; 
That  word  is  truth,  and  I  believe — 

Have  mercy,  Lord,  on  me.      Montgomery. 

436.  C.  .11. 

1.  And  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 
To  visit  sinful  worms'? 
Thus  at  the  door  shall  mercy  stand, 
In  all  her  winning  forms. 


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2.  Shall  Jesus  for  admittance  plead, 

His  charming  voice  unheard  ? 
And  this  vile  heart,  for  which  he  bled, 
Remain  forever  barred  ? 

3.  'T  is  sin,  alas  !  with  tyrant  power, 

The  lodging  has  possessed, 
And  crowds  of  traitors  bar  the  door, 
Against  the  heavenly  guest. 

4.  Lord !  rise  in  Thine  all-conquering  grace, 

Thy  mighty  power  display  ; 
One  beam  of  glory  from  Thy  face 
Can  drive  my  foes  away. 

5.  Ye  vile  seducers  !  hence,  depart ; 

Dear  Saviour  !  enter  in  ; 
Oh !  guard  the  passage  to  my  heart, 

And  keep  out  every  sin.  mrs.  Steele. 


437.  C  M. 

1.  Our  Christ  hath  reached  His  heavenly  seat, 

Through  sorrows  and  through  scars  ; 
The  golden  lamps  are  at  His  feet, 
And  in  His  hand  the  stars. 

2.  O  Lord  of  life,  and  truth,  and  grace, 

Ere  nature  was  begun  ! 
Make  welcome  to  our  erring  race 
Thy  Spirit  and  Thy  Son. 

3.  We  hail  the  Church,  built  high  o'er  all 

The  heathens'  rage  and  scoff; 
Thv  Providence  its  fenced  wall, 
''The  Lamb  the  light  thereof." 

4.  O,  may  He  walk  among  us  here, 

With  His  rebuke  and  love — 
A  brightness  o'er  this  lower  sphere, 
A  ray  from  worlds  above  ! 

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438.  C.  H. 

1.  Along  the  mountain  track  of  life, 

Along  the  weary  lea, 
In  rocks,  in  storms,  in  joy,  in  strife, 
Let  this  my  heart-cry  be — 
-  Nearer  to  Thee  !"  "  Nearer  to  Thee  !*' 

2.  This  pilgrim-path  by  Thee  was  trod, 

Jesus  !  my  King  !  by  Thee — 
Traced  by  Thy  feet,  Thy  tears,  Thy  blood, 
In  love,  in  death,  for  me — 
0 !  bring  my  soul  nearer  to  Thee  ! 

3.  Let  every  step,  let  every  thought, 

Sweet  memories  bear  of  Thee! 
And  hear  the  soul  Thy  love  hath  bought, 
Whose  even*  cry  shall  be 
••  Nearer  to  Thee  !"  '•  Nearer  to  Thee  !" 

4.  Thou  wilt !  Thou  dost ! — a  still  small  voice 

Whispers  of  faith  in  Thee, 
Of  hope  that  might  in  grief  rejoice, 
If  still  the  way-cry  be — 
"  Nearer  to  Thee !"  ,;  Nearer  to  Thee  I" 

5.  Yet  a  few  days  to  me,  perhaps, 

And  time  shall  no  more  be — 
But  boundless  love  can  know  no  lapse, 
Thou  art  eternity  ! 
Draw  then,  rny  soul.  "Nearer  to  Thee!" 


439.  C.  31. 

1.  Jesus,  the  very  thought  of  Thee. 

With  sweetness  fills  rny  bre 
But  sweeter  far  Thy  face  to  see, 
And  in  Thy  presence  rest, 

2.  Nor  voice  can  sing,  nor  heart  can  I 

Nor  can  the  memory  find 
A  sweeter  sound  than  Thy  blest  name, 
0  Saviour  of  mankind  ! 
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3.  O  hope  of  every  contrite  heart ! 

O  joy  of  all  the  meek  ! 
To  those  who  fall,  how  kind  Thou  art ! 
How  good  to  those  who  seek ! 

4.  But  what  to  those  who  find  ?  Ah !  this, 

Nor  tongue  nor  pen  can  show, 
The  love  of  Jesus,  what  it  is, 
None  but  His  loved  ones  know. 

ST.   BERNARD. 

440.  C.  M. 


1.  Lord,  see  what  floods  of  sorrow  rise, 

And  beat  upon  my  soul : 
One  trouble  to  another  cries ; 
Billows  on  billows  roll. 

2.  From  fear  to  hope,  from  hope  to  fear, 

My  shipwrecked  soul  is  tost, 
Till  I  am  iampted,  in  despair, 
To  give  up  all  for  lost. 

3.  Yet  through  the  stormy  clouds  I  '11  look 

Once  more  to  Thee,  my  God ; 
O,  fix  my  feet  upon  the  rock, 
Beyond  the  raging  flood. 

4.  One  look  of  mercy  from  Thy  nice 

Will  set  my  heart  at  ease  ; 
One  all-commanding  word  of  grace 

Will  make  the  tempest  cease,     stennett. 

441.  C  M, 

1.  On,  my  dear  Saviour,  when  Thy  cares, 

Thy  toils  for  me  I  read, 
My  eyes  run  o'er  with  grateful  tears, 
And  I  bow  down  my  head. 

2.  Thy  suffering  life  1  can  not  trace, 

Or  read  Thy  sacred  word; 
But  I'm  o'ercome  with  thankfulness 
To  Thee,  my  gracious  Lord. 


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3.   What  am  I.  Lord,  that  Thou  so  much 

Should'st  love  and  value  me  ? 

Vile  dust  I  am.  yet  Thou  for  such 

Didst  bear  Thy  misery.  Moravian, 

442.  C.  ft 

1 .  The  Lord  will  happiness  divine 

On  contrite  hearts  bestow  : 
Then  tell  me,  gracious  God,  is  mine 
A  contrite  heart,  or  no  \ 

2.  I  hear,  hut  seem  to  hear  in  vain. 

Insensible  as  steel ; 
If  aught  is  felt.  ;t  is  only  pain 
To  find  I  can  not  feel. 

3.  My  best  desires  are  faint  and  few : 

Fain  would  I  strive  for  more ; 
But,  when  I  cry.  "  My  strength  renew."' 
Seem  weaker  than  before. 

4.  Thy  saints  are  comforted,  I  know. 

And  love  thy  house  of  prayer; 
I  therefore  go  where  others  go, 
But  find  no  comfort  there. 

5.  Oh  !   make  this  heart  rejoice  or  ache : 

Decide  this  doubt  for  me  ; 
And  if  it  be  not  broken,  break — 

And  heal  it,  if  it  be.  cowpe::. 

443.  C.  ft 

1.  How  oft,  alas!  this  wretched  heart 

Has  wandered  from  the  Lord  1 
How  rift  my  roving  thoughts  depart — 
Forgetful  of  His  word  ! 

2.  Yet  ^ovr-reign  mercy  calls — "  Return !"' 

Dear  Lord  !   and  may  I  co: 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn; 
Oh!  take  the  wanderer  home. 


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3.  And  canst  Thou — wilt  Thou  yet  forgive, 

And  bid  my  crimes  remove  ! 
And  shall  a  pardoned  rebel  live 
To  speak  Thy  wondrous  love  1 

4.  Almighty  grace  !  Thy  healing  power, 

How  glorious — how  divine  ! 
That  can  to  life  and  bliss  restore 
A  heart  so  vile  as  mine ! 

5.  Thy  pard'ning  love — so  free,  so  sweet — 

Dear  Saviour  !  I  adore ; 
Oh  !  keep  me  at  Thy  sacred  feet, 

And  let  me  rove  no  more.  mrs.  Steele. 


444.  C.  E 

1.  With  tears  of  anguish  I  lament, 

Here,  at  Thy  feet,  my  God, 
My  passion,  pride,  and  discontent, 
And  vile  ingratitude. 

2.  Sure  there  was  ne'er  a  heart  so  base, 

So  false  as  mine  has  been ; 
So  faithless  to  its  promises, 
So  prone  to  every  sin ! 

3.  My  reason  tells  me  Thy  commands 

Are  holy,  just,  and  true  ; 
Tells  me  whate'er  my  God  demands 
Is  His  most  righteous  due. 


Reason,  I  hear,  her  counsels  weigh, 
And  ail  her  words  approve ; 

But  still  I  find  it  hard  t'  obey, 
And  harder  yet  to  love. 

How  long,  dear  Saviour,  shall  I  feel 
These  struggles  in  my  breast  ? 

When  wilt  Thou  bow  my  stubborn  will, 
And  give  my  conscience  rest  1 


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6.  Break,  Sovereign  Grace,  O  break  the  charm. 
And  set  the  captive  free ; 
Reveal,  Almighty  God,  Thine  arm, 

And  haste  to  rescue  me.  stennett. 

445.  C,  )I. 

1.  My  God!  the  covenant  of  Thy  love 

Abides  forever  sure ; 
And  in  its  matchless  grace  I  feel 
My  happiness  secure. 

2.  Since  Thou,  the  everlasting  God, 

My  Father  art  become, 
Jesus  my  guardian  and  my  friend, 
And  heaven  my  final  home  ; — 

3.  I  welcome  all  Thy  sovereign  will, 

For  all  that  will  is  love ; 
And  when  I  know  not  what  Thou  dost, 
I  wait  the  light  above. 

4.  Thy  covenant  in  the  darkest  gloom 

Shall  heavenly  rays  impart, 
And  when  my  eyelids  close  in  death, 

Sustain  my  fainting  heart.         doddridge. 

446.  C.  E 

1.  Alas  !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  ? 

And  did  my  Sovereign  die  ? 
Would  He  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

2.  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing  pity  !  grace  unknown  ! 
And  love  beyond  degree  ! 

3.  "Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in, 
When  God,  the  mighty  Maker,  died 
For  man  the  creature's  sin. 


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4.  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face 

While  His  dear  cross  appears, 

Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 

And  melt  mine  eyes  to  tears. 

5.  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe  : 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  myself  away  ; 

'Tis  all  that  1  can  do.  watts. 

447.  C,  M. 

1.  Jesus  !  Thou  art  the  sinner's  Friend  : 


As  such  I  look  to  Thee  ; 
Now  in  the  fullness  of  Thy  love, 

0  Lord  !  remember  me. 

2.  Remember  Thy  pure  word  of  grace — 

Remember  Calvary ; 
Remember  all  Thy  dying  groans, 
And,  then,  remember  me. 

3.  Thou  wondrous  Advocate  with  God  ! 

1  yield  myself  to  Thee  ; 

While  Thou  art  sitting  on  Thy  throne, 
Dear  Lord  !  remember  me. 

4.  Lord  !  I  am  guilty — I  am  vile, 

But  Thy  salvation's  free; 
Then,  in  Thine  all-abounding  grace, 
Dear  Lord  !   remember  me. 

5.  And,  when  I  close  my  e^es  in  death, 

When  creature-helps  all  flee, 
Then,  O  my  dear  Reedemer-God  ! 

I  pray,  remember  me.  Parkinson  selec. 

448.  C.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  and  didst  Thou  condescend, 
When  vailed  in  human  clay, 
To  heal  the  sick,  the  lame,  the  blind, 
And  drive  disease  away  % 


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2.  Didst  Thou  regard  the  beggar's  cry. 

And  give  the  blind  to  see  1 
Jesus,  Thou  Son  of  David,  hear — 
Have  mercy,  too.  on  me. 

3.  And  didst  Thou  pity  mortal  woe, 

And  sight  and  health  restore  ? 
Then  pity,  Lord,  and  save  my  soul, 
Which  needs  Thy  mercy  more. 

4.  Didst  Thou  regard  Thy  servant's  cry. 

When  sinking  in  the  wave  ? 
I  perish.  Lord — oh  save  my  soul, 

For  Thou  alone  canst  save.  bradley. 

449.  C.  M. 

1 .  Welcome,  0  Saviour  t  to  my  heart ; 

Possess  Thine  humble  throne; 
Bid  every  rival  hence  depart, 
And  claim  me  for  Thine  own. 

2.  The  world  and  Satan  I  forsake — 

To  Thee,  I  all  resign ; 
My  longing  heart,  O  Jesus  !  take, 
And  fill  with  love  divine. 

3.  Oh !  may  I  never  turn  aside, 

Xor  from  Thy  bosom  flee ; 
Let  nothing  here  my  heart  divide — 

I  give  it  all  to  Thee.  bourne's  coll. 

450.  C.  31. 

1.  My  Saviour,  can  I  follow  Thee, 

AVhen  all  is  dark  before  ? 
While  midnight  rests  upon  the  sea, 
How  can  I  reach  the  shore  % 

2.  Oh,  let  Thy  star  of  love  but  shine, 

Though  with  the  faintest  ray ; 
'Twill  gild  with  light  the  foaming  brine, 
And  light  my  stormy  way. 


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3.  Then  gladly  will  I  follow  Thee, 
Though  hurricanes  appear ; 
Singing  with  rapture  o'er  the  sea ; 
"  What  can  I  have  to  fear  ?' 

leifchild's  coll. 

451.  C.  Ml 

1.  Thy  gracious  presence,  O  my  God! 

All  that  I  wish  contains  ; 
With  this,  beneath  affliction's  load, 
My  heart  no  more  complains. 

2.  This  can  my  every  care  control, 

Gild  each  dark  scene  with  light ; 
This  is  the  sunshine  of  the  soul, 
Without  it  all  is  night. 

3.  O  happy  scenes  above  the  sky, 

Where  Thy  full  beams  impart 
Unclouded  beauty  to  the  eye, 
And  rapture  to  the  heart. 

4.  Her  portion  in  those  realms  of  bliss, 

My  spirit  longs  to  know ; 
My  wishes  terminate  in  this, 
Nor  can  they  rest  below. 

5.  Lord  !  Shall  the  breathings  of  my  heart 

Aspire  in  vain  to  Thee  ] 
Confirm  my  hope,  that  where  Thou  art, 
I  shall  forever  be. 

G.  Then  shall  my  cheerful  spirit  sing 
The  darksome  hours  away, 
And  rise  on  faith's  expanded  wing 

To  everlasting  day.  Steele. 

452.  C.  M. 

1.  Approach,  my  soul !  the  mercy-seat, 
Where  Jesus  answers  prayer  : 
There  humbly  fall  before  His  feet, 
For  none  can  perish  there. 


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2.  Thy  promise  is  my  only  pica, 

With  this  I  venture  nigh : 
Thou  eallest  burdened  souls  to  Thee, 
And  such,  O  Lord !  am  J. 

3.  Bowed  down  beneath  a  load  of  sin, 

By  Satan  sorely  pressed ; 
By  wars  without,  and  fears  within, 
I  come  to  Thee  for  rest. 

4.  Be  Thou  my  shield  and  hiding-place, 

That,  sheltered  near  Thy  side, 
I  may  my  fierce  accuser  face, 

And  tell  Him— "Thou  hast  died:' 

5.  Oh !  wondrous  Love — to  bleed  and  die, 

To  bear  the  cross  and  shame, 
That  guilty  sinners,  such  as  I, 
Might  plead  Thy  gracious  name  ! 

NEWTON. 

453.  C.  M. 

1.  My  soul,  review  the  trembling  days 

In  which  my  God  I  sought, 
I  cried  aloud  for  aid  divine, 
And  aid  divine  He  brought. 

2.  Through  all  my  weak  and  fainting  heart 

His  secret  strength  He  spread, 

And  clasped  me  in  His  arms  of  love, 

And  raised  my  drooping  head. 

3.  He  called  Himself  my  covenant  God  ; 

His  promises  He  showed  ; 
And  wide  displayed  their  solemn  seal 
in  the  great-Surety's  blood. 

4.  I  heard  His  people  shout  around, 

And  joined  their  cheerful  song; 
And  saw  from  far  the  shining  seats — 
Which  to  His  saints  belong. 
12* 


474  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

5.  My  God,  what  inward  strength  thou  givcst 
I  to  Thy  service  vow  ; 
And  in  Thy  strength  would  upward  march, 
Till  at  Thy  throne  I  bow.  doddridge. 

454.  7s. 

1.  Saviour,  when  in  dust  to  Thee 
Low  we  bow  th'  adoring  knee  : 
When  repentant,  to  the  skies 
Scarce  we  lift  our  streaming  eyes ; 
O,  by  all  Thy  pains  and  avoc, 
Suffered  once  for  man  below, 
Bending  from  Thy  throne  on  high, 
Hear  our  solemn  litany. 

2.  By  Thy  birth  and  early  years, 
By  Thy  human  griefs  and  fears, 
By  Thy  fasting  and  distress 

In  the  lonely  wilderness. 
By  Thy  vict'ry  in  the  hour 
Of  the  subtle  tempter's  power; 
Jesus  look  with  pitying  eye, 
Hear  our  solemn  litany. 

3.  By  Thine  hour  of  dark  despair, 
By  Thine  agony  of  prayer, 

By  the  purple  robe  of  scorn, 

By  Thy  wounds,  Thy  crown  of  thorn, 

By  Thy  cross,  Thy  pangs  and  cries, 

By  Thy  perfect  sacrifice : 

Jesus,  look  with  pitying  eye, 

Hear  our  solemn  litany. 

4.  By  Thy  deep  expiring  groan, 
By  the  seal'd  sepulchral  stone, 
By  Thy  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
By  Thy  power  from  death  to  save : 
Mighty  God,  ascended  Lord, 

To  Thy  throne  in  heaven  restored, 

Prince  and  Saviour,  hear  our  cry, 

Hear  our  solemn  litany.  robert  grant. 


PENTTENGfi    AND   CON6ECBATION.  275 


455.  7s, 

1.  While  with  ceaseless  course  the  sun 

Hasted  through  the  former  year, 
Many  souls  their  race  have  run, 

Never  more  to  meet  us  here. 
Fixed  in  an  eternal  state, 

They  have  done  with  all  below  ; 
We  a  little  longer  wait, 

But  how  little,  none  can  know. 

2.  Spared  to  see  another  year, 

Let  Thy  blessing  meet  us  here; 
Come,  Thy  dying  work  revive, 

Bid  Thy  drooping  garden  thrive : 
Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise  ! 

Warm  our  hearts  and  bless  our  eyes ; 
Let  our  prayer  Thy  pity  move, 

Make  this  year  a  time  of  love. 

3.  Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive, 

Pardon  of  our  sins  renew ; 
Teach  us  henceforth  how  to  live, 

With  eternity  in  view  : 
Bless  Thy  word  to  old  and  young, 

Fill  us  with  a  Saviour's  love ; 
When  our  life's  short  race  is  run, 

Ma j  we  dwell  with  Thee  above. 

NEWTON. 

456.  7s. 

1.  Does  the  Gospel  word  proclaim 

Rest  for  those  that  weary  be  % 
Then,  my  soul,  put  in  thy  claim — 

Sure  that  promise  speaks  to  thee ; 
Marks  of  grace  I  can  not  show, 

All  polluted  is  my  best ; 
But  I  weary  am,  I  know, 

And  the  weary  Ions  for  rest. 


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2.  Burdened  with  a  load  of  sin, 

Harassed  with  tormenting  doubt, 
Hourly  confliets  from  within, 

Hourly  crosses  from  without ; 
All  my  little  strength  is  gone, 

Sink  I  must  without  supply ; 
Sure  upon  the  earth  is  none 

Can  more  weary  be  than  I. 

3.  In  the  ark  the  weary  dove 

Found  a  welcome  resting-place ; 
Thus  my  spirit  longs  to  prove 

Rest  in  Christ,  the  Ark  of  grace : 
Tempest-tossed  I  long  have  been, 

And  the  flood  increases  fast ; 
Open,  Lord,  and  take  me  in, 

Till  the  storm  be  overpast !  newton. 

457.  7s. 

1.  Gracious  Jesus,  Lord  most  dear, 
Guilty  though  I  am,  give  ear ; 
Show  Thine  own  sweet  clemency  ; 
Spurn  me  not,  though  vile  I  be. 

2.  Here  before  Thee,  fallen,  weeping, 
And  with  tears  these  torn  feet  steeping ; 
Jesus,  for  Thy  mercy's  sake, 

Pity  on  my  misery  take. 

3.  Sharing  now  Thy  wounds,  I  pray  Thee, 
Let  me  love  for  love  repay  Thee — 
Thou,  whose  soul  for  sinners  smarted, 
Healer  of  the  broken-hearted  ! 

4.  On  my  heart  each  stripe  be  written, 
Wherewith  Thou  for  me  wert  smitten  ; 
Each  deep  wound,  that  I  may  be 
Wholly  crucified  with  Thee. 

5.  From  the  cross  uplifted  high, 
My  beloved,  cast  Thine  eye ; 
Turn  me  to  Thee,  heart  and  soul, 
Speak  the  word  of  power — "  Be  whole  !" 


PENITENCE   AND   CONSECRATION.  277 

458.  7s. 

1.  'Tis  my  happiness  below, 

Not  to  live  without  the  cross, 
But  the  Saviour's  power  to  know, 
Sanctifying  every  loss. 

2.  Trials  must  and  will  befell  ; 

But,  with  humble  faith  to  see 
Love  inscribe!  upon  them  all — 
This  is  happiness  to  me. 

3.  God,  in  Israel,  sows  the  seeds 

Of  affliction,  pain,  and  toil; 
These  spring  up,  and  choke  the  weeds 
Which  would  else  o'erspread  the  soil. 

4.  Trials  make  the  promise  sweet ; 

Trials  give  new  life  to  prayer ; 
Trials  bring  me  to  His  feet — 

Lay  me  low,  and  keep  me  there.       cowper. 

459.  7s. 

1.  Once  I  thought  my  mountain  strong, 

Firmly  fixed,  no  more  to  move ; 
Then  my  Saviour  was  my  song, 

Then  my  soul  was  filled  with  love : 
Those  were  happy,  golden  days, 
Sweetly  spent  in  prayer  and  praise. 

2.  Little,  then,  myself  I  knew, 

Little  thought  of  Satan's  power  ; 
Now  I  feel  my  sins  anew, 

Now  I  feel  the  stormy  hour ; 
Sin  has  put  my  joys  to  flight — 
Sin  has  turned  my  day  to  night. 

3.  Saviour !  shine,  and  cheer  my  soul ; 

Bid  my  dying  hopes  revive  ; 
Make  my  wounded  spirit  whole  ; 

Far  away  the  tempter  drive  ; 
Speak  the  word,  and  set  me  free — 
Let  me  live  alone  to  Thee.  new  ton. 


278  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

460.  7s. 

1.  Lord,  forever  at  Thy  side 

Let  my  place  and  portion  be ; 
Strip  me  of  the  robe  of  pride ; 
Clothe  me  with  humility. 

2.  Meekly  may  my  soul  receive 

All  Thy  Spirit  hath  revealed ; 
Thou  hast  spoken  ;   I  believe, 
Though  the  oracle  be  sealed. 

3.  Humble  as  a  little  child, 

Weaned  from  the  mother's  breast, 
By  no  subtleties  beguiled, 
On  Thy  faithful  word  I  rest. 

4.  Israel,  now  and  evermore 

In  the  Lord  Jehovah  trust ; 
Him  in  all  His  ways  adore, 
Wise,  and  powerful,  and  just. 

461.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  Awaked  by  Sinai's  awful  sound, 
My  soul  in  bonds  of  guilt  I  found, 

And  knew  not  where  to  go  ; 
One  simple  truth  increased  my  pain, 
The  sinner  "  must  be  born  again," 

Or  sink  to  endless  woe. 

2.  I  heard  the  law  its  thunders  roll, 
While  guilt  lay  heavy  on  my  soul — 

A  vast  oppressive  load ; 
All  creature-aid  I  saw  was  vain ; 
The  sinner  "  must  be  born  again," 

Or  drink  the  wrath  of  God. 

3.  The  saints  I  heard  with  rapture  tell — 
How  Jesus  conquered  death  and  hell 

To  bring  salvation  near  ; 
Yet  still  I  found  this  truth  remain — 
The  sinner  "  must  be  born  again," 

Or  sink  in  deep  despair. 


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4.  But  while  I  thus  in  anguish  lay, 

The  bleeding  Saviour  passed  that  way, 

My  bondage  to  remove  ; 
The  sinner,  once  by  justice  slain, 
Now  by  His  grace  is  born  again, 

And  sings  redeeming  love.  ockum. 

462.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  That  warning  voice,  0  sinner  hear  ! 
And  while  salvation  lingers  near, 

The  heav'nly  call  obey  ; 
Flee  from  destruction's  downward  path, 
Flee  from  the  threatening  storm  of  wrath 

That  rises  o'er  thy  way. 

2.  Soon  night  comes  on  wTith  thick'ning  shade, 
The  tempest  hovers  o'er  thy  head, 

The  winds  their  fury  pour  : 
The  lightnings  rend  the  earth  and  skies, 
The  thunders  roar,  the  flames  arise ; 

What  terrors  fill  that  hour. 

3.  That  warning  voice,  O  sinner,  hear, 
Whose  accents  linger  on  thine  ear ; 

Thy  footsteps  now  retrace  ; 
Renounce  thy  sins  and  be  forgiv'n, 
Believe,  become  an  heir  of  heav'n, 

And  sing  redeeming  grace. 

4.  Then,  while  a  voice  of  pardon  speaks, 
The  storm  is  huslvd,  the  morning  breaks, 

The  heav'ns  are  all  serene  ; 
Fresh  verdure  clothes  the  beauteous  fields, 
Joy  echoes  on  the  distant  hills, 

New  wonders  fill  the  scene.         t.  Hastings. 

463.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Lamb  of  God!  whose  bleeding  love 
We  now  recall  to  mind, 
Send  the  answer  from  above, 
And  let  us  mercy  find ; 


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Think  on  us,  who  think  on  Thee, 
Every  burdened  soul  release ; 

0  remember  Calvary, 
And  bid  us  go  in  peace  ! 

2.  By  Thine  agonizing  pain, 

And  bloody  sweat,  we  pray ; 
By  Thy  dying  love  to  man, 

Take  all  our  sins  away  ; 
Burst  our  bonds  and  set  us  free, 

From  all  sin  do  Thou  release ; 
O  remember  Calvary, 

And  bid  us  go  in  peace  ! 

3.  Let  Thy  blood,  by  faith  applied, 

The  sinner's  pardon  seal ; 
Own  us  freely  justified, 

And  all  our  sickness  heal ; 
By  Thy  passion  on  the  tree, 

Let  our  griefs  and  troubles  cease ; 
O  remember  Calvary, 

And  bid  us  go  in  peace  !  c.  wesley. 

464.  7s,  Gs  k  8s. 

1.  Thou,  O  Lord,  in  tender  love, 

Dost  all  my  burdens  bear ; 
Lift  my  heart  to  things  above, 

And  fix  it  ever  there. 
Calm  on  tumult's  wheel  I  sit, 

'Midst  busy  multitudes  alone  ; 
Sweetly  waiting  at  Thy  feet, 

Till  all  Thy  will  be  done. 

2.  Careful  without  care  I  am, 

Nor  feel  my  happy  toil  ! 
Kept  in  peace  by  Jesus'  name, 

Supported  by  His  smile. 
Joyful  thus  my  faith  to  show, 

I  find  His  service  my  reward ; 
Every  work  I  do  below, 

I  do  it  to  the  Lord. 


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3.  To  the  desert  or  the  cell, 

Let  others  blindly  fly, 
In  this  evil  world  I  dwell, 

Unhurt,  unspotted  I. 
Here  I  find  a  house  of  prayer, 

To  which  I  inwardly  retire ; 
Walking  unconcerned  in  care, 

And  unconsumed  in  fire.  Moravian. 

485.  7s  &  6s. 

1.   How  lost  was  my  condition 

Till  Jesus  made  me  whole ! 
There  is  but  one  Physician 

Can  cure  a  sin-sick  soul. 
Next  door  to  death  he  found  me, 

And  snatched  me  from  the  grave, 
To  tell  to  all  around  me 

His  wondrous  power  to  save. 

2.  The  worst  of  all  diseases 

Is  light  compared  with  sin ; 
On  every  part  it  seizes, 

But  rages  most  within  ; 
'T  is  palsy,  plague,  and  fever, 

And  madness,  all  combined  ; 
And  none  but  a  believer 

The  least  relief  can  find. 

3.  From  men,  great  skill  professing, 

I  thought  a  cure  to  gain ; 
But  this  proved  more  distressing, 

And  added  to  my  pain. 
Some  said  that  nothing  ailed  me, 

Some  gave  me  up  for  lost ; 
Thus  every  refuge  failed  me, 

And  all  my  hopes  were  crossed. 

4.  At  length,  this  great  Physician — 

How  matchless  is  His  grace  ! 
Accepted  my  petition, 
And  undertook  my  case  ; 


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First  gave  me  sight  to  view  Him — 
For  sin  my  sight  had  sealed — 

Then  bade  me  look  unto  Him  ; 
I  looked,  and  I  was  healed. 

5.  A  dying,  risen  Jesus, 

Seen  by  the  eye  of  faith, 
At  once  from   danger  frees  us, 

And  saves  the  soul  from  death. 
Come,  then,  to  this  Physician  ; 

His  help  He'll  freely  give; 
He  makes  no  hard  condition ; 

'T  is  only — look  and  live !         newton. 

466.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  O  when  shall  I  see  Jesus, 

And  reign  with  Him  above ; 
And  from  that  flowing  fountain, 

Drink  everlasting  love  ? 
When  shall  I  be  delivered 

From  this  vain  world  of  sin, 
And  with  my  blessed  Jesus, 

Drink  endless  pleasures  in  1 

2.  But  now  I  am  a  soldier, 

My  Captain  's  gone  before ; 
He  's  given  me  my  orders, 

And  bid  me  not  give  o'er ; 
And  since  He  has  proved  faithful, 

A  righteous  crown  He  '11  give, 
And  all  His  valiant  soldiers 

Eternal  life  shall  have. 

3.  Whene'er  you  meet  with  troubles 

And  trials  on  your  way, 
O !  cast  your  care  on  Jesus, 

And  don't  forget  to  pray. 
Gird  on  the  heavenly  armor 

Of  faith,  and  hope,  and  love  ; 
Then,  when  the  combat 's  ended, 

He  '11  carry  you  above. 


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467.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  To  Thee,  my  God  and  Saviour, 

My  heart  exulting  springs, 
Rejoicing  in  Thy  favor, 

Almighty  King  of  kings  : 
I  '11  celebrate  Thy  glory 

With  all  the  saints  above, 
And  tell  the  wondrous  story 

Of  Thy  redeeming  love. 

2.  Soon  as  the  morn  with  roses 

Bedecks  the  dewy  east, 
And  when  the  sun  reposes 

Upon  the  ocean's  breast ; 
My  voice  in  supplication, 

Jehovah,  Thou  shalt  hear ; 
O  grant  me  Thy  salvation, 

And  to  my  soul  draw  near. 

3.  By  Thee,  through  life  supported, 

I  pass  the  dangerous  road, 
With  heavenly  hosts  escorted 

Up  to  their  bright  abode ; 
There  cast  my  crown  before  Thee, 

My  toils  and  conflicts  o'er, 
And  day  and  night  adore  Thee — 

What  can  an  angel  more  1  hawes. 


468.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  From  ev'ry  earthly  pleasure, 

From  ev'ry  transient  joy, 
From  ev'ry  mortal  treasure 

That  soon  will  fade  and  die 
No  longer  these  desiring, 

Upward  our  wishes  tend, 
To  nobler  bliss  aspiring, 

And  joys  that  never  end. 


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2.  What  though  we  are  but  strangers, 

And  sojourners  below, 
And  countless  snares  and  dangers 

Surround  the  path  we  go  1 
Though  painful  and  distressing, 

Yet  there's  a  rest  above, 
And  onward  still  we  're  pressing 

To  reach  that  land  of  love. 


469.  S.  M. 

1 .  Is  this  the  kind  return  1 

Are  these  the  thanks  we  owe  1 
Thus  to  abuse  eternal  Love, 

Whence  all  our  blessings  flow. 

2.  To  what  a  stubborn  frame 

Has  sin  reduced  our  mind! 

What  strange,  rebellious  wretches  we, 

And  God  is  strangely  kind! 

3.  On  us  He  bids  the  sun 

Shed  his  reviving  rays ; 
For  us  the  skies  their  circles  run, 
To  lengthen  out  our  days. 

4.  Turn,  turn  us  mighty  God, 

And  mold  our  souls  afresh ; 
Break,  sovereign  grace,  these  hearts  of  stone. 
And  give  us  hearts  of  flesh. 

5.  Let  past  ingratitude 

Provoke  our  weeping  eyes, 
And  hourly,  as  new  mercies  fall, 

Let  hourly  thanks  arise.  watts. 


170.  S.  M. 

1.  Ah  !  whither  should  I  go, 

Burdened,  and  sick,  and  faint  ? 
To  whom  should  I  my  troubles  show, 
And  pour  out  my  complaint  ? 


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2.  My  Saviour  bids  me  come, 

Ah  !  why  do  I  delay  % 
Pie  calls  the  weary  sinner  home, 
And  yet  from  Him  I  stay ! 

3.  What  worldly  tie  must  break  ? 

What  idol  yet  depart, 
Which  will  not  let  the  Saviour  take 
Possession  of  my  heart  ? 

4.  Jesus,  the  hind'rance  show 

Wxhieh  I  have  feared  to  see ; 
And  let  me  now  consent  to  know 

What  keeps  me  back  from  Thee. 

5.  Oh  !  break  the  fatal  chain, 

And  all  my  bonds  remove ; 
Nor  let  one  bosom-sin  remain, 

To  keep  me  from  Thy  love.     c.  wesley. 


471.  S.  M. 

1.  Where,  O  my  soul,  O  where 

Thy  image  shall  I  view  1 
In  the  light  cloud  that  melts  in  air. 
Or  in  the  early  dew. 

2.  This  hour,  with  flowing  tears, 

My  follies  I  bewail : 
The  next,  my  heart  a  waste  appears. 
Where  all  the  fountains  fail. 

3.  To-day,  her  glimmering  light 

Hope  kindles  in  my  breast ; 
The  morrow,  with  despair's  black  night. 
Has  all  my  soul  oppressed. 

4.  (.)  my  unsteadfast  mind, 

Tossed  between  good  and  ill ! 
While  brutes,  with  instinct  sure,  though  blind. 
Their  Maker's  law  fulfill. 


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5.  O  wavering,  wretched  state, 
Of  hope  by  fear  subdued  ! 
On  Thee,  O  Lord,  for  help  I  wait — 

Fix,  fix  my  soul  in  good.  t.  scott. 

472.  C  M. 

1.  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dove, 

With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2.  Look  !  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys  ! 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3.  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs ; 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4.  Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor,  dying  rate — 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  Thee, 
And  Thine  to  us  so  great  % 

5.  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dove, 

With  all  Thy  quickening  powers, 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 

And  that  shall  kindle  ours.  watts. 

473.  S.  M. 

1.  Like  sheep  we  went  astray, 

And  broke  the  fold  of  God ; 
Each  wandering  in  a  different  way, 
But  all  the  downward  road. 

2.  How  dreadful  was  the  hour, 

When  God  our  wanderings  laid, 
And  did  at  once  His  vengeance  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head  ! 


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3.  How  glorious  was  the  grace, 

When  Christ  sustained  the  stroke  ! 
His  life  and  blood  the  Shepherd  pay-. 
A  ransom  for  the  flock. 

4.  But  God  shall  raise  His  head 

O'er  all  the  sons  of  men, 
And  make  Him  see  a  numerous  seed, 

To  recompense  His  pain.  watts. 

474.  C.  M. 

1.  Mr  Father.  God !  how  sweet  the  sound, 

How  tender  and  how  dear! 
Not  all  the  melody  of  heaven 
Could  so  delight  the  ear. 

2.  Come,  sacred  Spirit,  seal  the  name 

On  my  expanding  heart. 
And  show,  that  in  Jehovah's  grace 
I  share  a  filial  part. 

3.  Cheered  by  a  signal  so  divine, 

Unwavering  I  believe; 
My  spirit  Abba.  Father,  cries, 

Nor  can  the  sign  deceive.  doddridge. 

475.  C.  ft 

1.  Speak  with  us,  Lord;  Thyself  reveal. 
While  here  on  earth  we  rove : 
Speak  to  our  hearts,  and  let  us  feel 
The  kindlings  of  Thy  love. 

'2.  With  Thee  conversing,  we  forget- 
I  toil,  and  time,  and  care  ; 
Labor  is  rest,  and  pain  is  sweet, 
If  Thou  art  present  there. 

3.  Here  then,  my  God,  be  pleased  to  stay, 
And  bid  my  heart  rejoice ; 
My  bounding  heart  shall  own  Thy  sway, 
And  echo  to  Thv  voice. 


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4.  Thou  callest  me  to  seek  Thy  face ; 
Thy  face,  0  God,  I  seek, 
Attend  the  whispers  of  Thy  grace, 

And  hear  Thee  inly  speak.  c.  wesley. 

476.  7s  &  Gs. 

1.  In  time  of  tribulation, 

Hear,  Lord,  my  feeble  cries; 
With«humble  supplication 
To  Thee  my  spirit  flies  : 

2.  My  heart  with  grief  is  breaking ; 

Scarce  can  my  voice  complain : 
Mine  eyes,  with  tears  kept  waking, 
Still  watch  and  weep  in  vain. 

3.  The  days  of  old,  in  vision, 

Bring  vanished  bliss  to  view  : 
The  years  of  lost  fruition 
Their  joys  in  pangs  renew : 

4.  Remembered  songs  of  gladness, 

Through  night's  lone  silence  brought, 
Strike  notes  of  deeper  sadness, 
And  stir  desponding  thought. 

MONTGOMERY. 

477.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Hath  God  cast  off  forever? 

Can  time  His  truth  impair  ? 
His  tender  mercy,  never 
Shall  I  presume  to  share? 

2.  Hath  He  his  loving  kindness 

Shut  up  in  endless  wrath  1 

No :  this  is  mine  own  blindness, 

That  can  not  see  His  path. 

3.  I  call  to  recollection 

The  years  of  His  right  hand ; 
And,  strong  in  His  protection, 
Again  through  faith  I  stand. 


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4.  Thy  deeds,  O  Lord,  are  wonder, 
Holy  are  all  Thy  ways ; 
The  secret  place  of  thunder 
Shall  utter  forth  Thy  praise. 

MONTGOMERY. 

478.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Thee  with  the  tribes  assembled, 

O  God  !  the  billows  saw  ; 
They  saw  Thee,  and  they  trembled, 
Turned,  and  stood  still,  with  awe : 

2.  The  clouds  shot  hail,  they  lightened  ; 

The  earth  reeled  to  and  fro ; 
The  fiery  pillar  brightened 
The  gulf  of  gloom  below. 

3.  Thy  way  is  in  great  waters, 

Thy  footsteps  are  not  known  : 
Let  Adam's  sons  and  daughters 
Confide  in  Thee  alone. 

4.  Through  the  wild  sea  Thou  leddest 

Thy  chosen  flock  of  yore : 
Still  on  the  waves  Thou  treadest, 
And  Thy  redeemed  pass  o'er. 

MONTGOMERY. 

479.  L.  M. 

1 .  I  left  the  God  of  truth  and  light, 

I  left  the  God  who  gave  me  breath, 
To  wander  in  the  wilds  of  night, 
And  perish  in  the  snares  of  death. 

2.  I  dream'd  of  bliss  in  pleasure's  bowers, 

While  pillowing  roses  stayed  my  head 
But  serpents  hiss'd  among  the  flowers : 
I  'woke,  and  thorns  were  all  my  bed. 

3.  In  riches  when  I  sought  for  joy, 

And  placed  in  sordid  gains  my  trust, 
I  found  that  gold  was  all  alloy, 

And  worldly  treasures  fleeting  dust. 
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290  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  I  wooed  ambition,  climb'd  the  pole, 

And  shone  among  the  stars — but  fell 
Headlong  in  all  my  pride  of  soul, 
Like  Lucifer,  from  heaven  to  hell. 

5.  Heart-broken,  friendless,  poor,  cast  down, 

Where  shall  the  chief  of  sinners  fly, 
Almighty  Vengeance,  from  Thy  frown  ? — 
Eternal  Justice,  from  Thine  eye  % 

G.  Lo,  through  the  gloom  of  guilty  fears, 
My  faith  discerns  a  dawn  of  grace ; 
The  Sun  of  Righteousness  appears 
In  Jesus'  reconciling  face. 

7.  My  suffering,  slain,  and  risen  Lord, 

In  sore  distress  I  turn  to  Thee ; 
I  claim  acceptance  on  Thy  word ; 

My  God !  my  God  !  forsake  not  me  ! 

8.  Prostrate  before  the  mercy-seat, 

I  dare  not,  if  I  would,  despair ; 
None  ever  perish'd  at  Thy  feet, 
And  I  will  lie  forever  there.  Montgomery, 


480.  L.  M. 

1.  Lord,  I  am  vile,  conceived  in  sin, 
And  born  unholy  and  unclean ; 
Sprung  from  the  man,  whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  the  race,  and  taints  us  all. 

2.  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death  : 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart — 
But  we're  denied  in  every  part. 

3.  Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true ; 
r^o  outward  rites  can  make  me  clean — 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 


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4.  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,  nor  sea, 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

5.  Jesus,  my  God,  Thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  to  atone  : 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow, 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

G.  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease ; 
Lord,  let  me  hear  Thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  bones  rejoice.  watts. 

Doxology.    1. 31. 

To  God,  the  Father — God,  the  Son — 
And  God,  the  Spirit — Three  in  One, 
Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

481.  L.  H. 

1.  At  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home, 
Toiling  I  cry,  "  Sweet  Spirit,  come, 
Celestial  breeze,  no  longer  stay, 

But  swell  my  sails,  and  speed  my  way. 

2.  ';  Fain  would  I  mount,  fain  would  I  glow, 
And  loose  my  cable  from  below  ; 

But  I  can  only  spread  my  sail ; 

Thou,  Thou  must  breathe  the  auspicious  gale.'? 

482.  L.  M. 

1.  Up  to  the  fields  where  angels  lie, 

And  living  waters  gently  roll, 
Fain  would  my  thoughts  leap  out  and  fly, 
But  sin  hangs  heavy  on  my  soul. 

2.  O  might  I  once  mount  up  and  see 

The  glories  of  the  eternal  skies, 
What  little  things  these  worlds  would  be, 
How  despicable  to  my  eyes  ! 


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3.  Had  I  a  glance  of  Thee,  my  God, 

Kingdoms  and  men  would  vanish  soon ; 
Vanish  as  though  I  saw  them  not, 
As  a  dim  candle  dies  at  noon. 

4.  Then  they  might  fight,  and  rage,  and  rave, 

I  should  perceive  the  noise  no  more 
Than  we  can  hear  a  shaking  leaf, 

While  rattling  thunders  round  us  roar. 

5.  Great  All  in  All,  Eternal  King ! 

Let  me  but  view  Thy  lovely  face, 
And  all  my  powers  shall  bow  and  sing 
Thine  endless  grandeur  and  Thy  grace. 

WATTS. 

483.  L.  M. 

1.  Like  morning — when  her  early  breeze 
Breaks  up  the  surface  of  the  seas, 
That,  in  their  furrows,  dark  with  night, 
Her  hand  may  sow  the  seeds  of  light — 

2.  Thy  grace  can  send  its  breathings  o'er. 
The  spirit  dark  and  lost  before ; 
And,  freshening  all  its  depths,  prepare 
For  truth  divine  to  enter  there. 

'J.  Till  David  touched  his  sacred  lyre, 
In  silence  lay  the  unbreathing  wire ; 
But  wrhen  he  swrept  its  chords  along. 
Then  angels  stooped  to  hear  the  song. 

4.  So  sleeps  the  soul,  till  Thou,  O  Lord, 
Shalt  deign  to  touch  its  lifeless  chord ; 
Till,  waked  by  Thee,  its  breath  shall  rise 
In  music  worthy  of  the  skies.  mooke. 

484.  L.  M. 

1 .  Lord,  how  secure  and  blest  are  they, 
Who  feel  the  joys  of  pardoned  sin  ! 
Should  storms  of  wrath  shake  earth  and  sea 
Their  minds  have  heaven  and  peace  within. 


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2.  The  day  glides  swiftly  o'er  their  heads, 

Made  up  of  innocence  and  love  ; 
And  soft  and  silent  as  the  shades, 
Their  nightly  minutes  gently  move. 

3.  Quick  as  their  thoughts  their  joys  come  on, 

But  fly  not  half  so  swift  away  ; 
Their  souls  are  ever  bright  as  noon, 
And  cairn  as  summer  evenings  be. 

4.  How  oft  they  look  to  heavenly  hills, 

Where  groves  of  living  pleasures  grow; 
And  longing  hopes  and  cheerful  smiles 
Sits  undisturbed  upon  their  brow  ! 

5.  They  scorn  to  seek  our  golden  toys, 

But  spend  the  day,  and  share  the  night, 
In  numbering  o'er  the  richer  joys, 

That  heaven  prepares  for  their  delight. 

WATT*. 

485.  L  31. 

1.  O  Thou,  to  whose  all-searching  sight 
The  darkness  shineth  as  the  light, 
Search,  prove  my  heart,  it  pants  for  Thee ; 
O  burst  these  bonds,  and  set  it  free. 

2.  Wash  out  its  stains,  refine  its  dross ; 
Nail  my  affections  to  the  cross ; 
Hallow  each  thought ;  let  all  within 
Be  clean,  as  Thou,  my  Lord,  art  clean. 

3.  If  in  this  darksome  wild  I  stray, 

Be  Thou  my  light,  be  Thou  my  way  : 

No  foes,  no  violence  I  fear, 

No  fraud,  while  Thou,  my  God,  art  near. 

4.  When  rising  floods  my  soul  o'erflow, 
When  sinks  my  heart  in  waves  of  woe — 
Jesus,  Thy  timely  aid  impart, 

And  raise  my  head,  aud  cheer  my  heart. 


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5.  Saviour,  where'er  Thy  steps  I  see, 
Dauntless,  untired,  I  follow  Thee ; 
O,  let  Thy  hand  support  me  still, 
And  lead  me  to  Thy  holy  hill.  c.  wesley. 

486.  L.  M. 

1.  God  of  my  life,  through  all  its  days 

My  grateful  powers  shall  sound  Thy  praise, 
The  song  shall  wake  with  opening  light, 
And  warble  to  the  silent  night. 

2.  When  anxious  cares  would  break  my  rest, 
And  griefs  would  tear  my  throbbing  breast, 
Thy  tuneful  praises,  raised  on  high, 

.Shall  check  the  murmur  and  the  sigh. 

3.  When  death  o'er  nature  shall  prevail, 
And  all  its  powers  of  language  fail, 

Joy  through  my  swimming  eyes  shall  break, 
And  mean  the  thanks  I  can  not  speak. 

4.  But  oh  !  when  that  last  conflict 's  o'er, 
And  I  am  chained  to  flesh  no  more, 
With  what  glad  accents  shall  I  rise, 
"To  join  the  music  of  the  skies ! 

0.  "The  cheerful  tribute  will  I  give, 
Long  as  a  deathless  soul  can  live, 
A  work  so  sweet,  a  theme  so  high, 
Demands,  and  crowns  eternity  !  doddridge, 

487.  t  M. 

1.  Trembling,  before  Thine  awful  throne, 
O  Lord  !  in  dust  my  sins  I  own : 
Justice  and  Mercy  for  my  life 
Contend ! — O  smile,  and  heal  the  strife. 

2.  The  Saviour  smiles  !  upon  my  soul 
New  tides  of  hope  tumultuous  roll — 
His  voice  proclaims  my  pardon  found — 
Seraphic  transport  wings  the  sound ! 


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3.  Earth  has  a  joy  unknown  in  heaven — 
The  new-horn  peace  of  sins  forgiven! 
Tears  of  such  pure  and  deep  delight, 
Ye  angels  !  never  dimmed  your  sight. 

4.  Ye  saw  of  old,  on  chaos  rise 

The  beauteous  pillars  of  the  skies  ; 
Ye  know  where  morn  exulting  springs, 
And  evening  folds  her  drooping  wings. 

5.  Bright  heralds  of  fch'  Eternal  Will, 
Abroad  His  errand  ye  fulfdl ; 

Or,  throned  in  floods  of  beamy  day, 
Symphonious,  in  His  presence  play. 

G.  Loud  is  the  song,  the  heavenly  plain 
Is  shaken  by  the  choral  strain, 
And  dying  echoes,  floating  far, 
Draw  music  from  each  chiming  star. 

7.  But  I  amid  your  choirs  shall  shine, 
And  all  your  knowledge  will  be  mine; 
Ye  on  your  harps  must  lean  to  hear 
A  secret  chord  that  mine  will  bear. 

IIILLH0USE. 


488.  L  ft 

1.  Gon  named  Love,  whose  fount  Thou  art, 

Thy  crown  I  ess  church  befi  >re  Thee  stands, 
With  too  much  hating  in  her  heart, 
And  too  much  striving  in  her  hands. 

2.  ';  Love  as  I  loved  you" — was  the  sound 

That  on  Thy  lips  expiring  sate ! 
Sweet  words  in  bitter  strivings  drowned ! 
We  hated  as  the  worldly  hate. 

3.  Yet,  Lord,  Thy  wronged  love  fulfill, 

Thy  church,  though  fallen,  before  Thee  stands  ; 
Behold,  the  voice  is  Jacob's  still, 
Albeit  the  hands  arc  Esau's  hands. 


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4.  Hast  thou  no  tears,  like  those  be-spent 

Upon  thy  Zion's  ancient  part  ? 
No  moving  looks,  like  those  which  sent 
Their  softness  through  a  traitor's  heart  ? 

5.  No  touching  tale  of  anguish  dear, 

Whereby  like  children  we  may  creep, 
All  trembling  to  each  other  near, 

And  view  each  other's  face,  and  weep  1 

6.  Oh,  move  us — Thou  hast  power  to  move — 

One  in  the  One  Beloved  to  be ; 
Teach  us  the  heights  and  depths  of  love : 
Give  Thine — that  we  may  love  like  Thee ! 

MRS.  BROWNING. 

489.  I-  M. 

1 .  Thou,  whom  my  soul  admires  above 
All  earthly  joy  and  earthly  love — 
Tell  me,  dear  Shepherd,  let  me  know, 
Where  do  thy  sweetest  pastures  grow  1 

2.  Where  is  the  shadow  of  that  rock 
That  from  the  sun  defends  thy  flock  1 
Fain  would  I  feed  among  thy  sheep, 
Among  them  rest,  among  them  sleep. 

3.  Why  should  thy  bride  appear  like  one 
That  turns  aside  to  paths  unknown  1 
My  constant  feet  would  never  rove, 
Would  never  seek  another  love. 

4.  The  footsteps  of  thy  flock  I  see ; 
Thy  sweetest  pastures  here  they  be ; 
A  wondrous  feast  thy  love  prepares, 

Bought  with  Thy  wounds,  and  groans,  and  tears. 

5.  His  dearest  flesh  He  makes  my  food, 
And  bids  me  drink  His  richest  blood  ; 
Here  to  these  hills,  my  soul  would  come, 

Till  my  Beloved  leads  me  home.  watts. 


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490.  L  ft 

1.  My  Lord,  if  Thou  one  moment  leave, 

That  moment  I  from  Thee  depart, — 
Fall  into  sin,  Thy  Spirit  grieve. 
And  to  the  tempter  yield  my  heart. 

2.  O,  do  not  at  a  distance  stand. 

Or  from  my  helpless  soul  remove ; 
Trouble  and  sin  are  hard  at  hand. 

And  naught  can  save  me  but  Thy  love. 

3.  Exposed  continually  to  shame. 

To  fiends,  and  men,  and  passion's  power : 
O  pluck  the  brand  from  out  the  flame, 
Or  turn  aside  the  fiery  hour. 

4.  I  feel  throughout  my  evil  day 

Temptation  intimately  near : 
Oh  could  I  without  ceasing  pray. 
And  always  watch,  and  always  fear! 

5.  Jesus,  for  this  to  Thee  I  cry : 

Upon  my  thirsty,  gasping  soul. 
Pour  out  Thy  Spirit  from  on  high, 
And  floods  o'er  all  the  desert  roll. 

C.  WESLEY. 

491.  L  ft 

1.  Jesus!  my  Lord,  my  God.  my  All! 

How  can  I  love  Thee  as  I  ought  ! 
And  how  revere  this  wondrous  gift. 
So  far  surpassing  hope  or  thought  ? 

2.  O  earth!  grow  flowers  beneath  His  feet. 

And  thou.  O  sun.  shine  bright  this  day ! 
He  comes !  He  comes  !  O  Heaven  on  earth  ! 
Our  Jesus  comes  upon  His  way. 

3.  He  comes !  He  comes  !    The  Lord  of  Llosts, 

Borne  on  His  throne  triumphantly  ; 
We  see  Thee,  and  we  know  Thee.  Lord, 
And  yearn  to  shed  our  blood  for  Thee ! 
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4.  Our  hearts  leap  up  ;  our  trembling  song 
Grows  fainter  still ;  we  can  no  more ; 
Silence  !  and  let  us  weep — and  die 

Of  very  love,  while  we  adore.         lyra  catii. 

492.  1.  M. 

1.  Jesus  !  and  shall  it  ever  be, 
A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  Thee  1 
Ashamed  of  Thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  shine  through  endless  days  ? 

2.  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  sooner  far 

Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star ; 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

3.  Ashamed  of  Jesus !  that  dear  Friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend ! 
No ;  when  I  blush — be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  His  name. 

4.  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  yes,  I  may, 
When  I  've  no  guilt  to  wash  away ; 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

5.  Till  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 

Till  then  I  boast  a  Saviour  slain ! 

And  O  may  this  my  glory  be, 

That  Christ  is  not  ashamed  of  me  !         grigg. 


493.  1.  M. 

1.  Faith,  hope,  and  charity,  these  three, 
Yet  is  the  greatest  charity ; 
Father  of  lights,  these  gifts  impart 
To  mine  and  every  human  heart. 

2.  Faith,  that  in  prayer  can  never  fail, 

Hope,  that  o'er  doubting  must  prevail, 
And  charity,  whose  name  above 
Is  God's  own  name,  for  God  is  love. 


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3.  The  morning  star  is  lost  in  light, 

Faith  vanishes  at  perfect  sight, 
The  rainbow  passes  with  the  storm, 
And  hope  with  sorrow's  fading  form. 

4.  But  charity,  serene,  sublime, 
Beyond  the  reach  of  death  and  time, 
Like  the  blue  sky's  all-abounding  space, 
Holds  heaven  and  earth  in  its  embrace. 

MONTGOMERY. 

494.  L  M. 

1.  God  of  my  life,  whose  gracious  power 

Through  varied  deaths  my  soul  hath  led, 
Or  turn'd  aside  the  fatal  hour, 
Or  lifted  up  my  sinking  head  ; 

2.  In  all  my  ways  Thy  hand  I  own, 

Thy  ruling  providence  I  see ; 
Assist  me  still  my  course  to  run, 
And  still  direct  my  paths  to  Thee. 

3.  Whither,  O  whither  should  I  fly, 

But  to  my  loving  Saviour's  breast ! 
Secure  wTithin  Thine  arms  to  lie, 

And  safe  beneath  Thy  wings  to  rest. 

4.  I  have  no  skill  the  snare  to  shun, 

But  Thou,  O  Christ  my  wisdom  art; 
I  ever  into  ruin  run, 

But  Thou  art  greater  than  my  heart. 

5.  Foolish,  and  impotent,  and  blind, 

Lead  me  a  way  I  have  not  known ; 
Bring  me  where  I  my  heaven  may  find — 
The  heaven  of  loving  Thee  alone. 

C.  WESLEY. 

495.  L.  31. 

1.  How  high  Thou  art !     Our  songs  can  own 
No  music  Thou  couldst  stoop  to  hear  ; 
But  still  the  Son's  expiring  groan 
Is  vocal  in  the  Father's  ear. 


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2.  How  pure  Thou  art !     Our  hands  are  dyed 

With  curses,  red  with  murder's  hue ; 
But  He  hath  stretched  His  hands  to  hide 
The  sins,  that  pierced  them,  from  Thy  view. 

3.  How  strong  Thou  art !     We  tremble  lest 

The  thunders  of  Thine  arm  be  moved; 
But  He  is  lying  on  Thy  breast, 

And  Thou  must  clasp  thy  Best-beloved  ! 

4.  How  kind  Thou  art !     Thou  didst  not  choose 

To  joy  in  Him  forever  so  ; 
But  that  embrace  Thou  wouldst  not  lose 
For  vengeance,  didst  for  love  forego ! 

5.  High  God,  and  pure,  and  strong,  and  kind ! 

The  low,  the  foul,  the  feeble,  spare ! 
The  brightness  in  His  face  we  find — 
Behold  our  darkness  only  there ! 

MRS.  BROWNING. 

498.  L  M, 

1 .  The  Word,  descending  from  above, 

Though  with  the  Father  still  on  high, 
AVent  forth  upon  His  work  of  love, 
And  soon  to  life's  last  eve  drew  nigh. 

2.  At  birth,  our  brother  He  became  ; 

Ever  Himself  as  food  He  gives ; 
To  ransom  us  He  died  in  shame  ; 
As  our  reward,  in  bliss  He  lives. 

3.  O  saving  Leader  !  opening  wide 

The  gate  Of  heaven  to  man  below ! 
Our  foes  press  on  from  every  side ; 

Thine  aid  supply,  Thy  strength  bestow. 

BREVIARY. 

497.  L.  M. 

1.  What  sinners  value  I  resign ; 

Lord  !  'tis  enough  that  Thou  art  mine  ; 
I  shall  behold  Thy  blissful  face, 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 


ETC.  301 

2.  This  life  's  a  dream — an  empty  show; 
But  the  bright  world,  to  which  I  go, 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere  ; 
When  shall  I  wake,  and  find  me  there  ? 

3.  Oh  !  glorious  hour ! — Oh  !  blest  abode  ! 
I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God  ; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

4.  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound  ; 
Then  burst  the  chains,  with  sweet  surprise. 
And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise.         watts. 

498.  L  E 

1.  Now  let  our  souls  on  wings  sublime, 

Rise  from  the  vanities  of  time, 
Draw  back  the  parting  vail,  and  see 
The  glories  of  eternity. 

2.  Born  by  a  new  celestial  birth, 

Why  should  we  grovel  here  on  earth  ? 
Why  grasp  at  transitory  toys, 
So  near  to  heaven's  eternal  joys  ? 

3.  Shall  aught  beguile  us  on  the  road, 
When  we  are  walking  back  to  God  ? 
For  strangers  into  life  we  come, 
And  dying  is  but  going  home. 

4.  Welcome,  sweet  hour  of  full  discharge ; 
That  sets  our  longing  souls  at  large ; 
Unbinds  our  chains,  breaks  up  our  cell ; 
And  gives  us  with  our  God  to  dwell. 

5.  To  dwell  with  God,  to  feel  His  love, 
Is  the  full  heaven  enjoyed  above ; 
And  the  sweet  expectation  now, 

Is  the  young  dawn  of  heaven  below. 

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499.  L.  M. 

1.  "  We  Ve  no  abiding  city  here," 

This  may  distress  the  worldly  mind ; 
But  should  not  cost  a  saint  a  tear, 
Who  hopes  a  better  rest  to  find. 

2.  "We  've  no  abiding  city  here," 

Sad  truth,  were  this  to  be  our  home ; 
But  let  this  thought  our  spirits  cheer, 
"  We  seek  a  city  yet  to  come." 

3i  "  We  've  no  abiding  city  here," 

Then  let  us  live  as  pilgrims  do  ; 

Let  not  the  world  our  rest  appear, 

But  let  us  haste  from  all  below. 

4.  "  We  've  no  abiding  city  here," 

We  seek  a  city  out  of  sight, 
Zion  its  name — the  Lord  is  there — 
It  shines  with  everlasting  light. 

5.  O  sweet  abode  of  peace  and  love, 

Where  pilgrims  freed  from  toil  are  blest ! 
Had  I  the  pinions  of  the  dove, 
I  'd  flee  to  Thee,  and  be  at  rest. 

6.  But  hush,  my  soul,  nor  dare  repine  ! 

The  time  my  God  appoints  is  best : 
While  here,  to  do  His  will  be  mine  ; 

And  His  to  fix  my  time  of  rest.         kelly, 


500.  I.  M. 

1.  I  send  the  joys  of  earth  away; 

Away,  ye  tempters  of  the  mind, 
False  as  the  smooth,  deceitful  sea, 
And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 

2.  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along, 

Down  to  the  gulf  of  dark  despair  ; 
And  while  I  listened  to  your  song, 

Your  streams  had  e'en  conveyed  me  there. 


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3.  Lord,  I  adore  Thy  matchless  grace, 

Which  warned  me  of  that  dark  abyss, 
Which  drew  me  from  those  treacherous  seas. 
And  bade  me  seek  superior  bliss. 

4.  Now  to  the  shining  realms  above 

I  stretch  my  hands  and  glance  my  eyes ; 
O  for  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 
To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies  ! 

5.  There,  from  the  bosom  of  my  God, 
Oceans  of  endless  pleasure  roll ; 
There  would  I  fix  my  last  abode, 

And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  soul,      watts. 

501.  L  31. 

1.  Jesus,  Thou  everlasting  King! 
Accept  the  tribute  which  we  bring  ; 
Accept  the  well-deserved  renown, 
And  wear  our  praises  as  Thy  crown. 

2.  Let  every  act  of  worship  be 

Like  our  espousals,  Lord,  to  Thee : 
Like  the  dear  hour,  when  from  above 
We  first  received  Thy  pledge  of  love. 

3.  The  gladness  of  that  happy  day  ! 

Our  hearts  would  wish  it  long  to  stay ; 
Nor  let  our  faith  forsake  its  hold, 
Nor  comfort  sink,  nor  love  grow  cold. 

4.  Each  following  minute,  as  it  flies, 
Increase  Thy  praise,  improve  our  joys, 

•  Till  we  are  raised  to  sing  Thy  name, 
At  the  great  supper  of  the  Lamb.  watts. 

502.  L.  M, 

1 .  Around  the  Saviour's  lofty  throne, 

Ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand  sing; 
They  worship  Him  as  God  alone, 
And  crown  Ilim  everlasting  King. 


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2.  Approach,  yc  saints!  this  God  is  yours! 

'T  is  Jesus  fills  the  throne  above  : 
Ye  can  not  want,  while  God  endures ; 
Yc  can  not  fail,  while  God  is  love. 

3.  Jesus,  Thou  everlasting  King ! 

To  Thee  the  praise  of  heaven  belongs ; 
Yet  smile  on  us,  who  fain  would  bring 
The  tribute  of  our  humble  songs. 

4.  Though  sin  defile  our  worship  here, 

We  hope  ere  long  Thy  face  to  view ; 
And,  when  our  souls  in  heaven  appear, 
We  '11  praise  Thy  name  as  angels  do. 

KELLY, 

503.  L.  I. 

1.  Lord,  when  I  quit  this  earthly  stage, 

Where  shall  I  fly,  but  to  Thy  breast  \ 
For  I  have  sought  no  other  home  ; 
For  I  have  learned  no  other  rest. 

2.  I  can  not  live  contented  here, 

Without  some  glimpses  of  Thy  face; 
And  heaven,  without  Thy  presence  there, 
Will  be  a  dark  and  tiresome  place. 

3.  When  earthly  cares  engross  the  day, 

And  hold  my  thoughts  aside  from  Thee 
The  shining  hours  of  cheerful  light 
Are  long  and  tedious  years  to  me. 


And  if  no  evening  visit  's  paid 

Between  my  Saviour  and  my  soul, 

How  dull  the  night ;  how  sad  the  shade ! 
How  mournfully  the  minutes  roll ! 

My  God !  and  can  an  humble  child, 
Who  loves  Thee  with  a  flame  so  high, 

Be  ever  from  Thy  face  exiled, 
Without  the  pity  of  Thine  eye  % 


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G.  Impossible  ! — for  Thine  own  hands 

Have  tied  my  heart  so  fast  to  Thee; 
And  in  Thy  book  the  promise  stands, 

That  where  Thou  art,  Thy  friends  must  be. 

WATTS. 

504.  L,  I. 

1.  My  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 
Like  morning  incense  in  Thy  house ; 
And  let  my  nightly  worship  rise, 
Sweet  as  the  evening  sacrifice. 

2.  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them  Lord, 
From  every  rash  and  heedless  word ; 

Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  tread 
The  guilty  path  where  sinners  lead. 

3.  O  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray, 
Smite  and  reprove  my  wand'ring  way ! 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointment  shed, 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  my  head. 

4.  When  I  behold  them  pressed  with  grief, 
I  '11  cry  to  heaven  for  their  relief; 

And  by  my  warm  petitions  prove 

How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love.        watts. 

505.  L.  M. 

1.  0  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord! 

Thou  God  of  hosts,  by  all  adored : 
The  earth  and  heavens  are  full  of  Thee, 
Thy  light,  Thy  power,  Thy  majesty. 

2.  Loud  hallelujahs  to  Thy  name, 
Angels  and  Seraphim  proclaim  : 

By  all  the  powers  and  thrones  in  heaven 
Eternal  praise  to  Thee  is  given. 

3.  Apostles  join  the  glorious  throng, 
And  swell  the  loud,  triumphant  song : 
Prophets  and  martyrs  hear  the  sound, 
And  spread  the  hallelujahs  round. 


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4.  Glory  to  Thee,  O  God  most  high ! 
Father,  we  praise  Thy  majesty  : 
The  Son,  the  Spirit  we  adore — 
One  Godhead,  blest  for  evermore.         condek 

506.  L.  M. 

1.  Both  heaven  and  earth  do  worship  Thee, 
Thou  Father  of  eternity  ! 

With  splendor  from  Thy  glory  spread, 
Are  heaven  and  earth  replenished. 

2.  To  Thee  all  angels  loudly  cry, 

The  heavens,  and  all  the  powers  on  high, 
The  apostles'  glorious  company, 
The  prophets'  fellowship  praise  Thee. 

3.  The  noble  and  victorious  host 

Of  martyrs  make  of  Thee  their  boast ; 
The  holy  church,  in  every  place 
Throughout  the  earth  exalts  Thy  praise. 

4.  From  day  to  day,  O  Lord,  do  we 
Highly  exalt  and  honor  Thee  : 
Thy  name  we  worship  and  adore, 
World  without  end,  for  evermore. 

ST.  AMBROSE. 

507.  L.  M. 

1.  Lo  !  what  a  glorious  corner-stone 

The  Jewish  builders  did  refuse  1 
But  God  has  built  his  church  thereon, 
In  spite  of  envy  and  the  Jews, 

2.  Great  God !  the  work  is  all  divine, 

The  joy  and  wonder  of  our  eyes; 
This  is  the  day  that  proves  it  thine, 
The  day  that  saw  our  Saviour  rise. 

3.  Sinners,  rejoice,  and  saints,  be  glad  ; 

Ilosanna,  let  His  name  be  blest ; 
A  thousand  honors  on  his  head, 

With  peace,  and  light,  and  glory  rest ! 

WATTS. 


PEAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  307 

508.  L.  M. 

1 .  T  is  not  the  skill  of  human  art, 

Which  gives  me  power  my  God  to  know  ; 
The  sacred  lessons  of  the  heart 

Come  not  from  instruments  below. 

2.  Love  is  my  teacher;  He  can  tell 

The  wonders  that  Pie  learnt  above : 
No  other  Master  knows  so  well ; 
T  is  Love  alone  can  tell  of  Love. 

3.  Love  is  my  Master ;  when  it  breaks — 

The  morning  light,  with  rising  ray, 
To  Thee,  O  God !  my  spirit  wakes, 
And  Love  instructs  it  all  the  day. 

4.  And  when  the  gleams  of  day  retire, 

And  midnight  spreads  its  dark  control, 
Love's  secret  whispers  still  inspire 
Their  holy  lessons  in  the  soul. 

MADAME   GUIOX. 

509.  L  31. 

1.  Now  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song  ! 
Awake,  my  soul !  awake,  my  tongue  ! 
Hosanna  to  th'  eternal  Name, 

And  all  His  boundless  love  proclaim  ! 

2.  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  His  grace ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  His  Son, 

Has  all  His  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3.  The  spacious  earth,  and  spreading  flood, 
Proclaim  the  wise  and  powerful  God  ; 
And  Thy  rich  glories  from  afar 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star. 

4.  But  in  His  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labor  of  Thine  hands; 
The  pleasing  luster  of  His  eyes 
Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skies. 


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5.  Grace  !  't  is  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme ; 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name  ! 
Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound ; 
Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground  ! 

0.  0  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  He  unvails  His  lovely  face ! 
Where  all  His  beauties  you  behold, 
And  sing  His  name  to  harps  of  gold  !         waits. 


510.  L,  M. 

1.  Of  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know, 

Jesus,  Thy  love  exceeds  the  rest ; 
Love,  the  best  blessing  here  below, 
And  nearest  image  of  the  blest. 

2.  While  I  am  held  in  Thine  embrace, 

There 's  not  a  thought  attempts  to  rove ; 
Each  smile  He  wears  upon  His  face 
Fixes,  and  charms,  and  fires  my  love. 

3.  While  of  Thy  absence  we  complain, 

And  long,  and  weep,  in  all  we  do, 
There  's  a  strange  pleasure  in  the  pain, 
And  tears  have  their  own  sweetness  too. 

4.  If  He  withdraws  a  moment's  space, 

He  leaves  a  sacred  pledge  behind ; 

Here  in  this  breast  His  image  stays, 

The  grief  and  comfort  of  my  mind. 

5.  When  round  Thy  courts  by  day  I  rove, 

Or  ask  the  watchman  of  the  night 
For  some  kind  tidings  of  my  Love, 
His  very  name  creates  delight, 

6.  Jesus,  my  God,  but  rather  come ! 

Our  eyes  would  dwell  upon  Thy  face ; 
'T  is  best  to  see  our  Lord  at  home, 

And  feel  the  presence  of  His  grace.         waits. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  309 

fill.  h  M. 

1.  From  all  that  dwells  below  the  skies, 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise  ; 

Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Through  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 

2.  Eternal  are  Thy  mercies,  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  Thy  word ; 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more.  wtatts. 

512.  L.  M. 

1.  What  equal  honors  shall  we  bring 

To  Thee,  O  Lord  our  God,  the  Lamb, 
When  all  the  notes  that  angels  sing 
Are  far  inferior  to  Thy  name  ? 

2.  Worthy  is  He  that  once  was  slain, 

The  Prince  of  Life,  who  groaned  and  died, 
Worthy  to  rise,  and  live,  and  reign 
At  His  almighty  Father's  side. 

3.  Honor  immortal  must  be  paid, 

Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn  ; 
While  glory  shines  around  His  head, 
And  a  bright  crown  without  a  thorn. 

4.  Blessings  forever  on  the  Lamb, 

Who  bore  the  curse  for  wretched  men ; 
Let  angels  sound  His  sacred  name, 

And  every  creature  say,  Amen.  watts. 

513.  L  M. 

1.  Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
Does  his  successive  journeys  run ; 

His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wrax  and  wane  no  more. 

2.  For  Him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made, 
And  praises  throng  to  crown  His  head  ; 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 


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3.  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  His  love  with  sweetest  song ; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  His  name. 

4.  Blessings  abound  where'er  He  reigns ; 
The  prisoner  leaps  to  lose  His  chains; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

5.  Let  every  creature  rise,  and  bring 
Peculiar  honors  to  their  King : 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 

And  earth  repeat  the  long  amen.  watts. 


514.  L  31. 

1.  He  lives,  the  great  Redeemer  lives, 
What  joy  the  blest  assurance  gives: 
And  now,  before  His  Father,  God, 
Pleads  the  full  merit  of  His  blood. 

2.  Repeated  crimes  awake  our  fears, 

And  Justice  armed  with  frowns  appears ; 
But  in  the  Saviour's  lovely  face, 
Sweet  mercy  smiles,  and  all  is  peace. 

3.  Hence  then,  ye  black,  despairing  thoughts ; 
Above  our  fears,  above  our  faults, 

His  powerful  intercessions  rise, 
And  guilt  recedes,  and  terror  dies. 

4.  In  every  dark,  distressful  hour, 
When  sin  and  Satan  join  their  power, 
Let  this  dear  hope  repel  the  dart, 
That  Jesus  bears  us  on  His  heart. 

5.  Great  Advocate,  almighty  Friend ! 
On  Him  our  humble  hopes  depend ; 
Our  cause  can  never,  never  fail, 
For  Jesus  pleads,  and  must  prevail. 

MRS.  STEELE. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  311 

515.  L  .11. 

1.  Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand, 
By  which  supported  still  we  stand  ; 
The  opening  year  Thy  mercy  shows ; 
Let  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close. 

2.  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God  ; 
By  His  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  His  unerring  counsel  led. 

3.  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own  ; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 

We  to  Thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And  peaceful  leave  before  Thy  feet. 

4.  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed, 

Be  Thou  our  joy,  and  Thou  our  rest ; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Adored  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5.  When  death  shall  interrupt  these  songs, 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues, 
Our  Helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 
In  better  worlds,  our  souls  shall  boast. 

DODDRIDGE. 

516.  L.  M. 

1.  The  delude,  at  th'  Almighty's  call, 

III  what  impetuous  streams  it  fell ! 
Swallowed  the  mountains  in  its  rage, 
And  swept  a  guilty  world  to  hell. 

2.  Yet  Xoah,  humble,  happy  saint. 

Surrounded  with  the  chosen  few, 
Sat  in  his  ark  secure  from  fear, 

And  sang  the  grace  that  steered  him  through. 

3.  So  I  may  sing,  in  Jesus  safe, 

While  storms  of  vengeance  round  me  fall, 
Conscious  how  high  my  hopes  are  fixed. 
Beyond  what  shakes  this  earthly  ball. 


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4.  Enter  thine  ark,  while  patience  wait??, 

Nor  ever  quit  that  sure  retreat ! 
Then  the  wide  flood,  which  buries  earth, 
Shall  waft  thee  to  a  fairer  seat. 

5.  Nor  wreck,  nor  ruin,  there  is  seen ; 

There  not  a  wave  of  trouble  rolls; 

But  the  bright  rainbow  round  the  throne 

Seals  endless  life  to  all  their  souls. 

DODDRIDGE. 

517.  L  I. 

1.  O  Jesus!  life-spring  of  the  soul ! 

The  Father's  Power,  and  Glory  bright ! 
Thee  with  the  angels  we  extol ; 

From  Thee  they  draw  their  life  and  light. 

2.  Thy  thousand  thousand  hosts  are  spread, 

Embattled  o'er  the  azure  sky  ; 
And  Thou  dost  lift  Thy  standard  dread, 
And  wave  the  mighty  cross  on  high. 

3.  Thou  in  that  sign  the  rebel  powers 

Didst  with  their  dragon  prince  expel ; 
And  hurl  them  from  the  heaven's  high  towers, 
Down  like  a  thunderbolt  to  hell. 

4.  Glory  to  Jesus,  who  returns 

In  pomp  triumphant  to  the  sky, 
With  Thee,  O  Father,  and  with  Thee, 
O  Holy  Ghost,  eternally. 

518.  L  M. 

1.  Stand  up,  my  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears, 

And  gird  the  Gospel  armor  on ; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 

Where  Jesus,  thy  great  Captain's  gone. 

2.  Hell  and  thy  sins  resist  thy  course ; 

But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquished  foes ; 
Thy  Jesus  nailed  them  to  the  cross, 
And  sung  the  triumph  when  He  rose. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  313 

3.  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on — 

Press  forward  to  the  heavenly  gate ; 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 

And  glittering  robes  for  conquerors  wait. 

4.  There  shall  I  wear  a  starry  crown  ; 

And  triumph  in  almighty  grace, 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  skies 
Join  in  my  glorious  Leaders  praise. 

WATTS. 

519.  L.  M. 

1 .  Awake  our  souls,  away  our  fears, 

Let  every  trembling  thought  be  gone ; 
Awake  and  run  the  heavenly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 

2.  True,  't  is  a  straight  and  thorny  road 

And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God, 
That  feeds  the  strength  of  every  saint : 

3.  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless  power 

Is  ever  new  and  ever  young, 
And  firm  endures,  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting  circles  run. 

4.  From  Thee,  the  overflowing  spring, 

Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply, 

While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength 

Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die. 

5.  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air 

We  '11  mount  aloft  to  Thine  abode ; 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 

Nor  tire  amid  the  heavenly  road.         watts. 

520.  L.  E 

1.  Thou  art  the  Way ;  and  he  who  sighs, 
Amid  this  starless  waste  of  woo, 
To  find  a  pathway  to  the  skie^, 

A  light  from  heaven's  eternal  glow, 
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314  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  By  Thee  must  come,  Thou  Gate  of  love, 

Through  which  the  saints  undoubtiug  trod, 
Till  faith  discovers,  like  the  dove, 
An  ark,  a  resting-place  in  God. 

521.  L,  M. 

1.  If  on  our  daily  course  our  mind 
Be  set,  to  hallow  all  we  find, 

New  treasures  still,  of  countless  price, 
God  will  provide  for  sacrifice. 

2.  Old  friends,  old  scenes,  will  lovelier  be, 
As  more  of  heaven  in  each  we  see ; 
Some  softening  gleam  of  love  and  prayer 
Shall  dawn  on  every  cross  and  care. 

S.  O  could  we  learn  that  sacrifice, 

What  light  would  all  around  us  rise ! 
How  would  our  hearts  with  wisdom  talk, 
Along  life's  dullest,  dreariest  walk  ! 

4.  The  trivial  round,  the  common  task, 
Will  furnish  all  we  ought  to  ask ; — - 
Room  to  deny  ourselves,  a  road 
To  bring  us  daily  nearer  God. 

522.  I.  M, 

1.  When  Israel,  of  the  Lord  beloved, 

Out  from  the  land  of  bondage  came, 
Her  father's  God  before  her  moved, 
An  awful  guide  in  smoke  and  flame. 

2.  By  day,  along  th'  astonished  lands, 

The  cloudy  pillar  glided  slow ; 
By  night,  Arabia's  crimsoned  sands 
Returned  the  fiery  column's  glow. 

3.  Thus  present  still,  though  now  unseen, 

When  brightly  shines  the  prosperous  day, 
Be  thoughts  of  Thee  a  cloudy  screen, 
To  temper  the  deceitful  ray  ! 


PRAISE,   JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  ol, 

4.  And,  O,  when  gathers  on  our  path, 

In  shade  and  storm,  the  frequent  night, 
Be  Thou,  long-suffering,  slow  to  wrath, 
A  burning  and  a  shining  light ! 

WALTER  SCOTT. 

523.  L.  M. 

1 .  O  for  a  glance  of  heavenly  day, 
To  take  this  stubborn  heart  away, 
And  thaw,  with  beams  of  love  divine, 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine. 

2.  The  rocks  can  rend  ;  the  earth  can  quake ; 
The  seas  can  roar ;  the  mountains  shake  : 
Of  feeling,  all  things  show  some  sign, 
But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine. 

3.  To  hear  the  sorrows  Thou  hast  felt, 
O  Lord,  an  adamant  would  melt ; 
But  I  can  read  each  moving  line, 

And  nothing  moves  this  heart  of  mine. 

4.  Thy  judgments,  too,  which  devils  frar — 
Amazing  thought ! — unmoved  I  hear ; 
Goodness  and  wrath  in  vain  combine 
To  stir  this  stupid  heart  of  mine. 

5.  But  Power  Divine  can  do  the  deed ; 
And,  Lord,  that  power  I  greatly  need : 
Thy  Spirit  can  from  dross  refine, 

And  melt  and  change  this  heart  of  mine.      hart. 

524.  L 1 

1.  Jesus,  whose  glory's  streaming  rays, 

Though  duteous  to  Thy  high  command, 
Not  seraphs  view  with  open  face, 

But  vail'd  before  Thy  presence  stand  ; — 

2.  How  shall  weak  eyes  of  flesh,  weigh'd  down 

With  sin,  and  dim  with  error's  night, 
Dare  to  behold  Thy  awful  throne, 
Or  view  Thy  unapproached  light  1 


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3.  Thy  golden  scepter  from  above 

Reach  forth  ;  lo  !  my  whole  heart  I  bow ; 
Say  to  my  soul — "  Thou  art  my  love — 
My  chosen,  'midst  ten  thousand,  thou." 

4.  O  Jesus,  full  of  grace  !  the  sighs 

Of  a  sick  heart  with  pity  view; 
Hark,  how  my  silence  speaks,  and  cries — 
Mercy,  Thou  God  of  mercy,  show ! 

J.  WESLEY. 

525.  L,  M. 

1.  Oh  !  if  my  Lord  would  leave  the  skies, 

Drest  in  the  rays  of  mildest  grace, 
My  soul  should  hasten  to  my  eyes 
To  meet  the  pleasures  of  His  face. 

2.  In  vain  the  tempter's  flattering  tongue, 

The  world  in  vain  should  bid  me  move, 
In  vain,  for  I  should  gaze  so  long, 
'Till  I  were  all  transformed  to  love. 

3.  Then,  mighty  God,  I  'd  sing  and  say, 

What  empty  names  are  crowns  and  kings; 
Among  them  give  these  worlds  away — 
These  little  despicable  things. 

4.  I  would  not  ask  to  climb  the  sky, 

Nor  envy  angels  their  abode ; 
I  have  a  heaven  as  bright  and  high, 

In  the  blest  vision  of  my  God.  watts. 

526.  L.  E 

1 .  Awake,  my  soul !  lift  up  thine  eyes ; 
See  where  thy  foes  against  thee  rise, 
In  long  array,  a  numerous  host; 
Awake,  my  soul !  or  thou  art  lost. 

2.  See  where  rebellious  passions  rage, 
And  fierce  desires  and  lusts  engage ; 
The  meanest  foe  of  all  the  train 

Has  thousands  and  ten  thousands  slain. 


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3.  Thou  treadest  on  enchanted  ground  ; 
Perils  and  snares  beset  thee  round ; 
Beware  of  all,  guard  every  part — 
But  most  the  traitor  in  thy  heart, 

4.  Put  on  the  armor,  from  above, 

Of  heavenly  truth,  and  heavenly  love, 

The  terror  and  the  charm  repel, 

And  powers  of  earth,  and  powers  of  hell. 

MRS.  BARBAULD. 

527.  I.  M. 

1.  Thy  happy  ones  a  strain  begin : 

Dost  thou  not,  Lord,  glad  souls  possess  ? 
Thy  cheerful  Spirit  dwells  within  ; 
We  feel  Thee  in  our  joy  fulness. 

2.  Our  mirth  is  not  afraid  of  Thee  ; 

Our  life  rejoices  to  be  bright ; 
We  would  not  from  our  gladness  flee, 
But  give  full  welcome  to  delight. 

3.  Thou  wilt  not,  Lord,  our  smiles  deny  : 

Dost  Thou  not  deem  them  of  rich  worth  1 
Our  cheer  flows  on  beneath  Thine  eye ; 
We  feel  accepted  in  our  mirth. 

4.  We  turn  to  Thee  a  smiling  face, 

Thou  sendest  us  the  smile  again  ; 
Our  joy,  the  richness  of  Thy  grace — 
Thine  own,  the  cheer  of  this  glad  strain. 

T.  If.  GILL. 

528.  L  31. 

1 .  Soft  be  the  gentle  breathing  notes, 

That  sing  the  Saviour's  dying  love  ; 
Soft  as  the  ev'ning  zephyr  floats. 
Soft  as  the  tuneful  lyres  above  : 

2.  Soft  as  the  morning  dews  descend, 

While  the  sweet  lark  exulting  soars, 
So  soft  to  your  Almighty  Friend, 
Be  ev'ry  sigh  your  bosom  pours. 


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3.  Pure  as  the  sun's  cnliv'ning  ray, 

That  scatters  life  and  joy  abroad ; 
Pure  as  the  lucid  car  of  day, 

That  wide  proclaims  its  Maker,  God. 

4.  True  as  the  magnet  to  the  pole, 

So  true  let  your  contrition  be — 
So  true  let  all  your  sorrows  roll 
To  Him,  who  bled  upon  the  tree. 

COLLIER. 

529.  L.  M. 

1.  When  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise, 

And  fiinting  hope  almost  expires, 
Jesus,  to  Thee  I  lift  mine  eyes — 
To  Thee  I  breathe  my  soul's  desires. 

2.  If  my  immortal  Saviour  lives, 

Then  my  immortal  soul  is  sure  ; 
His  word  a  firm  foundation  gives ; 
Here  let  me  build,  and  rest  secure. 

3.  Here  let  my  faith  unshaken  dwell ; 

Immovable  the  promise  stands  ; 
Nor  all  the  powers  of  earth  or  hell 
Can  e'er  dissolve  the  sacred  bands. 

4.  Here,  O  my  soul,  thy  trust  repose ! 

If  Jesus  is  forever  mine, 
Not  death  itself,  that  last  of  foes, 
Shall  break  a  union  so  divine. 

MRS.  STEELE. 

530.  L.  M, 

1.  I  thirst,  but  not  as  once  I  did, 

The  vain  delights  of  earth  to  share  ; 
Thy  wounds,  Immanuel,  all  forbid 

That  I  should  seek  my  pleasure  there. 

2.  It  was  the  sight  of  Thy  dear  cross, 

First  weaned  my  soul  from  earthly  things ; 
And  taught  me  to  esteem  as  dross 

The  mirth  of  fools,  and  pomp  of  kings. 


PEAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  319 

3.  I  want  that  grace  that  springs  from  Thee, 

That  quickens  all  things  where  it  flows, 
And  makes  a  wretched  thorn  like  me 
Bloom  as  the  myrtle,  or  the  rose. 

4.  For  sure,  of  all  the  plants  that  share 

The  notice  of  my  father's  eye. 
None  proves  less  grateful  to  His  care, 
Or  yields  Him  meaner  fruit  than  I. 

COWPER. 

531.  L,  fi. 

1.  Fountain"  of  grace,  rich,  full,  and  free, 
What  need  I,  that  is  not  in  Thee  ? 
Full  pardon,  strength  to  meet  the  day, 
And  peace  which  none  can  take  away. 

2.  Doth  sickness  fill  the  heart  with  fear  ? 
T  is  sweet  to  know  that  Thou  art  near ; 
Am  I  with  dread  of  justice  tried  % 

5T  is  sweet  to  feel  that  Christ  hath  died. 

3.  In  life,  Thy  promises  of  aid 
Forbid  my  heart  to  be  afraid ; 

In  death,  peace  gently  vails  the  eyes ; 
Christ  rose,  and  I  shall  surely  rise. 

4.  O.  all-sufficient  Saviour  !  be 
This  ail-sufficiency  to  me ; 

Nor  pain,  nor  sin,  nor  death  can  harm 
The  weakest,  shielded  by  Thine  arm. 


532,  L,  31,    Peculiar. 

1.  I  now  have  found  abiding  rest, 

For  which  I  long  was  sighing, 
Now  on  my  Saviour's  faithful  breast 

My  weary  head  is  lying  ; 
Tliis  is  the  place  where  sin,  no  more, 

And  death  and  hell  alarm  me ; 
I  now  am  safe,  by  Jesus'  power. 

From  all  that  else  would  harm  me. 


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2.  He  whispers  me — "  I  'm  wholly  thine, 

And  thou  art  Mine  forever ; 
Henceforth  all  fear  and  doubt  resign, 

Confiding  in  My  favor  ! 
Thy  cv'ry  want  shall  find  supply 

From  My  exhaustless  treasures ; 
I  "II  fill  thy  spirit  with  My  joy, 

The  pledge  of  endless  pleasures." 

3.  From  Jesus  and  His  love,  who  now. 

By  terrors  to  divide  me, 
My  great  and  many  sins  would  show  1 

His  wounds  from  vengeance  hide  me ; 
My  sins  are  great — I  '11  not  despair, 

Though  conscience,  too,  arraigns  me, 
Nor  doubt  my  Saviour's  watchful  care — 

His  arm  of  love  sustains  me. 

4.  I  thank  Thee,  God's  beloved  Son, 

Thy  boundless  grace  adoring, 
Which  brought  Thee  from  Thy  glorious  throne. 

Our  peace  with  God  restoring. 
O  make  my  heart  a  shrine,  where  peace 

Shall  keep  her  constant  dwelling ; 
Where  grateful  praise  shall  never  cease 

Abroad  Thy  glories  telling. 

533.  L.  M. 

L   When  marshaled  on  the  nightly  plain. 
The  glittering  host  bestud  the  sky, 
One  star  alone,  of  all  the  train, 
Can  fix  the  sinner's  wandering  eye. 

2.  Hark !  hark  !  to  God  the  chorus  breaks. 

From  every  host,  from  every  gem ; 
But  one  alone,  the  Saviour,  speaks — 
It  is  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

3.  Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode, 

The  storm  was  loud,  the  night  was  dark  ; 
The  ocean  yawned,  and  rudely  blowed 
The  wind  that  tossed  my  foundering  bark. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  321 

4.  Deep  horror  then  my  vitals  froze, 

Death-struck,  I  ceased  the  tide  to  stem ; 
"When  suddenly  a  Star  arose — 
It  was  the  Star  of  Bethlehem. 

5.  It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  all ; 

It  bade  my  dark  forebodings  cease ; 
And  through  the  storm,  and  danger's  thrall, 
It  led  me  to  the  port  of  peace. 

0.  Now  safely  moored — my  perils  o'er, 

I  '11  sing,  first  in  night's  diadem. 
Forever  and  for  evermore, 

The  Star— the  Star  of  Bethlehem  ! 

II.  KIRKE  WHITE. 

534.  1. 31. 

1.  None  loves  me.  Saviour,  with  Thy  love, 

None  else  can  meet  such  needs  as  mine ; 
O,  grant  me,  as  Thou  shalt  approve, 
All  that  befits  a  child  of  Thine ! 

2.  Give  me  a  faith  shall  never  fail, 

One  that  shall  always  work  by  love ; 
And  then,  whatever  foes  assail, 

They  shall  but  higher  courage  move. 

3.  A  heart  that,  when  my  days  are  glad, 

May  never  from  Thy  way  decline, 
A  heart  that  loves  to  trust  in  Thee, 

A  patient  heart,  create  in  me  !  germax. 


535.  L  31. 

1.  Though  sorrows  rise,  and  dangers  roll 
In  waves  of  darkness  o'er  my  seul ; 
Though  friends  are  false,  and  love  decays, 
And  few  and  evil  are  my  days ; 
Though  conscience,  fiercest  of  my  foes, 
Swells  with  remembered  guilt  my  woes; 
Yet  even  in  nature's  utmost  ill, 
I  love  Thee,  Lord  !  I  love  Thee  still ! 
14* 


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2.  Though  Sinai's  curse,  in  thunder  dread, 
Peals  o'er  mine  unprotected  head, 
And  memory  points,  with  busy  pain, 
To  grace  and  mercy  given  in  vain ; 
Till  nature,  shrinking  in  the  strife, 
Would  fly  to  hell  to  'scape  from  life ; 
Though  every  thought  has  power  to  kill, 
I  love  Thee,  Lord  !  I  love  Thee  still ! 

3.  0,  by  the  pangs  Thyself  hast  borne, 
The  ruffian's  blow,  the  tyrant's  scorn ; 
By  Sinai's  curse,  whose  dreadful  doom 
Was  buried  in  Thy  guiltless  tomb ; 

By  these  my  pangs,  whose  healing  smart 

Thy  grace  hath  planted  in  my  heart — 

I  know,  I  feel  Thy  bounteous  will, 

Thou  lov'st  me,  Lord !     Thou  lov'st  me  still. 

536.  L  M. 

1.  A  poor  way-faring  man  of  grief 

Hath  often  crossed  me  on  my  way, 
Who  sued  so  humbly  for  relief, 
That  I  could  never  answer  nay. 

2.  I  had  no  power  to  ask  His  name, 
Whither  He  went,  or  wrhence  He  came  ; 
Yet  there  was  something  in  His  eye 
That  won  my  love,  I  knew  not  why. 

3.  Once  when  my  scanty  meal  was  spread, 

He  entered ;  not  a  word  He  spake ; 
Just  perishing  for  want  of  bread — 

I  gave  Him  all ;  He  blessed  and  brake, 

4.  And  ate,  but  gave  me  part  again  : 
Mine  was  an  .angel's  portion  then  ! 
And  while  I  fed  with  eager  haste, 
The  crust  was  manna  to  my  taste ! 

5.  I  spied  Him  where  a  fountain  burst 

Clear  from  the  rock  ;  His  strength  was  gone  ; 
The  heedless  water  mocked  His  thirst : 
He  heard  it,  saw  it  hurrying  on. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT.    ETC.  323 

6.  I  ran  and  raised  the  Sufferer  up ; 

Thrice  from  the  stream  He  drained  my  cup. 
Dipped,  and  returned  it  running  o'er; 
I  drank,  and  never  thirsted  more  ! 

7.  In  prison  I  saw  Him  next,  condemned 

To  meet  a  traitor's  doom  at  morn  ; 
The  tide  of  lying  tongues  I  stemmed, 

And  honored  Him  'mid  shame  and  scorn. 

8.  My  friendship's  utmost  zeal  to  try, 
He  ask'd  if  I  tor  Him  would  die  ? 

The  fle>h  was  weak,  my  blood  ran  chill, 
But  the  free  spirit  cried,  '*I  will !"' 

1'.  Then,  in  a  moment,  to  my  view, 

The  Stranger  started  from  disguise  ; 
The  tokens  in  His  hands  I  knew — 
My  Saviour  stood  before  my  eyes ! 

10.  He  spake,  and  my  poor  name  He  named : 
'•  Of  Me  thou  hast  not  been  ashamed ; 
These  deeds  shall  thy  memorial  be  ; 
Fear  not,  thou  didst  it  unto  Me  !" 

MONTGOMERY. 


537.  L  31. 

1 .  Abide  with  u-,  the  evening  shades 
Begin  already  to  prevail, 
And  as  the  evening  twilight  fades, 
Dark  clouds  around  the  horizon  sail. 

%2.   Abide  with  us,  and  still  unfold 

Thy  sacred  though  p>rophetic  lore, 
What  wond'rous  things  of  Jesus  told — 
Stranger,  we  thirst,  we  pant  for  more. 

3.  O  stay  with  us,  and  still  converse 

Of  Him  that  late  on  Calvary  died — 
Of  Him  the  prophecies  rehearse — 
It  was  our  Friend  thev  crucified. 


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4.  Our  souls  are  faint,  our  hearts  are  cold, 

We  thought  that  Israel  He  'd  restore  ; 

But  sweet  the  truths  Thy  lips  have  told, 

And,  Stranger,  we  complain  no  more. 

5.  Thus,  while  they  prayed,  at  their  request, 

The  Stranger  bows  with  smile  divine; 
Then  round  the  board  the  Unknown  Guest, 
And  weary  travelers  recline. 

6.  Abide  with  us,  amaz'd  they  cried, 

As  suddenly,  while  breaking  bread, 
Their  own  lost  Jesus  met  their  eyes, 
With  radiant  glories  round  His  head  ! 

7.  Abide  with  us,  Thou  heavenly  Friend, 

Leave  not  Thy  followers  alone, 
The  sweet  communion  here  must  end — 
The  heavenly  Visitant  is  gone. 

538.  L  M.    (Part  1.)* 

1.  Come,  O  Thou  Traveler  unknown, 

Whom  still  I  hold  but  can  not  see, 
My  company  before  is  gone, 

And  I  am  left  alone  with  Thee : 
With  Thee  all  night  I  mean  to  stay, 
And  wrestle  till  the  break  of  day. 

2.  I  need  not  tell  Thee  who  I  am ; 

My  sin  and  misery  declare ; 
Thyself  hast  call'd  me  by  my  name, 

Look  on  Thy  hands  and  read  it  there ; 
But  who,  I  ask  Thee,  who  art  Thou  ? 
Tell  me  Thy  name,  and  tell  me  now. 

3.  In  vain  Thou  strugglest  to  get  free, 

I  never  will  unloose  my  hold  ! 
Art  Thou  the  Man  that  died  for  me  ? 

The  secret  of  Thy  love  unfold : 
Wrestling,  I  will  not  let  Thee  go, 
Till  I  Thy  name,  Thy  nature  know. 

*  Genesis  32  :  24.-30. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  325 

4.  Wilt  Thou  not  yet  to  me  reveal 

Thv  new.  unutterable  name  ? 
Tell  me,  I  still  beseech  Thee,  tell ; 

To  know  it  now  resolved  I  am  : 
Wrestling,  I  will  not  let  Thee  go, 
Till  I  Thy  name,  Thy  nature  know. 

c.  WESLEY. 

539.  L.1    (Part  2.) 

1 .  Yield  to  me  now,  for  I  am  weak, 

But  confident  in  self-despair; 
Speak  to  my  heart,  in  blessings  speak  : 

Be  conquer  d  by  my  instant  prayer  : 
Speak,  or  Thou  never  hence  shalt  move. 
And  tell  me  if  Thy  name  be  Love. 

2.  ?T  is  Love  !  't  is  Love !  Thou  diedst  for  me ; 

I  hear  Thy  whisper  in  my  heart ; 
The  morning  breaks,  the  shadows  flee : 

Pure,  universal  Love  Thou  art : 
To  me,  to  all,  Thy  bowels  move — 
Thy  nature  and  Thy  name  is  Love. 

3.  My  prayer  hath  power  with  God ;  the  grace 

Unspeakable  I  now  receive ; 
Through  faith  I  see  Thee  face  to  face  : 

I  see  Thee  face  to  face,  and  live  ! 
In  vain  I  have  not  wept  and  strove  ; 
Thy  nature  and  Thy  name  is  Love. 

4.  I  know  Thee,  Saviour ,  who  Thou  art — 

Jesus,  the  feeble  sinner's  Friend  : 
Xor  wilt  Thou  with  the  night  depart, 

But  stay  and  love  me  to  the  end  : 
Thy  mercies  never  shall  remove ; 
Thy  nature  and  Thy  name  is  Love.       c.  wesleyv 

540.  LM.    (Part  3.) 

1 .  The  Sun  of  Righteousness  on  me 

Hath  risen  with  healing  in  His  wings  : 

Wither'd  my  nature's  strength,  from  Thee 
My  soul  its  life  and  succor  brings ; 

My  help  is  all  laid  up  above, 

Thv  nature  and  Thy  name  is  Love. 


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2.  Contented  now,  upon  my  thigh 

I  halt,  till  life's  short  journey  end ; 
All  helplessness,  all  weakness,  I 

On  Thee  alone  for  strength  depend  : 
Nor  have  I  power  from  Thee  to  move  : 
Thy  nature  and  Thy  name  is  Love. 

3.  Lame  as  I  am,  I  take  the  prey ; 

Hell,  earth,  and  sin,  with  ease  o'ercome ; 
I  leap  for  joy,  pursue  my  way, 

And,  as  a  bounding  hart,  fly  home, 
Through  all  eternity  to  prove 
Thy  nature  and  Thy  name  is  Love.       c.  wesley. 

541.  LI    0  lines. 

1.  Jesus,  Thy  boundless  love  to  me 

No  thought  can  reach,  no  tongue  declare ; 
O  knit  my  thankful  heart  to  Thee, 

And  reign  without  a  rival  there : 
Thine  wholly,  Thine  alone,  I  am ; 
Be  Thou  alone  my  constant  flame. 

2.  O  grant  that  nothing  in  my  soul 

May  dwell,  but  Thy  pure  love  alone : 
O  may  Thy  love  possess  me  whole — 

My  joy,  my  treasure,  and  my  crown : 
Strange  flames  fir  from  my  heart  remove, 
My  every  act,  word,  thought,  be  love. 

3.  Unwearied  may  I  this  pursue ; 

Dauntless  to  the  high  prize  aspire ; 
Hourly  within  my  soul  renew 

This  holy  flame,  this  heavenly  fire  : 
And  day  and  night,  be  all  my  care 
To  guard  the  sacred  treasure  there. 

4.  Tn  suff'ring  be  Thy  love  my  peace; 

In  weakness  be  Thy  love  my  power ; 
And  when  the  storms  of  life  shall  cease, 

Jesus,  in  that  important  hour, 
In  death,  as  life,  be  Thou  my  Guide, 


And  save  me,  who  for  me  hast  died. 


c.  WESLEY. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  327 

542.  L'-E   G  lines. 

1.  My  Saviour,  Thou  Thy  love  to  me, 

Iu  want,  in  pain,  in  shame,  hast  shown, 
For  me  upon  the  accursed  tree, 

Didst  by  Thy  precious  death  atone ; 
Thy  death  upon  my  heart  impress, 
That  nothing  may  it  thence  erase. 
'2.  O  that  I,  like  a  little  child, 

May  follow  Thee ;  nor  ever  rest 
Till  sweetly  Thou  has  poured  Thy  mild 

And  lowly  mind  into  my  breast. 
Oh  may  I  now  and  ever  be 
One  spirit,  dearest  Lord,  with  Thee ! 

3.  What  in  Thy  love  possess  I  not  ? 

My  Star  by  night,  my  Sun  by  day, 
My  spring  of  life  when  parched  with  drought, 

My  wine  to  cheer,  my  bread  to  stay  ; 
My  strength,  my  shield,  my  safe  abode. 
My  robe  before  the  throne  of  God. 

4.  From  all  eternity  with  love 

Unchangeable  thou  hast  me  viewed ; 
Ere  knew  this  beating  heart  to  move, 

Thy  tender  mercies  me  pursued. 
Ever  with  me  may  they  abide, 
And  close  me  in  on  every  side.         c.  weslet. 

543.  LE   0  lines. 

1 .  Now  I  have  found  the  ground  wherein 

Sure  my  soul's  anchor  may  remain ; 
The  wounds  of  Jesus,  for  my  sin, 

Before  the  world's  foundation  slain  ; 
Whose  mercy  shall  unshaken  stay, 
When  heaven  and  earth  are  fled  away. 

2.  0  Love,  thou  bottomless  abyss ! 

My  sins  are  swallowed  up  in  Thee ; 
Covered  is  my  unrighteousness, 

From  condemnation  now  I  'm  free ; 
While  Jesus'  blood  through  earth  and  skies, 
Mercy,  free,  boundless  mercy  !  cries. 


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3.  With  faith  I  plunge  me  in  this  sea, 

Here  is  my  hope,  my  joy,  my  rest ; 
Hither,  when  hell  assails,  I  flee, 

I  look  into  my  Saviour's  breast. 
Away,  sad  doubt,  and  anxious  fear ! 
Mercy  is  all  that 's  written  here. 

4.  Tho'  Mraves  and  storms  go  o'er  my  head, 

Tho'  strength,  and  health,  and  friends  be  gone 
Tho'  joys  be  withered  all,  and  dead  ; 

Tho'  every  comfort  be  withdrawn — 
Steadfast  on  this  my  soul  relies: 
Father,  Thy  mercy  never  dies.  Moravian'. 

544.  LE    6  lines. 

1.  Thou  hidden  Source  of  calm  repose. 

Thou  all-sufficient  Love  divine, 
My  help  and  refuge  from  my  foes, 

Secure  I  am  while  Thou  art  mine : 
And  lo  !  from  sin,  and  grief,  and  shame, 
I  hide  me,  Jesus,  in  Thy  name. 

2.  Jesus,  my  all  in  all  Thou  art; 

My  rest  in  toil,  my  case  in  pain ; 
The  med'cine  of  my  broken  heart ; 

In  war,  my  peace  ;  in  loss,  my  gain ; 
My  smile  beneath  the  tyrant's  frown; 
In  shame,  my  glory  and  my  crown. 

3.  In  want,  my  plentiful  supply  ; 

In  weakness,  my  almighty  power  ; 
In  bonds,  my  perfect  liberty  ; 

My  light  in  Satan's  darkest  hour ; 
In  grief,  my  joy  unspeakable  ; 
My  life  in  death,  my  all  in  all.        c.  weslky. 

545.  L.  M. 

1.  Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 

And  sing  thy  great  Redeemer's  praise, 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  me, 
His  loving  kindness,  O  how  free ! 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  329 

2.  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gather'd  thick  and  thunder'd  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood, 
His  loving-kindness,  O  how  good  ! 

3.  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart 
Prone  from  my  Jesus  to  depart ; 
But  though  I  have  him  oft  forgot, 
His  loving-kindness  changes  not. 

4.  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 
Soon  all  my  mortal  powers  must  fail : 
O  may  my  last  expiring  breath 

His  loving-kindness  sing  in  death. 


->. 


Then  let  me  mount  and  soar  away 

To  the  bright  world  of  endless  day; 

And  sing,  with  rapture  and  surprise, 

His  loving-kindness  in  the  skies.         medlev, 


546.  L.  ft 

1 .   Lord,  I  will  bless  Thee  all  my  days  ; 

Thy  praise  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue ; 
My  soul  shall  glory  in  Thy  grace, 
While  saints  rejoice  to  hear  the  song. 

%  Come,  magnify  the  Lord  with  me ; 
Let  every  heart  exalt  His  name ; 
I  sought  the  eternal  God,  and  He 
Has  not  exposed  my  hope  to  shame. 

3.  I  told  Him  all  my  silent  grief, 

My  secret  groaning  reached  His  ears  ; 
He  gave  my  inward  pains  relief, 
And  calmed  the  tumult  of  my  fears. 

4.  His  holy  angels  pitch  their  tents 

Around  the  men  who  serve  the  Lord ; 
Oh,  fear  and  love  Him  all  His  saints, 
Accept  His  grace  and  trust  His  word. 

WATTS. 


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547.  L.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  my  r,ll,  to  heaven  is  gone, 
He  whom  I  fix  my  hopes  upon ; 
His  track  I  see,  and  I  '11  pursue 
The  narrow  way  till  Him  I  view. 

2.  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went, 
The  way  that  leads  from  banishment ; 
The  King's  highway  of  holiness, 

I  '11  go,  for  all  His  paths  are  peace. 

3.  This  is  the  way  I  long  had  sought, 
And  mourned  because  I  found  it  not ; 
My  grief  a  burden  long  had  been, 
Oppressed  with  unbelief  and  sin. 

4.  The  more  I  strove  against  their  power, 
I  sinned  and  stumbled  but  the  more ; 
Till  late  I  heard  my  Saviour  say, 
"Come  hither,  soul,  I  am  the  way." 

5.  Lo !  glad  I  come,  and  Thou,  blest  Lamb, 
Shalt  take  me  to  Thee,  as  I  am : 
Nothing  but  sin  I  Thee  can  give; 
Nothing  but  love  shall  I  receive. 

6.  Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners  round, 
What  a  dear  Saviour  I  have  found  ; 
I  '11  point  to  Thy  redeeming  blood, 
And  say,  "  Behold  the  way  to  God." 

CENNICK. 

548.  L,  M. 

1.  Hail,  sov'reign  love,  that  form'd  the  plan 
To  save  rebellious,  ruin'd  man. 

Hail,  matchless,  free,  eternal  grace, 
That  gave  my  soul  a  hiding-place. 

2.  Against  the  God  that  rules  the  sky 
I  fought,  with  weapons  lifted  high, 
I  madly  ran  the  sinful  race, 
Regardless  of  a  hiding-place. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  Sol 

3.  Yet  when  God's  justice  rose  in  view, 
To  Sinai's  burning  mount  I  flew ; 
Keen  were  the  pangs  of  my  distress — 
The  mountain  was  no  hiding-place. 

4.  But  a  celestial  voice  I  heard, 

A  bleeding  Saviour  then  appear'd, 
Led  by  the  Spirit  of  His  grace — 
I  found  in  Him  a  hiding-place. 

5.  On  Him  the  weight  of  vengeance  fell, 
That  else  had  sunk  a  world  to  hell ; 
Then,  O  my  soul,  forever  praise 
Thy  Saviour  God,  thy  hiding-place. 

SPIR.  SONGS. 

549.  L.  BL 

1.  My  gracious  Lord,  I  own  Thy  right 

To  every  service  I  can  pay, 
And  call  it  my  supreme  delight 
To  hear  Thy  dictates  and  obey. 

2.  What  is  my  being,  but  for  Thee, 

Its  sure  support,  its  noblest  end  1 
I  live  Thy  smiling  face  to  see, 

And  serve  the  cause  of  such  a  Friend. 

3.  I  would  not  breathe  for  worldly  joy, 

Or  to  increase  my  worldly  good ; 
Nor  future  days  or  powers  employ 
To  spread  a  sounding  name  abroad. 

4.  T  is  to  my  Saviour  I  would  live ; 

To  Him  who  for  my  ransom  died ; 
Nor  could  the  bowers  of  Eden  give 
Such  bliss  as  blossoms  at  His  side. 

5.  His  work  my  hoary  age  shall  bless, 

When  youthful  vigor  is  no  more ; 
And  my  last  hour  of  life  confess 

His  dying  love's  constraining  power. 

DODDRIDGE. 


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550.  L.  M. 

1.  Jesus!  Thy  robe  of  righteousness 
My  beauty  is,  my  glorious  dress ; 
'Mid  flaming  worlds,  in  this  arrayed, 
With  joy  shall  I  lift  up  my  head. 

2.  When  from  the  dust  of  death  I  rise, 
To  claim  my  mansion  in  the  skies, 
E'en  then  shall  this  be  all  my  plea — 
"Jesus  hath  lived  and  died  for  me." 

3.  This  spotless  robe  the  same  appears, 
When  ruined  nature  sinks  in  years ; 
No  age  can  change  its  lovely  hue ; 
Its  glory  is  forever  new. 

4.  O  let  the  dead  now  hear  Thy  voice ; 
Now  bid  Thy  banished  ones  rejoice ; 
Their  beauty  this,  their  glorious  dress — 
Jesus,  the  Lord,  our  righteousness. 

C.  WESLEY 

551.  C.  M. 

1 .  All  hail !  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  ! 

Let  angels  prostrate  fall, 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

2.  Crown  Him,  ye  morning  stars  of  light, 

Who  fix'd  this  floating  ball ; 
Now  hail  the  strength  of  Israel's  might, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

o.  Crown  Him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God, 
Who  from  His  altar  call ; 
Extol  the  stem  of  Jesse's  rod, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

4.  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 
Ye  ransom'd  from  the  fall, 
Hail  Him,  who  saves  you  by  His  grace, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 


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5.  Hail  Him,  ye  heirs  of  David's  line, 

Whom  David,  Lord,  did  call ; 
The  God  incarnate  !  Man  divine ! 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

6.  Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall : 
Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  His  feet, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

7.  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestrial  ball, 
To  Him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

8.  O  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 

We  at  His  feet  may  fall ; 
We'll  join  the  everlasting  song, 

And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all.         duncan. 


552.  C.  M. 

1.  Arise,  my  soul,  my  joyful  powers, 

And  triumph  in  my  God ; 
Awake,  my  voice,  and  loud  proclaim 
His  glorious  grace  abroad. 

2.  He  raised  me  from  the  deeps  of  sin, 

The  gates  of  gaping  hell ; 
And  fixed  my  standing  more  secure 
Than  't  was  before  I  fell. 

3.  The  arms  of  everlasting  love 

Beneath  my  soul  He  placed ; 
And  on  the  Rock  of  Ages  set 

My  slippery  footsteps  fast. 

4.  The  city  of  my  blest  abode 

Is  walled  around  with  grace ; 
Salvation  for  a  bulwark  stands 
To  shield  the  sacred  place. 


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5.  Satan  may  vent  his  sharpest  spite, 

And  all  his  legions  roar ; 
Almighty  mercy  guards  my  life, 
And  bounds  his  raging  power. 

6.  Arise,  my  soul !  awake,  my  voice  ! 

And  tunes  of  pleasure  sing ; 
Loud  hallelujahs  shall  address 

My  Saviour  and  my  King.  watts. 

553.  C.  M. 

1.  Thou  dear  Redeemer,  dying  Lamb, 

We  love  to  hear  of  Thee ; 
No  music 's  like  Thy  charming  name, 
Nor  half  so  sweet  can  be. 

2.  O  may  we  ever  hear  Thy  voice, 

In  mercy  to  us  speak ; 
And  in  our  Priest  we  will  rejoice, 
Thou  great  Melchisedec. 

3.  Our  Saviour  shall  be  still  our  theme, 

While  in  this  world  we  stay  ; 
We  '11  sing  our  Jesus'  lovely  name, 
When  all  things  else  decay. 

4.  When  we  appear  in  yonder  cloud, 

With  all  the  favored  throng, 
Then  will  we  sing  more  sweet,  more  loud, 
And  Christ  shall  be  our  song. 

madan's  coll. 

554.  C.  M. 

1.  When  God  revealed  His  gracious  name, 

And  changed  my  mournful  state, 
My  rapture  seemed  a  pleasing  dream, 
The  grace  appeared  so  great. 

2.  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  Thy  hand  confess; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains, 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 


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3.  "Great  is  the  work,"'  my  neighbors  cried. 

And  owned  Thy  power  divine  ; 
"  Great  is  the  work,7'  my  heart  replied, 
'•  And  be  the  glory  Thine." 

4.  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 

Can  give  us  day  for  night  ; 
Make  drops  of  saered  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 

5.  Let  those  who  sow  in  sadness  wait 

Till  the  fair  harvest  come ; 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great, 
And  shout  the  blessings  home. 

6.  Though  seed  lie  buried  long  in  dust, 

'T  will  not  deceive  their  hope ; 
The  precious  grain  can  ne'er  be  lost, 

For  grace  insures  the  crop.  watts. 


555.  C,  E 

1.  How  dread  are  Thine  eternal  years, 

0  everlasting  Lord ! 
By  prostrate  spirits  day  and  night 
Incessantly  adored ! 

2.  Yet  I  may  love  Thee  too,  O  Lord ! 

Almighty  as  Thou  art, 
For  Thou  hast  stooped  to  ask  of  me, 
The  love  of  my  poor  heart. 

3.  Xo  earthly  father  loves  like  Thee, 

No  mother  half  so  mild 
Bears  and  forbears,  as  Thou  hast  done 
With  me,  Thy  sinful  child. 

4.  Only  to  sit  and  think  of  God — 

O  what  a  joy  it  is  ! 
To  think  the  thought,  to  breathe  the  name, 
Earth  has  no  higher  bliss  ! 


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5.  Father  of  Jesus !  love's  reward  ! 
What  rapture  will  it  be, 
Prostrate  before  Thy  throne  to  lie, 

And  gaze  and  gaze  on  Thee !         lyra  oath. 

556.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  Go,  tunc  thy  voice  to  sacred  song, 

Exert  thy  noblest  power, 
Go,  mingle  with  the  choral  throng, 
The  Saviour's  praises  to  prolong, 

Amid  life's  fleeting  hours. 

2.  O !  hast  thou  felt  a  Saviour's  love, 

That  flame  of  heavenly  birth  ? 
Then  let  thy  strains  melodious  prove, 
With  raptures  soaring  far  above 

The  trifling  toys  of  earth. 

3.  Hast  found  the  pearl  of  price  unknown, 

That  cost  a  Saviour's  blood  % 
Heir  of  a  bright  celestial  crown, 
That  sparkles  near  the  eternal  throne, 

O  sing  the  praise  of  God ! 

4.  Sing  of  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain 

That  man  might  be  forgiven ; 
Sing  how  He  broke  death's  bars  in  twain, 
Ascending  high  in  bliss  to  reign, 

The  God  of  earth  and  heaven. 


557.  C.  Iff. 

1.  Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord, 

Your  great  Deliverer  sing, 
Pilgrims  for  Zion's  city  bound, 
Be  joyful  in  your  King. 

2.  A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on 

Through  all  the  blissful  road, 
Till  to  the  sacred  mount  you  rise, 
And  see  your  smiling  God. 


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3.  Bright  garlands  of  immortal  joy 

Shall  bloom  on  every  head  ; 
While  sorrow,  sighing,  and  distress, 
Like  shadows,  ail  are  fled. 

4.  March  on  in  your  Redeemer's  strength  : 

Pursue  His  footsteps  still ; 
And  Jet  the  prospect  cheer  your  eye. 

While  laboring  up  the  hill.        doddridge. 

558.  C.  M. 

1.  Come,  ye  that  love  the  Saviours  name, 

And  joy  to  make  it  known, 
The  Sovereign  of  your  hearts  proclaim, 
And  bow  before  His  throne. 

2.  Behold  your  King,  your  Saviour  crowned 

With  glories  all  divine; 
And  tell  the  wondering  nations  round, 
How  bright  those  glories  shine. 

3.  When  in  His  earthly  courts  we  view 

The  beauties  of  our  King, 
We  long  to  love  as  angels  do, 
And  with  their  voice  to  sing, 

4.  O  for  the  day,  the  glorious  day ! 

AVhcn  heaven  and  earth  shall  raise, 
With  all  their  powers,  the  raptured  lay. 
To  celebrate  Thy  praise.  mbs.  Steele. 

559.  C.  E 

1.  Come,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes 

Up  to  the  courts  above, 
And  smile  to  see  our  Father  there. 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2.  Now  we  may  bow  before  His  feet, 

And  venture  near  the  Lord  ; 
No  fiery  cherubs  guards  His  seat, 
Nor  double-flaming  sword, 
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338  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

8.  The  peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  bliss 
Are  opened  by  the  Son  ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 
And  reach  the  almighty  throne. 

4.  To  Thee,  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring, 
Great  Advocate  on  high, 
And  glory  to  the  eternal  King, 

Who  lays  His  anger  by.  watts. 


560.  C.  M. 

1.  Ye  lands  and  isles  of  every  sea, 
Rejoice — the  Saviour  reigns  ; 
His  word,  like  fire,  prepares  His  way, 
And  mountains  melt  to  plains. 

'2.  His  presence  sinks  the  proudest  hills, 
And  makes  the  valleys  rise ; 
The  humble  soul  enjoys  His  smiles, 
The  haughty  sinner  dies. 

3.  The  heavens  His  rightful  power  proclaim ; 

The  idol-gods  around 
Fill  their  own  worshippers  with  shame, 
And  totter  to  the  ground. 

4.  Adoring  angels  at  His  birth 

Make  the  Redeemer  known ; 
Thus  shall  He  come  to  judge  the  earth, 
And  angels  guard  His  throne. 

5.  His  foes  shall  tremble  at  the  sight, 

And  hills  and  seas  retire  ; 
His  children  take  their  unknown  flight, 
And  leave  the  world  on  fire. 

6.  The  seeds  of  joy  and  glory  sown, 

For  saints  in  darkness  here, 
Shall  rise  and  spring  in  worlds  unknown, 
And  a  rich  harvest  bear.  watts. 


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561.  C.  E 

1 .  IIosanna  to  the  Prince  of  light, 

That  clothed  Himself  in  clay ; 
Entered  the  iron  gates  of  death, 
And  tore  the  bars  away. 

2.  See  how  the  Conqueror  mounts  aloft, 

And  to  His  Father  flies, 
With  scars  of  honor  in  His  flesh, 
And  triumph  in  His  eyes. 

3.  There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns, 

And  scatters  blessings  down  ; 
Our  Jesus  fills  the  middle  seat 
Of  the  celestial  throne. 

4.  Raise  your  devotion,  mortal  tongues, 

To  reach  His  bless'd  abode  ; 
Sweet  be  the  accents  of  your  songs 
To  our  incarnate  God. 

5.  Bright  angels,  strike  your  loudest  strings, 

Your  sweetest  voices  raise ; 
Let  heaven,  and  all  created  things, 

Sound  our  Immanuel's  praise.  watts. 


562.  C.  31. 

1.  O  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 

My  dear  Redeemers  praise — 
The  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 
The  triumphs  of  His  grace  ! 

2.  My  gracious  Master  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim, 
To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad, 
The  honors  of  Thy  name. 

3.  Jesus !  the  name  that  calms  our  fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease  ; 
'T  is  music  in  the  sinner's  ears ; 
'T  is  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 


3  40  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  He  breaks  the  power  of  reigning  sin ; 
He  sets  the  prisoner  free ; 
His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean ; 
His  blood  availed  for  me.  c.  wesley. 

563.  C.  I. 

1.  I  'm  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord, 

Or  to  defend  His  cause  ; 
Maintain  the  honor  of  His  wrord, 
The  glouy  of  His  cross. 

2.  Jesus,  my  God ! — I  know  His  name — 

His  name  is  all  my  trust ; 
Nor  will  He  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3.  Firm  as  His  throne,  His  promise  stands, 

And  He  can  well  secure 
What  I  've  committed  to  his  hands, 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4.  Then  will  He  own  my  worthless  name, 

Before  His  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  new  Jerusalem 

Appoint  my  soul  a  place.  watts. 

564.  C,  1) 

1.  Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve, 

And  press  with  vigor  on : 
A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal, 
And  an  immortal  crown. 

2.  A  cloud  of  witnesses  around 

Hold  thee  in  full  survey ; 
Forget  the  steps  already  trod, 
And  onward  urge  thy  way. 

3.  'T  is  God's  all-animating  voice, 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high ; 
'T  is  His  own  hand  presents  the  prize 
To  thine  aspiring  eye. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  Ml 

4.  That  prize  with  peerless  glories  bright, 

Which  shall  new  luster  boast, 
When  victor's  wreaths  and  monarch's  gems 
Shall  blend  in  common  dust. 

5.  Blest  Saviour,  introduced  by  Thee, 

Have  I  my  race  begun ; 
And,  crowned  with  victory,  at  Thy  feet 

I  '11  lay  my  honors  down.  doddridge. 

565.  C,  ft 

1.  Rise,  O  my  soul — pursue  the  path 

By  ancient  worthies  trod  ; 
Aspiring,  view  those  holy  men, 
Who  lived  and  walked  with  God. 

2.  Though  dead,  they  speak  in  reason's  ear, 

And  in  example  live  ; 
Their  faith,  and  hope,  and  mighty  deeds, 
Still  fresh  instruction  give. 

3.  'Twas  through  the  Lamb's  most  precious  blood. 

They  conquered  every  foe ; 
To  His  almighty  power  and  grace, 
Their  crowns  of  life  they  owe. 

4.  Lord,  may  I  ever  keep  in  view, 

The  patterns  Thou  hast  given, 
And  ne'er  forsake  the  blessed  road 

That  led  them  safe  to  heaven.  needham. 

56S.  C.  ft 

1.  Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross  1 

A  follower  of  the  Lamb  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  His  cause, 
Or  blush  to  speak  His  name  1 

2.  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease  1 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas  ? 


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3.  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face  1 

Must  I  not  stem  the  flood  ? 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God  1 

4.  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign ; 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord  ! 
I  '11  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  Thy  word. 

5.  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer,  though  they  die ; 
They  view  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

6.  When  that  illustrious  day  shall  rise, 

And  all  Thy  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies — 
The  glory  shall  be  Thine.  watts. 


567.  C  M. 

1.  In  all  my  Lord's  appointed  ways, 
My  journey  I  '11  pursue  ; 


Hinder  me  not,  ye  much-loved  saints ! 
For  I  must  go  with  you. 

2.  Through  floods  and  flames,  if  Jesus  leads, 

I  '11  follow  where  He  goes ; 
Hinder  me  not ! — shall  be  my  cry, 
Though  earth  and  hell  oppose. 

3.  Through  duty,  and  through  trials,  too, 

I  '11  go  at  His  command  ; 
Hinder  me  not,  for  I  am  bound 
To  my  Immanuel's  land. 

4.  And  when  my  Saviour  calls  me  home, 

Still  this  my  cry  shall  be — 
Hinder  me  not — come,  welcome  death  ! 
I'll  gladly  go  with  Thee.  ryland. 


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568.  C.  I. 

1 .  Alas,  what  hourly  dangers  rise ! 

What  snares  beset  my  way  ! 
To  heaven  O  let  me  lift  mine  eyes. 
And  hourly  watch  and  pray. 

2.  How  oft  my  mournful  thoughts  complain. 

And  melt  in  flowing  tears  ! 
My  weak  resistance ! — ah,  how  vain ! 
How  strong  my  foes  and  fears ! 

3.  O  gracious  God  !  in  whom  I  live, 

My  feeble  efforts  aid ; 
Help  me  to  watch,  and  pray,  and  strive, 
Though  trembling  and  afraid. 

4.  Increase  my  faith — increase  my  hope. 

When  foes  and  fears  prevail ; 

And  bear  my  fainting  spirit  up, 

Or  soon  my  strength  will  fail. 

5.  O  keep  me  in  Thy  heavenly  way, 

And.  bid  the  tempter  flee ; 
And  let  me  never,  never  stray 

From  happiness  and  Thee.  mrs.  steele. 

569.  I.  AL 

1.  Through  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life, 

In  trouble  and  in  joy, 
The  praises  of  my  God  shall  still 
My  heart  and  tongue  employ. 

2.  Of  His  deliverance  I  will  boast, 

Till  all,  who  are  distress'd, 
From  my  example  comfort  take, 
And  charm  their  griefs  to  rest. 

3.  Oh  !  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 

With  me  exalt  His  name ; 
When  in  distress  to  Him  I  called, 
He  to  my  rescue  came. 


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4.  The  hosts  of  God  encamp  around 

The  dwellings  of  the  just ; 

Deliverance  He  affords  to  all 

Who  on  his  succor  trust. 

5.  Oh  !  make  but  trial  of  His  love ; 

Experience  will  decide — 
How  blest  are  they,  and  only  they, 
Who  in  His  truth  confide. 

6.  Fear  Him,  ye  saints !  and  ye  will  then 

Have  nothing  else  to  fear ; 
Make  ye  His  service  your  delight — 
He  '11  make  your  wants  His  care. 

TATE  AND  BRADY, 

570.  C.  M. 

1.  Amazing  grace  !  how  sweet  the  sound, 

That  saved  a  wretch  like  me, 
I  once  was  lost,  but  now  am  found, 
Was  blind,  but  now  I  see.* 

2.  'T  was  grace  that  taught  my  heart  to  fear, 

And  grace  my  fears  relieved  : 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear, 
The  hour  I  first  believed  ! 

3.  Through  many  dangers,  toils,  and  snares, 

I  have  already  come ; 
'T  is  grace  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far, 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4.  The  Lord  has  promised  good  to  me, 

His  word  my  hope  secures  ; 
He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be 
As  long  as  life  endures. 

*  The  following  chorus  may  be  added  to  each  verse : 

0  that  will  be  joyful, 
To  meet  to  part  no  more, 
To  meet  to  part  no  more 
On  Canaan's  happy  shore, 

There  we  shall  meet  at  Jesus'  feet- 
Shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 


PRAISE,  JOY,  CONFLICT,  ETC.  34; 

5.  Yes,  when  this  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail, 

And  mortal  life  shall  cease, 
I  shall  possess,  within  the  vail, 
A  life  of  joy  and  peace. 

6.  The  earth  shall  soon  dissolve  like  snow, 

The  sun  forbear  to  shine ; 
But  God,  who  call'd  me  here  below, 

Will  be  forever  mine.  newton. 

571.  c,  m 

1.  Come,  let  us  join  our  songs  of  praise 

To  our  ascended  Priest ; 
He  entered  heaven,  with  all  our  names 
Engraven  on  His  breast. 

2.  Below  He  washed  our  guilt  away 

By  His  atoning  blood  ; 
Now  He  appears  before  the  throne, 
And  pleads  our  cause  with  God. 

3.  Clothed  with  our  nature  still,  He  knows 

The  weakness  of  our  frame, 
And  how  to  shield  us  from  the  foes 
Whom  He  Himself  o'ercame. 

4.  Nor  time,  nor  distance,  e'er  shall  quench 

The  fervor  of  His  love  ; 
For  us  He  died  in  kindness  here, 
For  us  He  lives  above. 

5.  O  may  we  ne'er  forget  His  grace, 

Nor  blush  to  bear  his  name ; 
Still  may  our  hearts  hold  fast  his  faith — 
Our  lips  His  praise  proclaim. 

Campbell's  coll. 

572.  C.  M. 

1.  Salvation  !  oh  !  the  joyful  sound  ; 
'T  is  pleasure  to  our  ears  ; 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 
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2.  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay  ; 
But  we  arise,  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

3.  Salvation! — let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around ; 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound.         watts. 

573.  C.  M. 

1.  There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood 

Drawn  from  Immanuel's  veins  ; 
And  sinners  plunged  beneath  that  flood 
Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2.  The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 

That  fountain  in  his  day  ; 
And  there  may  I,  as  vile  as  he, 
Wash  all  my  sins  away. 

3.  Dear,  dying  Lamb,  Thy  precious  blood 

Shall  never  lose  its  power 
Till  all  the  ransomed  church  of  God 
Be  saved,  to  sin  no  more. 

4.  E'er  since,  by  faith,  I  saw  the  stream 

Thy  flowing  wounds  supply, 
Redeeming  love  has  been  my  theme, 
And  shall  be,  till  I  die. 

5.  Then  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song, 

I  '11  sing  Thy  power  to  save, 
When  this  poor,  lisping,  stammering  tongue 
Lies  silent  in  the  grave.  cowper. 

574.  C.  M. 

1.  To  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name 
Awake  the  sacred  song  ! 
O,  may  His  love — immortal  flame — 
Tune  every  heart  and  tongue. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  3 

His  love  what  mortal  thought  can  reach ! 

What  mortal  tongue  display  ! 
Imagination's  utmost  stretch 

In  wonder  dies  away. 

Dear  Lord,  while  we,  adoring,  pay 

Our  humble  thanks  to  Thee, 
May  every  heart  with  rapture  say. 

"  The  Saviour  died  for  me.:' 

O,  may  the  sweet,  the  blissful  theme 

Fill  every  heart  and  tongue, 
Till  strangers  love  Thy  charming  name, 

And  join  the  sacred  song.  mrs.  Steele. 


575.  C.  M. 

1 .  Awake,  rny  heart,  arise,  my  tongue, 

Prepare  a  tuneful  voice  ; 
In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

2.  T  is  He  adorned  rny  naked  soul, 

And  made  salvation  mine  ; 
Upon  a  poor,  polluted  worm 
He  makes  His  graces  shine. 

3.  And,  lest  the  shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took  the  robe  the  Saviour  wrought, 
And  cast  it  all  around. 

4.  How  far  this  heavenly  robe  exceeds 

What  earthly  princes  wear ! 
These  ornaments,  how  bright  they  shine  ! 
How  white  the  garments  are  ! 

."».  The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith,  and  love, 
And  hope,  and  every  grace ; 
But  Jesus  spent  His  life  to  work 
The  robe  of  righteousness. 


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6.  Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou  arrayed, 
By  the  great  sacred  Three  ! 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise, 

Let  all  thy  powers  agree.  watts. 

576.  C.  E 

1.  Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 

With  angels  round  the  throne  ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  arc  their  tongues, 
But  all  their  joys  are  one. 

2.  "  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died,"  they  cry, 

"  To  be  exalted  thus ;" 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb,"  our  lips  reply, 
"  For  He  was  slain  for  us." 

3.  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honor  and  power  divine  ; 
And  blessings,  more  thf 
Be,  Lord,  forever  thine. 

4.  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  sky, 

And  air,  and  earth.,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  Thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  Thine  endless  praise. 

5.  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  Him  that  sits  upon  the  throne, 

And  to  adore  the  Lamb.  watts. 

577.  C.  M. 

1.  Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 

Amid  His  Father's  throne  ; 
Prepare  new  honors  for  His  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2.  Let  elders  worship  at  His  feet, 

The  church  adored  around, 
With  vials  full  of  odors  sweet, 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 


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3.  Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid  ; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
Forever  on  Thy  head. 

4.  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  prisoner  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God. 
And  we  shall  reign  with  Thee. 

5.  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  grace 

Are  put  beneath  Thy  power  ; 
Then  shorten  these  delaying  days, 

And  bring  the  promised  hour.         watts. 


578.  C.  M. 

1.  My  Saviour !  my  almighty  Friend  ! 

When  I  begin  Thy  praise, 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end — 
The  numbers  of  Thy  grace  1 

2.  Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust ; 

Thy  goodness  I  adore  ; 
And  since  I  knew  Thy  graces  first 
I  speak  Thy  glories  more. 

3.  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 

Of  the  celestial  road ; 
And  march,  with  courage,  in  Thy  strength, 
To  see  my  Father  God. 

4.  When  I  am  filled  with  sore  distress 

For  some  surprising  sin, 
I  '11  plead  Thy  perfect  righteousness. 
And  mention  none  but  Thine. 

5.  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 

The  vict'ries  of  my  King! 
My  soul,  redeemed  from  sin  and  hell, 
Shall  Thy  salvation  sing. 


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6.  Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful  powers ! 
With  this  delightful  song 
I  '11  entertain  the  darkest  hours, 

Nor  think  the  season  long.  watts. 


579.  C.  ffl. 

1.  Plunged  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair, 

We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheerful  beam  of  hope, 
Or  spark  of  glimmering  day. 

2.  With  pitying  eyes  the  Prince  of  grace 

Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
He  saw,  and — O  amazing  love! — 
He  ran  to  our  relief. 

3.  Down  from  the  shining  seats  above, 

With  joyful  haste  He  fled, 
Entered  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4.  O  for  this  love  let  rocks  and  hills 

Their  lasting  silence  break  ; 
And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 

5.  Angels  !  assist  our  mighty  joys  ; 

Strike  all  your  harps  of  gold : 
But  when  you  raise  your  highest  notes, 
His  love  can  ne'er  be  told.  watts, 


580.  C.  E 

1.  Happy  the  heart  where  graces  reign. 

Where  love  inspires  the  breast ; 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train, 
And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 

2.  Knowledge,  alas  !  't  is  all  in  vain, 

And  all  in  vain  our  fear ; 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign. 
If  love  be  absent  there. 


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3.  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sings, 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease ; 
JT  is  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings, 
In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

4.  Before  we  quite  forsake  our  clay, 

Or  leave  this  dark  abode, 
The  wings  of  love  bear  us  away, 

To  see  our  smiling  God.  watts. 


581.  C.  M, 

1.  Come,  shout  aloud  the  Father's  grr 


ace. 


And  sing  the  Saviour's  love , 
Soon  shall  you  join  the  glorious  theme, 
In  loftier  strains  above. 

2.  God,  the  eternal,  mighty  God, 

To  dearer  names  descends ; 
Calls  you  His  treasure  and  His  joy, 
His  children  and  His  friends. 

3.  My  Father,  God  !  and  may  these  lips 

Pronounce  a  name  so  dear  % 
Not  thus  could  heaven's  sweet  harmony 
Delight  my  listening  ear. 

4.  Thanks  to  my  God  for  every  gift 

His  bounteous  hands  bestow  ; 
And  thanks  eternal  for  that  love 
Whence  all  those  comforts  flow. 

HIGGINBOTHAM. 

582.  C.  I. 

1.  Lord!  'tis  an  infinite  delight 

To  see  Thy  lovely  face, 
To  dwell  whole  ages  in  Thy  sight, 
And  feel  Thy  vital  rays. 

2.  While  the  bright  nation  sounds  Thy  praise 

From  each  eternal  hill, 
Sweet  odors  of  exhaling  grace, 
The  happy  region  fill. 


o-)2  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3.  Thy  love  a  sea  without  a  shore, 

Spreads  life  and  joy  abroad — 
Oh,  't  is  a  heaven  worth  dying  for, 
To  see  a  smiling  God  ! 

4.  Show  me  Thy  face,  and  I  '11  away 

From  all  inferior  things ; 
Speak,  Lord,  and  here  I  quit  my  clay, 
And  stretch  my  airy  wings.  watts. 

5b3.  C.  M. 

1.  Jesus — the  name  high  over  all, 

In  hell,  or  earth,  or  sky — 
Angels  and  men  before  it  fall, 
And  devils  fear  and  fly. 

2.  Jesus — the  name  to  sinners  dear, 

The  name  to  sinners  given — 

It  scatters  all  their  guilt  and  fear ; 

It  turns  their  hell  to  heaven. 

3.  Oh  that  a  dying  world  might  know 

The  glory  of  His  name  ; 
My  voice  shall  His  salvation  show, 
And  cry—"  Behold  the  Lamb  !" 

4.  Happy,  if  with  my  latest  breath 

I  may  but  gasp   His  name  ; 
Proclaim  His  love,  and  cry  in  death — 

"  Behold,  behold  the  Lamb  !"        c.  weslet, 

584.  C.  M. 

1.  O  could  our  thoughts  and  wishes  fly 

Above  these  gloomy  shades, 
To  those  bright  worlds  beyond  the  sky, 
Which  sorrow  ne'er  invades  ! 

2.  There  joys,  unseen  by  mortal  eyes, 

Or  reason's  feeble  ray, 
Tn  ever-blooming  prospect  rise, 
Unconscious  of  decay. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  353 

3.  Lord,  send  a  beam  oflight  divine 

To  guide  our  upward  aim  ! 
With  one  reviving  touch  of  Thine 
Our  languid  hearts  inflame. 

4.  Then  shall,  on  faith's  sublimest  wing, 

Our  ardent  wishes  rise 
To  those  bright  scenes  where  pleasures  spring. 
Immortal  in  the  skies.  mrs.  Steele. 

585.  C.  M. 

1 .  O  could  I  find,  from  day  to  day, 

A  nearness  to  my  God, 
Then  would  my  hours  glide  sweet  away, 
While  leaning  on  His  word. 

2.  Lord,  I  desire  with  Thee  to  live 

Anew  from  day  to  day, 
In  joys  the  world  can  never  give, 
Nor  ever  take  away. 

3.  Blest  Jesus,  come,  and  rule  my  heart, 

And  make  me  wholly  Thine, 
That  I  may  never  more  depart, 
Nor  grieve  Thy  love  divine. 

4.  Thus,  till  my  last,  expiring  breath, 

Thy  goodness  I  '11  adore  ; 
And  when  my  frame  dissolves  in  death, 
My  soul  shall  love  Thee  more. 

HARTFORD  SELECTION. 

586.  C.  )I. 

1.  From  Thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise, 

And  run  eternal  rounds, 
Beyond  the  limits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 

2.  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul 

Shall  death  itself  outbrave, 

Leave  dull  mortality  behind, 

And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 


354  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

3.  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns, 

In  heaven's  unmeasured  space, 
I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure  and  in  praise. 

4.  Millions  of  years  my  wondering  eyes 

Shall  o'er  Thy  beauties  rove, 
And  endless  ages  I  '11  adore 
The  glories  of  Thy  love. 

5.  My  Saviour,  every  smile  of  Thine 

Shall  fresh  endearments  bring, 
And  thousand  tastes  of  new  delight 
From  all  Thy  graces  spring. 

6.  Haste,  my  Beloved,  fetch  my  soul 

Up  to  Thy  blest  abode ; 
Fly,  for  my  spirit  longs  to  see 

My  Saviour  and  my  God.  w 


587.  C.  M. 

1.  My  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love, 

My  everlasting  all, 
I  Ve  none  but  Thee  in  heaven  above, 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

2.  In  vain  the  bright,  the  burning  sun 

Scatters  his  feeble  light ; 
'T  is  thy  sweet  beams  create  my  noon — 
If  thou  withdraw,  't  is  night. 

3.  And  while  upon  my  restless  bed 

Through  midnight  hours  I  roll, 
If  my  Redeemer  shows  His  head, 
'T  is  morning  with  my  soul. 

4.  To  Thee  I  owe  my  wealth  and  friends, 

My  health  and  safe  abode  ; 
Thanks  to  Thy  name  for  meaner  things, 
But  they  are  not  my  God. 


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5.  Were  I  possessor  of  the  earth, 
And  called  the  stars  my  own. 
Without  Thy  graces  and  Thyself, 
I  were  a  wretch  undone. 

G.  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  seas, 
And  grasp  in  all  the  shore, 
Grant  me  the  visits  of  Thy  face, 

And  I  desire  no  more.  watts. 


588.  C.  I. 

1.  The  bird  let  loose  in  Eastern  skies, 

Returning  fondly  home, 
Xe'er  stoops  to  earth  her  wing,  nor  flies 
Where  idler  wTarblers  roam. 

2.  But  high  she  shoots  through  air  and  light, 

Above  all  low  delay, 
Where  nothing  earthly  bounds  her  flight, 
Nor  shadow  dims  her  way. 

3.  So  errant,  me,  Lord,  from  every  snare 

Of  sinful  passion  free, 
Aloft  through  faith's  serener  air 
To  hold  my  course  to  Thee. 

4.  No  sin  to  cloud,  no  lure  to  stay 

My  soul,  as  home  she  springs ; 
Thy  sunshine  on  her  joyful  way, 

Thy  freedom  in  her  wings.  moore. 


£89.  C.  1, 

1.  Thy  home  is  with  the  humble,  Lord ! 

The  simplest  are  the  best ; 
Thy  lodging  is  in  childlike  hearts; 
Thou  makest  there  Thy  rest. 

2.  Dear  Comforter  !  Eternal  Love  ! 

If  Thou  wilt  stay  with  me, 
Of  lowly  thoughts  and  simple  ways 
I  '11  build  a  house  for  Thee. 


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3.  Who  made  this  beating  heart  of  mine 
But  Thou,  my  heavenly  Guest  % 
Let  no  one  have  it,  then,  but  Thee, 

And  let  it  be  Thy  rest.  lyra  oath. 

590.  C.  M. 

1.  My  Saviour,  let  me  hear  Thy  voice 

Pronounce  the  word  of  peace, 
And  all  my  warmest  powers  shall  join 
To  celebrate  Thy  grace. 

2.  With  gentle  smiles  call  me  Thy  child, 

And  speak  my  sins  forgiven  ; 
The  accents  mild  shall  charm  my  ear 
Like  the  sweet  harps  of  heaven. 

3.  Cheerful,  where'er  Thy  hand  shall  lead, 

The  darkest  path  I  '11  tread  ; 
Cheerful  I  '11  quit  these  mortal  shores, 
And  mingle  with  the  dead. 

4.  When  dreadful  guilt  is  done  away, 

No  other  fears  we  know  ; 
That  hand  which  scatters  pardons  down 

Shall  crowns  of  life  bestow.  doddridge. 

591.  C.  M. 

1.  Unite,  my  roving  thoughts,  unite, 

In  silence  soft  and  sweet ; 
And  thou,  my  soul,  sit  gently  down 
At  thy  great  Sov'reign's  feet. 

2.  Jehovah's  awful  voice  is  heard, 

Yet  gladly  I  attend ; 
For  lo  !  the  everlasting  God 
Proclaims  Himself  my  Friend. 

3.  Harmonious  accents  to  my  soul, 

The  sounds  of  peace  convey ; 
The  tempest  at  His  word  subsides, 
And  winds  and  seas  obey. 


ETC.  3-V 

4.  By  all  its  joys.  I  charge  my  heart 
To  grieve  His  love  no  more ; 
But,  charm'd  by  melody  divine. 

To  give  its  follies  o'er.  doddridge. 

Doxologv.    C.  31. 

Praise,  honor,  to  the  Father  be, 

Praise  to  His  only  Son ; 
Praise  to  the  Spirit  Paraclete, 

While  ceaseless  ages  run. 

592.  C.  )I. 

1.   O  for  the  happy  days  gone  by. 

When  love  ran  smooth  and  free. 
Days  when  my  Spirit  so  enjoyed 
More  than  earth's  liberty  ! 

'2.  O  for  the  times  when  on  my  heart 
Long  prayer  had  never  pall'd — 
Times  when  the  ready  thought  of  God 
Would  come  when  it  was  called  ! 

3.  Then  when  I  knelt  to  meditate. 

Sweet  thoughts  came  o'er  my  soul. 
Countless,  and  bright,  and  beautiful. 
Beyond  my  own  control. 

4.  O  who  hath  lock'd  those  fountains  up  f 

Those  visions  who  hath  stay'd  ? 
What  sudden  act  hath  thus  transform'd 
My  sunshine  into  shade? 


This  freezing  heart,  O  Lord!  this  will 

Dry  as  the  desert  sand. 
Good  thoughts  that  will  not  come,  bad  thoughts 

That  come  without  command — 

A  faith  that  seems  not  faith,  a  hope 

That  cares  not  for  its  aim, 
A  love  that  none  the  warmer  grows 

At  Jesus'  blessed  name ; — 


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7.  If  this  drear  change  be  Thine,  O  Lord  ! 
If  it  be  Thy  sweet  will, 
Spare  not,  but  to  the  very  brim 
The  bitter  chalice  fill. 

S.  But  if  it  hath  been  sin  of  mine, 
O  show  that  sin  to  me, 
Not  to  get  back  the  sweetness  lost, 
But  to  make  peace  with  Thee. 


0.  One  thing  alone,  dear  Lord  !  I  dread- 
To  have  a  secret  spot 
That  separates  my  soul  from  Thee, 
And  yet  to  know  it  not. 

10.  But  if  this  weariness  hath  come 

A  present  from  on  high, 
Teach  me  to  find  the  hidden  wealth 
That  in  its  depths  may  lie. 

11.  So  in  this  darkness  I  can  learn 

To  tremble  and  adore, 
To  sound  my  own  vile  nothingness, 
And  thus  to  love  Thee  more. 

12.  O  blessed  be  this  darkness  then, 

This  deep  in  which  I  lie, 
And  blessed  be  all  things  that  teach 
God's  dread  Supremacy ! 


593.  C.  M. 

1.  O  Jesus!  Light  of  all  below! 

Thou  Fount  of  life  and  fire! 
Surpassing  all  the  joys  we  know, 
All  that  we  can  desire  : 

2.  O  Jesus  !  Thou  the  beauty  art 

Of  angel  worlds  above  ; 
Thy  name  is  music  to  the  heart, 
Enchanting  it  with  love. 


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3.  Poor  souls  !  that  know  not  how  to  love  ; 

They  feel  not  Jesus  near ; 
And  they  who  know  not  how  to  love 
Still  less  know  how  to  fear. 

4.  The  majesty  of  God  ne'er  broke 

On  them  like  fire  at  night, 
Flooding  their  stricken  souls,  while  they 
Lay  trembling  in  the  light. 

5.  Stay  with  us,  Lord,  and  with  Thy  light 

Illume  the  soul's  abyss ; 
Scatter  the  darkness  of  our  night, 
And  fill  the  world  with  bliss. 

LYRA  CATH. 

594.  C.  M. 

1 .  Glory  to  God !  whose  witness-train, 

Those  heroes  bold  in  faith, 
Could  smile  on  poverty  and  pain, 
And  triumph  e'en  in  death. 

2.  O,  may  that  faith  our  hearts  sustain, 

Wherein  they  fearless  stood, 
When,  in  the  power  of  cruel  men, 
They  poured  their  willing  blood. 

3.  God,  whom  we  serve,  our  God  can  save, 

Can  damp  the  scorching  flame, 
Can  build  an  ark,  can  smooth  the  wave, 
For  such  as  love  his  name. 

4.  Lord !  if  thine  arm  support  us  still 

With  its  eternal  strength, 
We  shall  o'ercome  the  mightiest  ill, 
And  conquerors  prove  at  length. 

595.  C.  M. 

1.  Dear  Friend,  whose  presence  in  the  house, 
Whose  gracious  word  benign 
Could  once,  at  Cana's  wedding  feast, 
Change  water  into  wine. 


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2.  Come,  visit  us !  and  when  dull  work 

Grows  weary,  line  on  line, 

Revive  our  souls,  and  let  us  see 

Life's  water  turned  to  wine. 

3.  Gay  mirth  shall  deepen  into  joy, 

Earth's  hopes  grow  half  divine, 
When  Jesus  visits  us,  to  make 
Life's  water  glow  as  wine. 

4.  The  social  talk,  the  evening  fire, 

The  homely  household  shrine, 
Grow  bright  with  angel  visits,  when 
The  Lord  pours  out  the  wine. 

5.  For  when  self-seeking  turns  to  love, 

Not  knowing  mine  nor  thine, 
The  miracle  again  is  wrought, 

And  water  turned  to  wine.         j.  f.  clarkk 


596.  C.  M. 

1.  Dear  Jesus !  ever  at  my  side, 

How  loving  must  Thou  be 
To  leave  Thy  home  in  heaven  to  guard 
A  little  child  like  me. 

2.  Thy  beautiful  and  shining  face 

I  see  not,  though  so  near ; 
The  sweetness  of  Thy  soft  low  voice 
I  am  too  deaf  to  hear. 

3.  I  can  not  feel  Thee  touch  my  hand 

With  pressure  light  and  mild, 
To  check  me,  as  my  mother  did 
When  I  was  but  a  child. 

4.  But  I  have  felt  Thee  in  my  thoughts 

Fighting  with  sin  for  me ; 
And  when  my  heart  loves  God,  I  know 
The  sweetness  is  from  Thee. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  361 

5.  And  when,  dear  Saviour!  I  kneel  down 

Morning  and  night  to  prayer, 
Something  there  is  within  my  heart 
Which  tells  me  Thou  art  there. 

6.  Yes !  when  I  pray,  Thou  pray  est  too — 

Thy  prayer  is  all  for  me  ; 
But  when  I  sleep,  Thou  sleepest  not. 

But  watchest  patiently.  fap.kk. 

Doxology,    C.  BL 

To  God  the  Father,  glory  be, 

And  to  His  only  Son ; 
The  same,  O  Holy  Ghost!  to  Thee, 

While  ceaseless  ages  run. 

597.  C.  M. 

1.  My  God  !  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 

The  life  of  my  delights, 
The  glory  of  my  brightest  days, 
And  comfort  of  my  nights. 

2.  In  darkest  shades  if  He  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun  ! 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  morning  star, 
And  He  my  rising  sun. 

3.  The  opening  heavens  around  me  shine 

With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  His  heart  is  mine. 
And  whispers,  "  I  am  His  !" 

4.  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word, 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way, 
T'  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 

5.  Fearless  of  hell,  and  ghastly  death, 

I  'd  break  through  every  foe  ; 
The  wings  of  love,  and  arms  of  faith. 
Should  bear  me  conqueror  through. 

WATTS. 

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362  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

598.  C.  M. 

1 .  Do  not  I  love  Thee,  O  my  Lord  % 

Behold  my  heart  and  see ; 

And  turn  the  dearest  idol  out 

That  dares  to  rival  Thee. 

2.  Is  not  Thy  name  melodious  still 

To  mine  attentive  ear  1 
Doth  not  each  pulse  with  pleasure  bound, 
My  Saviour's  voice  to  hear  ? 

3.  Hast  Thou  a  lamb  in  all  Thy  flock 

I  would  disdain  to  feed  % 
Hast  Thou  a  foe  before  whose  face 
I  fear  Thy  cause  to  plead  1 

4.  Would  not  my  heart  pour  forth  its  blood 

In  honor  of  Thy  name  ? 
And  challenge  the  cold  hand  of  death 
To  damp  th'  immortal  flame  % 

5.  Thou  knowest  I  love  Thee,  dearest  Lord ; 

But  O  !  I  long  to  soar 
Far  from  the  sphere  of  mortal  joys, 
And  learn  to  love  Thee  more. 

DODDRIDGE. 

599.  C.  M. 

1.  Dearest  of  all  the  names  above, 

My  Saviour  and  my  God, 
Who  can  resist  Thy  heavenly  love, 
Or  trifle  with  Thy  blood  % 

2.  'Tis  by  the  merits  of  Thy  death 

Thy  Father  smiles  again  ; 
*T  is  by  Thine  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3.  Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see, 

My  thoughts  no  comfort  find ; 
The  holy,  just,  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  363 

4.  But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy,  begin ; 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear ; 
His  grace  removes  my  sin. 

5.  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I  love  th'  incarnate  mystery, 

And  there  I  fix  my  trust.  watts. 


600.  C.  M. 

1 .  O  now  the  thought  of  God  attracts 

And  draws  the  heart  from  earth, 
And  sickens  it  of  passing  shows 
And  dissipating  mirth  ! 

2.  God  only  is  the  creature's  home, 

Though  long  and  rough  the  road ; 
Yet  nothing  less  can  satisfy 
The  love  that  longs  for  God. 

3.  O  utter  but  the  name  of  God 

Down  in  your  heart  of  hearts, 
And  see  how  from  the  world  at  once 
All  tempting  light  departs. 

4.  A  trusting  heart,  a  yearning  eye, 

Can  win  their  way  above ; 
If  mountains  can  be  moved  by  faith, 
Is  there  less  power  in  love  % 

5.  How  little  of  that  road,  my  soul ! 

How  little  hast  Thou  gone ! 
Take  heart,  and  let  the  thought  of  God 
Allure  thee  further  on. 

6.  Dole  not  thy  duties  out  to  God, 

But  let  thy  hand  be  free  ; 
Look  long  at  Jesus ;  His  sweet  blood, 
How  was  it  dealt  to  thee  1 


364  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

7.  The  perfect  way  is  hard  to  flesh ; 
It  is  not  hard  to  love  ; 
If  thou  wert  sick  for  want  of  God 
How  swiftly  wouldst  thou  mov< 

601.  C  M. 


FARER. 


1.  O  sinner,  bring  not  tears  alone, 

Or  outward  form  of  prayer, 
But  let  it  in  thy  heart  be  known 
That  penitence  is  there. 

2.  To  smite  the  breast,  the  clothes  to  rend, 

God  asketb  not  of  thee; 
Thy  secret  soul  He  bids  thee  bend 
In  true  humility. 

3.  O,  let  us,  then,  with  heartfelt  grief, 

Draw  near  unto  our  God, 
And  pray  to  Him  to  grant  relief, 
And  stay  the  lifted  rod. 

4.  O  righteous  Judge,  if  Thou  wilt  deign 

To  grant  us  what  we  need, 
Wc  pray  for  time  to  turn  again, 

And  grace  to  turn  indeed.  breviary. 

602.  C  ft 

1 .  O  gift  of  gifts  !  O  grace  of  faith  ! 

My  God !  how  can  it  be 
That  Thou,  who  hast  discerning  love, 
Shouldst  give  that  gift  to  me  ? 

2.  How  many  hearts  thou  mightst  have  had 

More  innocent  than  mine ! 
How  many  souls  more  worthy  far 
Of  that  sweet  touch  of  Thine! 

8.  Ah,  grace  !  into  unlikeliest  hearts 
It  is  thy  boast  to  come, 
The  glory  of  thy  light  to  find 
In  darkest  spots  a  home. 


etc.  366 

4.  The  crowd  of  cares,  the  weightiest  cross, 

Seem  trifles  less  than  light — 
Earth  looks  so  little  and  so  low 
When  faith  shines  full  and  bright. 

5.  O,  happy,  happy  that  I  am  ! 

If  thou  canst  be,  O  faith, 
The  treasure  that  thou  art  in  life, 

What  wilt  thou  be  in  death  %      lyra  cath. 

603.  C.  E 

1.  O  dearest  Lamb,  take  Thou  my  heart ! 

Where  can  such  sweetness  be, 
As  I  have  tasted  in  Thy  love, 
As  I  have  found  in  Thee  ? 

2.  If  there 's  a  fervor  in  my  soul, 

And  fervor  sure  there  is, 
Now  it  shall  be  at  thy  control, 
And  but  to  serve  Thee  rise. 

3.  If  love,  that  mildest  flame  can  rest 

In  hearts  so  hard  as  mine, 
Come,  gentle  Saviour  to  my  breast, 
Its  love  shall  all  be  Thine. 

4.  Now  the  gay  world  with  treacherous  art 

Shall  tempt  my  heart  in  vain 
I  have  conveyed  away  that  heart, 
Ne'er  to  return  again. 

5.  T  is  heaven  on  earth  to  taste  His  love, 

To  feel  His  quickening  grace, 
And  all  the  heaven  I  hope  above, 

Is  but  to  see  His  face.  Moravian. 

604.  C.  ffl. 

1.  Majestic  sweetness  sits  enthroned 
Upon  the  Saviour's  brow  ; 
His  head  with  radiant  glories  crowned, 
His  lips  with  grace  o'erflow. 


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2.  No  mortal  can  with  Him  compare, 

Among  the  sons  of  men  ; 
Fairer  is  He  than  all  the  fair 
Who  fill  the  heavenly  train. 

3.  He  saw  me  plunged  in  deep  distress, 

And  flew  to  my  relief; 
For  me  He  bore  the  shameful  cross, 
And  carried  all  my  grief. 

4.  To  Him  I  owe  my  life  and  breath, 

And  all  the  joys  I  have  ; 
He  makes  me  triumph  over  death, 
And  saves  me  from  the  grave. 

5.  To  heaven,  the  place  of  His  abode, 

He  brings  my  weary  feet, 
Shows  me  the  glories  of  my  God, 
And  makes  my  joys  complete. 

6.  Since  from  His  bounty  I  receive 

Such  proofs  of  love  divine, 
Had  I  a  thousand  hearts  to  give, 
Lord  !  they  should  all  be  Thine. 

S.  STENNETT. 

605.  C.  M. 

1.  Jesus!  I  love  Thy  charming  name, 

'T  is  music  to  mine  ear ; 
Fain  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud, 
That  earth  and  heaven  should  hear. 

2.  Yes ! — Thou  art  precious  to  my  soul, 

My  transport  and  my  trust ; 
Jewels,  to  Thee,  are  gaudy  toys, 
And  gold  is  sordid  dust. 

3.  All  my  capacious  powers  can  wish, 

In  Thee  doth  richly  meet ; 
Not  to  mine  eyes  is  light  so  dear, 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 


.4.  Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  heart, 
And  sheds  its  fragrance  there ; — 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  its  care. 

5.  I  '11  speak  the  honors  of  Thy  name, 
With  my  last  lab'ring  breath  ; 
Then,  speechless,  clasp  Thee  in  mine  arms. 
The  antidote  of  death.  doddridge. 


606.  C.  31. 

1.  To  Thee,  my  Shepherd,  and  my  Lord, 

A  grateful  song  I  '11  raise ; 
O  let  the  humblest  of  Thy  flock 
Attempt  to  speak  Thy  praise. 

2.  My  life,  my  joy,  my  hope,  I  owe 

To  Thine  amazing  love ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  comforts  here, 
And  nobler  bliss  above. 

3.  To  Thee  my  trembling  spirit  flies, 

With  sin  and  grief  oppress'd ; 
Thy  gentle  voice  dispels  my  fears, 
And  lulls  my  cares  to  rest. 

4.  Lead  on,  dear  Shepherd ! — led  by  Thee, 

No  evil  shall  I  fear ; 
Soon  shall  I  reach  Thy  fold  above, 
And  praise  Thee  better  there. 

HIGGIXBOTHAM. 

607.  C.  M. 

1.  How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 

In  a  believer's  ear  ! 
It  soothes  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds. 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 

2.  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breast ; 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  for  the  weary,  rest. 


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3.  By  Thee,  my  prayers  acceptance  gain, 

Although  with  sin  defiled; 
Satan  accuses  me  in  vain, 
And  I  am  owned  a  child. 

4.  Jesus !  my  Shepherd,  Guardian,  Friend, 

My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King ; 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 

5.  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 

And  cold  my  warmest  thought ; 
But  when  I  see  Thee  as  Thou  art, 
I  '11  praise  Thee  as  I  ought. 

6.  Till  then,  I  would  Thy  love  proclaim, 

With  every  fleeting  breath  ; 
And  may  the  music  of  Thy  name, 

Refresh  my  soul  in  death.  newton. 


608.  C.  M. 

1.  Grace,  like  an  uncorrupted  seed, 
Abides  and  reigns  within  ; 
Immortal  principles  forbid 
The  sons  of  God  to  sin. 


2.  Not  by  the  terrors  of  a  slave 

Do  they  perform  His  will, 
But,  with  the  noblest  powers  they  have, 
His  sweet  commands  fulfill. 

3.  They  find  access  at  every  hour, 

To  God  within  the  vail ; 
Hence  they  derive  a  quickening  power, 
And  joys  that  never  fail. 

4.  O  happy  souls !  O  glorious  state 

Of  overflowing  grace ! 
To  dwell  so  near  their  Father's  seat, 
And  see  His  lovely  face  ! 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  369 

5.  Lord,  I  address  Thy  heavenly  throne, 

Call  me  a  child  of  Thine ; 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  Thy  Son, 
To  form  my  heart  divine. 

6.  There  shed  Thy  choicest  love  abroad, 

And  make  my  comforts  strong ; 
Then  shall  I  say—"  My  Father,  God," 
With  an  unwavering  tongue.  watts. 

609.  C.  HI. 

1.  As  once  the  Saviour  took  His  seat — 

Attracted  by  His  fame, 
And  lowly  bending  at  His  feet, 
An  humble  suppliant  came. 

2.  Ashamed  to  lift  her  streaming  eyes 

His  holy  glance  to  meet, 
She  poured  her  costly  sacrifice 
Upon  the  Saviour's  feet. 

3.  Oppressed  with  sin  and  sorrow's  weight, 

And  sinking  in  despair, 
With  tears  she  washed  His  sacred  feet, 
And  wiped  them  with  her  hair. 

4.  "  Depart  in  peace,"  the  Saviour  said, 

"  Thy  sins  are  all  forgiven  !" 
The  trembling  sinner  raised  her  head, 

In  peaceful  hope  of  heaven.         mrs.  brown. 

610.  C,  H. 

1.  Let  every  mortal  ear  attend, 

And  every  heart  rejoice  ; 
The  trumpet  of  the  Gospel  sounds 
With  an  inviting  voice. 

2.  Ho  !  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls, 

That  feed  upon  the  wind, 
And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 
To  fill  an  empty  mind  ! — 
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370  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE, 

3.  Eternal  wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul-reviving  feast, 
And  bids  your  longing  appetites 
The  rich  provision  taste. 

4.  Ho !  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die  ! 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirst 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5.  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy,  here, 

In  a  rich  ocean  join  ; 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows, 
Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 

6.  The  happy  gates  of  gospel-grace 

Stand  open  night  and  day ; — 
Lord  !  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 

And  drive  our  wants  away.  watts. 

Doxology,    C.  M. 

Praise  Him,  who  with  the  Father  sits 

Enthroned  upon  the  skies  ; 
Whose  blood  redeems  our  souls  from  guilt, 

Whose  Spirit  sanctifies. 

611.  S.  M. 

1.  My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard  ; 

Ten  thousand  foes  arise ; 
The  hosts  of  sin  are  pressing  hard 
To  draw  thee  from  the  skies. 

2.  O  watch,  and  fight,  and  pray  ; 

The  battle  ne'er  give  o'er; 
Renew  it  boldly  every  day, 
And  help  divine  implore. 

3.  Ne'er  think  the  victory  won, 

Nor  lay  thine  armor  down ; 

Thy  arduous  work  will  not  be  done, 

Til]  thou  obtain  thy  crown. 


612. 


CONFLICT,    ETC.  371 

4.  Fight  on,  my  soul,  till  death 

Shall  bring  thee  to  thy  God ; 
He  '11  take  thee,  at  thy  parting  breath, 

To  His  divine  abode.  heath. 


1.  Soldiers  of  Christ,  arise, 

And  gird  your  armor  on, 
Strong  in  the  strength  which  God  supplies 
Through  his  eternal  Son. 

2.  Strong  in  the  Lord  of  hosts. 

And  in  His  mighty  power, 
Who  in  the  strength  of  Jesus  trusts 
Is  more  than  conqueror. 

3.  Leave  no  unguarded  place, 

No  weakness  of  the  soul ; 
Take  every  virtue,  every  grace, 
And  fortify  the  whole. 

4.  But  above  all  lay  hold 

On  faith's  victorious  shield ; 
Armed  with  that  adamant  and  gold, 
Be  sure  to  win  the  field. 


5.  Stand,  then,  in  His  great  might, 

With  all  His  strength  endued, 
And  take,  to  arm  you  for  the  fight, 
The  panoply  of  God ; — 

6.  That,  having  all  things  done, 

And  all  your  conflicts  past, 
You  may  o'ercome  through  Christ  alone, 
And  stand  complete  at  last. 

7.  From  strength  to  strength  go  on  ; 

Wrestle,  and  fight,  and  pray ; 

Tread  all  the  powers  of  darkness  down, 

And  win  the  well-fought  day. 


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8.  Still  let  the  Spirit  cry, 

In  all  his  soldiers,  "  Come," 
Till  Christ  the  Lord  descends  from  high, 

And  takes  the  conquerors  home. 

c.  WESLEY. 

613.  S.  M. 

1.  Soldiers  of  Christ!  arise! 

The  God  of  armies  calls 
Unto  His  mansions  in  the  skies — 
His  everlasting  halls : 

2.  The  angel  host  appears 

To  welcome  you  to  bliss  ; 
Oh !  what  is  earth,  its  sighs  and  tears. 
Its  joys,  compared  to  this  ! 

3.  Crush'd  is  the  haughty  foe, 

His  might,  his  glory  gone ; 
But  ye,  with  victory  crown'd,  shall  go 
To  Christ's  eternal  throne. 

4.  There  shall  the  conqueror  rest, 

And  in  that  bright  abode 
Forever  reign  amid  the  blest, 

Triumphant  with  his  God.         lyra  catii. 

614.  S.  M. 

1.  I  stand  on  Zion's  mount, 

And  view  my  starry  crown  ; 

No  power  on  earth  my  hope  can  shake, 

Nor  hell  can  thrust  me  down. 

2.  The  lofty  hills  and  towers, 

That  lift  their  heads  on  high, 
Shall  all  be  leveled  low  in  dust — 
Their  very  names  shall  die. 

3.  The  vaulted  heavens  shall  fall, 

Built  by  Jehovah's  hands ; 
But  firmer  than  the  heavens,  the  Rock 

Of  my  salvation  stands.  swain. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  378 

615.  8.  M. 

1.  Grace  !  't  is  a  charming  sound, 

Harmonious  to  the  ear  ; 
Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound , 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2.  Grace  first  contrived  a  way 

To  save  rebellious  man ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display, 
"Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

8.  Grace  led  my  roving  feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road ; 
And  new  supplies  each  hour  I  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

4.  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

DODDRIDGE. 

616.  S.  M. 

1.  Now  let  our  voices  join 

To  form  a  sacred  song ; 

Ye  pilgrims,  in  Jehovah's  ways, 

With  music  pass  along. 

2.  How  straight  the  path  appears. 

How  open  and  how  fair ! 

No  lurking  gins  t'  entrap  our  feet ; 

No  fierce  destroyer  there. 

3.  But  flowers  of  paradise 

In  rich  profusion  spring ; 
The  Sun  of  glory  gilds  the  path, 
And  dear  companions  sing. 

4.  See  Salem's  golden  spires 

In  beauteous  prospect  rise ; 
And  brighter  crowns  than  mortals  wear 
Which  sparkle  through  the  .<•)<;  >s. 


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5.  All  honor  to  His  name, 

Who  marks  the  shining  way  ; 
To  Him,  who  leads  the  wanderer  on 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

DODDRIDGE. 

617.  S.  ft 

1.  Rejoice  in  God  alway  ; 

When  earth  looks  heavenly  bright, 
When  joy  makes  glad  the  livelong  day, 
And  peace  shuts  in  the  night. 

2.  Rejoice  when  care  and  woe 

The  fainting  soul  oppress ; 
When  tears  at  wakeful  midnight  flow, 
And  morn  brings  heaviness, 

3.  Rejoice  in  hope  and  fear ; 

Rejoice  in  life  and  death ; 
Rejoice  when  threatening  storms  are  near, 
And  comfort  languished], 

4.  When  should  not  they  rejoice, 

Whom  Christ  His  brethren  calls ; 
W7ho  hear  and  know  His  guiding  voice, 
When  on  their  hearts  it  falls? 

5.  So,  though  our  path  is  steep, 

And  many  a  tempest  lowers, 
Shall  His  own  peace  our  spirit  keep, 
And  Christ's  dear  love  be  ours. 

618.  S.  M, 

1.  Jesus'  tremendous  name 

Puts  all  our  foes  to  flight ; 
Jesus,  the  meek,  the  gentle  Lamb 
A  Lion  is,  in  fight. 

2.  By  all  Hell's  host  withstood, 

We  all  Hell's  host  o'erthrow  ; 
And  conquering  them  in  Jesus'  blood, 
We  still  to  conquer  go. 


375 


3.  Our  Captain  leads  us  on  ; 

He  beckons  from  the  skies, 

And  reaches  out  a  starry  crown, 

And  bids  us  take  the  prize  ; 

4.  "  Be  f  lithful  unto  death  ; 

Partake  My  victory ; 
And  thou  shalt  wear  this  glorious  wreath. 
And  thou  shalt  reign  with  Me." 

C.   WESLEY, 

Doxology.    S.  JL 

Blest  Trinity  !  vouchsafe 
That,  to  Thy  guidance  true. 

What  Thou  forbiddest,  we  may  slum; 
What  Thou  cornmandest,  do. 

319.  8. 31. 

1.  Your  harps,  ye  trembling  saints, 

Down  from  the  willows  take  : 
Loud  to  the  praise  of  Love  divine 
Bid  every  string  awake. 

2.  Though  in  a  foreign  land, 

We  are  not  far  from  home, 
And  nearer  to  our  house  above 

We  every  moment  come. 

3.  His  grace  will  to  the  end 

Stronger  and  brighter  shine, 
\or  present  things,  nor  things  to  come, 
Shall  quench  the  spark  divine. 

4.  When  we  in  darkness  walk, 

Xor  feel  the  heavenly  flame, 
Then  is  the  time  to  trust  our  God, 
And  rest  upon  His  name. 

."3.  Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears 

Subside  at  His  control ; 
His  loving-kindness  shall  break  through 

The  midnight  of  the  soul. 


376  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

6.  Blest  is  the  man,  O  God, 

That  stays  himself  on  Thee  ! 
Who  waits  for  Thy  salvation,  Lord, 

Shall  Thy  salvation  see.  toplady, 

620.  S,  M. 

1.  TIow  heavy  is  the  night 

That  hangs  upon  our  eyes, 
Till  Christ,  with  His  reviving  light, 
Over  our  souls  arise ! 

2.  Our  guilty  spirits  dread 

To  meet  the  wrath  of  Heaven ; 
But  in  His  righteousness  arrayed, 
We  see  our  sins  forgiven. 

3.  Unholy  and  impure 

Are  all  our  thoughts  and  ways ; 
His  hands  infected  nature  cure, 
With  sanctifying  grace. 

4.  The  powers  of  hell  agree 

To  hold  our  souls  in  vain  ; 
He  sets  the  sons  of  bondage  free, 
And  breaks  the  accursed  chain. 

5.  Lord,  we  adore  Thy  ways, 

To  bring  us  near  to  God  ; 
Thy  sovereign  Power,  Thy  healing  grace, 

And  Thy  atoning  blood.  watts. 

621.  S.  M. 

1.  "  Forever  with  the  Lord  !" 

So,  Jesus  !  let  it  be  ; 
Life  from  the  dead  is  in  that  word ; 
'T  is  immortality. 

2.  Here,  in  the  body  pent, 

Absent  from  Thee  I  roam ; 
Yet  nightly  pitch  my  moving  tent, 
A  day's  march  nearer  home. 


3.  ';  Forever  with  the  Lord  V 

Saviour,  if  ?t  is  Thy  will 

The  promise  of  that  faithful  word 

E'en  here  to  me  fulfill. 

4.  So  when  my  latest  breath 

Shall  rend  the  vail  in  twain, 
By  death  I  shall  escape  from  death, 
And  life  eternal  gain. 

5.  Knowing  as  I  am  known, 

How  shall  I  love  that  word, 
And  oft  repeat  before  the  throne — 
11  Forever  with  the  Lord  !" 

MONTGOMERY 


622, 


1.  A  charge  to  keep  I  have  ; 

A  God  to  glorify  ; 
A  never-dying  soul  to  save, 
And  fit  it  for  the  sky. 

2.  To  serve  the  present  age, 

My  calling  to  fulfill ; 
O  may  it  all  my  powers  engage 
To  do  my  Master's  will. 

3.  Arm  me  with  jealous  care, 

As  in  Thy  sight  to  live ; 

And  O  thy  servant,  Lord,  prepare 

A  strict  account  to  give. 

4.  Help  me  to  watch  and  pray, 

Ajid  on  Thyself  rely  ; 
Assured  if  I  my  trust  betray, 

I  shall  forever  die.  c.  wesley. 

623.  S.  31. 

1.  Teach  me,  my  God  and  King, 

Thy  will  in  all  to  see  ; 
And  what  I  do  in  any  thing, 

To  do  it  as  for  Thee ! 


378  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2.  To  scorn  the  senses'  sway, 

While  still  to  Thee  I  tend ; 
In  all  I  do,  be  Thou  the  way, 

In  all,  be  Thou  the  end, 

8.  All  may  of  Thee  partake ; 

Nothing  so  small  can  be 
But  draws,  when  acted  for  Thy  sake 
Greatness  and  worth  from  Thee. 

4.  If  done  beneath  Thy  laws 

E'en  servile  labors  shine  ; 
Hallowed  is  toil,  if  this  the  cause ; 

The  meanest  work,  divine.  Herbert. 


624.  S.  M. 

1.  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come; 

Let  Thy  bright  bea,ms  arise ; 
Dispel  the  sorrow  from  our  minds, 
The  darkness  from  our  eyes. 

2.  Convince  us  of  our  sin  ; 

Then  lead  to  Jesus'  blood, 
And  to  our  wondering  view  reveal 
The  mercies  of  our  God. 

3.  Revive  our  drooping  faitb, 

Our  doubts  and  fears  remove, 
And  kindle  in  our  breasts  the  flame 
Of  never-dying  love. 

4.  'T  is  Thine  to  cleanse  the  heart, 

To  sanctify  the  soul, 
To  pour  fresh  life  in  every  part, 
And  new-create  the  whole. 

5.  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come ; 

Our  minds  from  bondage  free ; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  praise,  and  love. 

The  Father,  Son,  and  Thee.  beddome. 


PHAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  379 

625.  S.  I. 

1.  The  harvest  dawn  is  near, 

The  year  delays  not  long ; 
And  he  who  sows  with  many  a  tear, 
Shall  reap  wTith  many  a  song. 

2.  Sad  to  his  toil  he  goes, 

His  seed  with  weeping  leaves ; 
But  He  shall  come,  at  twilight's  close. 


5 

And  bring  His  golden  sheaves. 


G.  BURGESS. 


626. 


1.  Ye  servants  of  the  Lord, 

Each  in  His  office  wait, 
Observant  of  His  heavenly  word, 
And  watchful  at  His  gate. 

2.  Let  all  your  lamps  be  bright, 

And  trim  the  golden  name  ; 
Gird  up  your  loins  as  in  His  sight, 
For  awful  is  His  name. 

3.  Watch — 't  is  your  Lord's  command  ; 

And  while  we  speak,  He  's  near  ; 
Mark  the  first  signal  of  His  hand, 
And  ready  all  appear. 

4.  O  happy  servant  he 

In  such  a  posture  found  ! 
He  shall  his  Lord  with  rapture  see, 
And  be  with  honor  crowned. 

DODDRIDGE. 

627.  S.M.    Double. 

1.  I  wtas  a  wandering  sheep, 
I  did  not  love  the  fold : 
I  did  not  love  my  Shepherd's  voice, 
I  wrould  not  be  controll'd ; 
I  was  a  wayward  child, 
I  did  not  love  my  home, 
I  did  not  love  my  Shepherd's  voice, 
I  loved  afar  to  roam. 


380  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  The  Shepherd  sought  His  sheep, 

The  Father  sought  His  child ; 
They  followed  me  o'er  vale  and  hill, 

O'er  deserts  waste  and  wild ; 
They  found  me  nigh  to  death, 

Famish'd  and  faint,  and  lone ; 
They  bound  me  with  the  bands  of  love, 

They  saved  the  wandering  one. 

8.  They  spake  in  tender  love, 

They  raised  my  drooping  head ; 
They  gently  closed  my  bleeding  wounds, 

My  fainting  soul  they  fed ; 
They  washed  my  filth  away, 

They  made  me  clean  and  fair ; 
They  brought  me  to  my  home  in  peace, 

The  long-sought  wanderer. 

4.  Jesus  my  Shepherd  is, 

'T  was  He  that  loved  my  soul. 
'T  was  He  that  waslfd  me  in  His  blood, 

'T  was  He  that  made  me  whole : 
'T  was  He  that  sought  the  lost, 

That  found  the  wandering  sheep, 
'T  was  He  that  brought  me  to  the  fold — 

'T  was  He  that  still  doth  keep. 

5.  No  more  a  wand'ring  sheep, 

I  love  to  be  controll'd, 
I  love  my  tender  Shepherd's  voice, 

I  love  the  peaceful  fold : 
No  more  a  wayward  child, 

I  seek  no  more  to  roam, 
T  love  my  heavenly  Father's  voice — 

I  love,  I  love  His  home. 

628.  S.  M. 

1 .  The  Lord  my  Shepherd  is  ; 

I  shall  be  well  supplied  : 
Since  He  is  mine,  and  I  am  His, 

What  can  I  want  beside  % 


PRAISE,    JOT,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  381 

2.  He  leads  me  to  the  place 

Where  heavenly  pasture  grows, 
Where  living  waters  gently  pass, 
And  fail  salvation  flows. 

3.  If  e'er  I  go  astray, 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  me,  in  His  own  right  way, 
For  His  most  holy  name. 

4.  While  He  affords  His  aid, 

I  can  not  yield  to  fear  ; 
Tho'  I  should  walk  thro'  death's  dark  shade, 
My  Shepherd  's  with  me  there. 

5.  In  sight  of  all  my  foes, 

Thou  dost  my  table  spread ; 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
And  joy  exalts  my  head. 

6.  The  bounties  of  Thy  love 

Shall  crown  my  future  days ; 
Nor  from  Thy  house  will  I  remove, 

Nor  cease  to  speak  Thy  praise,      watts. 


629.  S.  M. 

1.  Our  heavenly  Father  calls, 

And  Christ  invites  us  near  ; 
With  both,  our  friendship  shall  be  sweet, 
And  our  communion  dear. 

2.  God  pities  all  our  griefs  : 

He  pardons  every  day  ; 
Almighty  to  protect  our  souls, 
And  wise  to  guide  our  way. 

3.  How  large  His  bounties  are  ! 

What  various  stores  of  iiood, 
Diffused  from  our  Redeemer's  hand, 
And  purchased  with  His  blood! 


882  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  Jesus,  our  living  ITeacJ, 

We  bless  Thy  faithful  care ; 
Our  Advocate  before  the  throne, 
And  our  forerunner  there. 

5.  Here  fix,  my  roving  heart ! 

Here  wait,  my  warmest  love ! 
Till  the  communion  be  complete, 

In  nobler  scenes  above.  doddridge. 


630.  S.  H. 

1.  My  God,  my  Life,  my  Love, 

To  Thee,  to  Thee  f  call; 
I  can  not  live,  if  Thou  remove, 
For  Thou  art  all  in  all. 

2.  Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer 

This  dungeon  where  I  dwell ; 
T  is  paradise  when  Thou  art  here  ; 
If  Thou  depart,  't  is  hell. 

3.  To  Thee,  and  Thee  alone, 

The  angels  owe  their  bliss  ; 
They  sit  around  Thy  gracious  throne, 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is. 

4.  Not  all  the  harps  above 

Can  make  a  heavenly  place, 
If  God  His  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  His  face. 

5.  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky, 

Can  one  delight  afford, 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy, 

Without  Thy  presence,  Lord. 

G.  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love, 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll  j 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move, 

And  center  of  my  soul.  watts. 


3*3 


631.  S.3I.   Double. 

1.  I  want  a  heart  to  pray — 

To  pray,  and  never  cease ; 
Never  to  murmur  at  Thy  stay, 

Or  wish  my  sufferings  less. 
This  blessing,  above  all — 

Always  to  pray — I  want ; 
Out  of  the  deep  on  Thee  to  call, 

And  never,  never  faint. 

2.  I  want  a  true  regard, 

A  single,  steady  aim — 
Unmoved  by  threat'ning  or  reward, 

To  Thee  and  Thy  great  name ; 
A  jealous,  just  concern, 

For  Thine  immortal  praise ; 
A  pure  desire  that  all  may  learn 

And  glorify  Thy  grace. 

3.  I  rest  upon  Thy  word — 

The  promise  is  for  me  ; 
My  succor  and  salvation,  Lord, 

Shall  surely  come  from  Thee; 
But  let  me  still  abide, 

Nor  from  my  hope  remove, 
Till  Thou  my  patient  spirit  guide 

Into  Thy  perfect  love.  c.  wesley 


632.  8.  M. 

1.  Awake,  and  sing  the  song 

Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb  ; 
Wake  every  heart,  and  every  tongue 
To  praise  the  Saviour's  name. 

2.  Sing,  till  we  feel  our  heart 

Ascending  with  our  tongue  ; 
Sing,  till  the  love  of  sin  depart ; 
And  grace  inspire  our  song. 


384  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3.  Sing,  on  your  heavenly  way, 

Ye  ransomed  sinners,  sing  ; 
Sing  on,  rejoicing  every  day 

In  Christ,  the  heavenly  King. 

4.  Soon  shall  we  hear  him  say, 

"  Ye  blessed  children,  come !" 
Soon  will  He  call  us  hence  away 
To  our  eternal  home. 

5.  There  shall  our  raptured  tongue 

His  endless  praise  proclaim, 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  song 

Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb.         iiammond. 


633. 


1.  Hark,  how  the  watchmen  cry  ! 

Attend  the  trumpet's  sound  ; 
Stand  to  your  arms,  the  foe  is  nigh— 
The  powers  of  hell  surround. 

2.  Who  bow  to  Christ's  command, 

Your  arms  and  hearts  prepare  ; 
The  day  of  battle  is  at  hand — 
Go  forth  to  glorious  war. 

3.  See  on  the  mountain  top 

The  standard  of  your  God ; 
In  Jesus'  name  't  is  lifted  up, 

All  stain'd  with  hallow'd  blood. 

4.  His  standard-bearers,  now 

To  all  the  nations  call : 
To  Jesus'  cross,  ye  nations,  bow ; 
He  bore  the  cross  for  all. 

5.  Go  up  with  Christ  your  Head ; 

Your  Captain's  footsteps  see ; 
Follow  your  Captain,  and  be  led 
To  certain  victory. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  385 

C.  All  power  to  Him  is  given  ; 
He  ever  reigns  the  same  ; 
Salvation,  happiness,  and  heaven, 

Are  all  in  Jesus'  name.  c.  wesley. 


634.  S.  M. 

1.  Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts, 

On  Jewish  altars  slain, 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2.  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 

Takes  all  our  sins  away  ; 
A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 

And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3.  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 

On  that  dear  head  of  Thine, 
While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

4.  My  soul  looks  back,  to  see 

The  burdens  Thou  didst  bear, 
When  hanging  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 

5.  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove ; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice, 

And  sing  His  bleeding  love.  watts. 

635.  S.  M. 

1.  Raise  your  triumphant  songs 

To  an  immortal  tune ; 
Let  all  the  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  has  done. 

2.  Sing  how  eternal  love 

Its  chief  Beloved  chose, 
And  bade  Him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 
17 


386  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3.  His  hand  no  thunder  bears ; 

No  terror  clothes  His  brow  ; 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

4.  'T  was  mercy  filled  the  throne. 

And  wrath  stood  silent  by, 
When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardons  down 
To  rebels  doomed  to  die. 

5.  Now,  sinners,  dry  your  tears ; 

Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease  ; 
Bow  to  the  scepter  of  His  love, 
And  take  the  offered  peace. 

6.  Lord,  we  obey  Thy  call ; 

We  lay  an  humble  claim 
To  the  salvation  Thou  has  brought, 

And  love  and  praise  Thy  name.  watts. 


636.  S.  M. 

1.  Behold,  what  wondrous  grace 

The  Father  has  bestowed 
On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race, 
To  call  them  sons  of  God  ! 

2.  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  made ; 
But.  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  Head. 

3.  A  hope  so  much  divine 

May  trials  well  endure ; 
May  purify  our  souls  from  sin, 
As  Christ,  the  Lord,  is  pure. 

4.  If  in  my  Father's  love 

I  share  a  filial  part, 
Send  down  Thy  Spirit,  like  a  dove, 
To  rest  upon  my  heart. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  387 

5.  Wo  would  no  longer  lie 

Like  slaves  beneath  the  throne ; 

Our  faith  shall  Abba,  Father,  cry, 

And  Thou  the  kindred  own.         watts. 


637.  S.  M. 

1.  To  God  the  only  wise, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 
Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2.  'T  is  His  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  His  care, 
Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  death, 
And  every  hurtful  snare. 

3.  He  will  present  our  souls, 

Unblemished  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  His  face, 
With  joys  divinely  great. 

4.  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 

Shall  meet  around  the  throne, 
Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  His  grace, 
And  make  His  wonders  known. 

5.  To  our  Redeemer  God 

Wisdom  and  power  belongs, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 

And  everlasting  songs.  watts. 

638.  S.  I. 

1.  Come,  }*e  that  love  the  Lord, 

And  let  your  joys  be  known  ; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 
And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2.  Let  those  refuse  to  sing, 

That  never  knew  our  God  ; 
But  favorites  of  the  heavenly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 


388  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3.  The  men  of  grace  have  found 

Glory  begun  below  : 
Celestial  fruits  on  earthly  ground 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow. 

4.  The  hill  ofZion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred  sweets 
Before  we  reach  the  heavenly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 

5.  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 

And  every  tear  be  dry  ; 
We  're  marching  through  Immanuel's  ground 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high.  watts. 


o' 


Doxology.    S.  E 

To  God,  the  Father,  Son, 
And  Spirit,  glory  be  : 

As  was,  and  is,  and  shall  be  so, 
Through  all  eternity. 

639.  7s. 

1.  Songs  of  praise  the  angels  sang, 
Heaven  with  hallelujahs  rang, 
When  Jehovah's  work  begun, 
When  He  spake,  and  it  was  done. 

2.  Songs  of  praise  awoke  the  morn, 

When  the  Prince  of  Peace  was  born ; 
Songs  of  praise  arose,  when  He 
Captive  led  captivity. 

3.  Heaven  and  earth  must  pass  away — 
Songs  of  praise  shall  crown  that  day ; 
God  will  make  new  heavens  and  earth- 
Songs  of  praise  shall  hail  their  birth. 

4.  And  shall  man  alone  be  dumb, 
Till  that  glorious  kingdom  come  1 
No ;  the  Church  delights  to  raise 
Psalms  and  hymns  and  songs  of  praise. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  889 

5.  Saints  below,  with  heart  and  voice, 
Still  in  songs  of  praise  rejoice; 
Learning  here,  by  faith  and  love, 
Songs  of  praise  to  sing  above. 

6.  Borne  upon  the  latest  breath, 
Songs  of  praise  shall  conquer  death; 
Then,  amidst  eternal  joy, 

Songs  of  praise  their  powers  employ. 

MONTGOMERY. 

640.  7s. 

1.  Jesus  lives,  and  so  shall  I. 

Death  !  thy  sting  is  gone  forever  : 
He,  who  deigned  for  me  to  die, 

Lives,  the  bands  of  death  to  sever. 
He  shall  raise  me  with  the  just: 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

2.  Jesus  lives  and  reigns  supreme ; 

And,  His  kingdom  still  remaining, 
I  shall  also  be  with  him, 

Ever  living,  ever  reigning. 
God  has  promised ;  be  it  must : 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

3.  Jesus  lives,  and  God  extends 

Grace  to  each  returning  sinner ; 
Rebels  He  receives  as  friends, 

And  exalts  to  highest  honor. 
God  is  True  as  He  is  Just ; 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

4.  Jesus  lives,  and  by  His  grace, 

Victory  o'er  my  passions  giving, 
I  will  cleanse  my  heart  and  ways, 

Ever  to  His  glory  living. 
The  weak  He  raises  from  the  dust : 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

5.  Jesus  lives,  and  I  am  sure 

Naught  shall  e'er  from  Jesus  sever, 
Satan's  wiles,  and  Satan's  power, 

Pain  or  pleasure — ye  shall  never ! 
Christian  armor  can  not  rust : 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 


390  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

6.  Jesus  lives,  and  death  is  now 

But  my  entrance  into  glory. 
Courage !  then,  my  soul,  for  thou 

Hast  a  crown  of  life  before  thee  ; 
Thou  shalt  find  thy  hopes  were  just — 
Jesus  is  the  Christian's  Trust.  gellert. 

641.  7s. 

1.  "Joy  to  those  that  love  the  Lord !" 
Saith  the  sure,  eternal  word; 

Not  of  earth  the  joy  it  brings, 
Tempered  in  celestial  springs. 

2.  'T  is  the  joy  of  pardoned  sin, 
When  we  feel  't  is  well  within, 
'Tis  the  joy  that  fills  the  breast 
When  the  passions  sink  to  rest. 

3.  'T  is  a  joy  that,  seated  deep, 
Leaves  not  when  we  sigh  and  weep  3 
Spreads  itself  in  virtuous  deeds, 
Sighs  for  woe,  in  pity  bleeds. 

4.  Stern  and  awful  are  its  tones 
When  the  patriot  martyr  groans, 
And  the  death-pulse  boating  high, 
Rapture  blends  with  agony. 

5.  Tend'rer  is  the  form  it  wears, 
Touch'd  in  love,  dissolved  in  tears, 
When,  subdued,  at  Jesus'  feet, 
Sinners  clasp  the  mercy-scat. 

6.  Joy  e'en  here  !  a  budding  flower, 
Struggling  with  the  storm  and  shower, 
Till  its  season  to  expand, 

Planted  in  its  native  land. 

642.  7s. 

1.  Christ,  of  all  my  hopes  the  ground — 
Christ,  the  spring  of  all  my  joy  ! 
Still  in  Thee  Jet  me  be  found, 

Still  for  Thee  my  powers  employ. 


PRAISE,    JOT,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  391 

2.  Fountain  of  o'erflowing  grace  ! 

Freely  from  Thy  fullness  give  ; 
Till  I  close  my  earthly  race, 
Be  it  "  Christ  for  me  to  live  !" 

3.  Firmly  trusting  in  Thy  blood, 

Nothing  shall  my  heart  confound; 
Safely  I  shall  pass  the  flood, 

Safely  reach  Immanuel's  ground. 

4.  When  I  touch  the  blessed  shore, 

Back  the  closing  waves  shall  roll ! 

Death's  dark  stream  shall  never  more 

Part  from  Thee  my  ravished  soul. 

5.  Thus — O  thus  an  entrance  give 

To  the  land  of  cloudless  sky  ; 
Having  known  it,  "  Christ  to  live," 

Let  me  know  it  "  gain  to  die."     windiiam. 


643,  7s.    6  lines. 

1.  Christ,  -whose  glory  fills  the  skies, 

Christ,  the  true,  the  only  light, 
Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise, 

Triumph  o'er  the  shades  of  night ; 
Day-spring  from  on  high  be  near, 
Day-star  in  my  heart  appear. 

2.  Dark  and  cheerless  is  the  morn, 

If  Thy  light  is  hid  from  me; 
Joyless  is  the  day's  return, 

Till  Thy  mercy's  beams  I  see; 
Till  they  inward  light  impart, 
Warmth  and  gladness  to  my  heart. 

3.  Visit,  then,  this  soul  of  mine: 

Pierce  the  gloom  of  sin  and  grief; 
Fill  me,  radiant  Sun  divine; 

Scatter  all  my  unbelief; 
More  and  more  Thyself  display, 
Shining  to  the  perfect  day.  c,  wesley 


392  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

644.  C  P.  M. 

1.  On,  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worth, 
Oh,  could  I  sound  the  glories  forth 

Which  in  my  Saviour  shine ! 
I  'd  soar,  and  touch  the  heavenly  strings, 
And  vie  with  Gabriel  while  he  sings 

In  notes  almost  divine. 

2.  I  'd  sing  the  precious  blood  He  spilt. 
My  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  and  wrath  divine  ; 
I'd  sing  His  glorious  righteousness, 
In  which  all  perfect,  heavenly  dress, 

My  soul  shall  ever  shine. 

3.  I  'd  sing  the  characters  He  bears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  He  wears, 

Exalted  on  His  throne  : 
In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
I  would  to  everlasting  days 

Make  all  His  glories  known. 

4.  Well,  the  delightful  day  will  come 
When  my  dear  Lord  will  bring  me  home, 

And  I  shall  see  His  face ; 
Then  with  my  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend, 
A  blest  eternity  I  '11  spend, 

Triumphant  in  His  grace.  medley. 

645.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  How  happy  are  the  new-born  race. 
Partakers  of  adopting  grace! 

How  pure  the  bliss  they  share  ! 
Hid  from  the  world  and  all  its  eyes. 
Within  their  heart  the  blessing  lies. 

And  conscience  feels  it  there. 

2.  The  moment  we  believe,  't  is  ours ; 
And  if  we  love  with  all  our  powers 

The  God  from  whom  it  came, 
And  if  we  serve  with  hearts  sincere, 
'T  is  still  discernible  and  clear, 

An  undisputed  claim. 


398 

3.   O  messenger  of  clear  delight ! 

Whose  voice  dispels  the  deepest  night, 

Sweet,  peace-proclaiming  Dove ! 
With  Thee  at  hand  to  soothe  our  pains. 
No  wish  unsatisfied  remains, 

No  task  but  that  of  love.        madamk  guion. 

646.  C,  P,  M. 

1.  Lord,  thou  hast  won — at  length  I  yield : 
My  heart,  by  mighty  grace  compelled, 

Surrenders  all  to  Thee  : 
Against  Thy  terrors  long  I  strove, 
But  who  can  stand  against  Thy  love  ? — 

Love  conquers  even  me. 

2.  But  since  Thou  hast  Thy  love  reveal'd, 
And  shown  my  soul  a  pardon  seal'd. 

I  can  resist  no  more  ; 
Couldst  Thou  for  such  a  sinner  bleed  1 
Canst  Thou  for  such  a  rebel  plead  % 

I  wonder  and  adore  ! 

3.  If  Thou  hadst  bid  Thy  thunders  roll, 
And  lightnings  flash  to  blast  my  soul, 

I  still  had  stubborn  been  ; 
But  mercy  has  my  heart  subdued, 
A  bleeding  Saviour  I  have  viewed, 

And  now,  I  hate  my  sin. 

4.  Now,  Lord,  I  would  be  Thine  alone — 
Come,  take  possession  of  Thine  own. 

For  Thou  hast  set  me  free ; 
Released  from  Satan's  hard  command, 
See  all  my  powers  in  waiting  stand, 

To  be  employed  by  Thee.  newton. 

647.  C.  P.  ffl. 

1.  O  Love  divine,  how  sweet  Thou  art ! 
When  shall  1  find  my  willing  heart 

All  taken  up  in  Thee  1 
I  thirst,  I  faint,  I  die  to  prove 
The  greatness  of  redeeming  love, 
The  love  of  Christ  to  me. 
17* 


394  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  Stronger  his  love  than  death  or  hell ; 
Its  riches  are  unsearchable  ; 

The  first-born  sons  of  light 
Desire  in  vain  its  depths  to  see ; 
They  can  not  reach  the  mystery, 

The  length,  the  breadth,  the  height. 

3.  God  only  knows  the  love  of  God  ; 
O  that  it  now  were  shed  abroad 

In  this  poor  stony  heart ! 
For  this  I  sigh  ;  for  Thee  I  pine ; 
This  only  portion,  Lord,  be  mine, 

Be  mine  the  better  part ! 

4.  O  that  I  could  forever  sit, 
With  Mary  at  the  Master's  feet ! 

Be  this  my  happy  choice, 
My  only  care,  delight,  and  bliss, 
My  joy,  my  heaven  on  earth  be  this, 

To  hear  the  Bridegroom's  voice ! 

5.  O  that  I  could,  with  favor'd  John, 
Recline  my  weary  head  upon 

The  dear  Redeemer's  breast ; 
From  care,  and  sin,  and  sorrow  free, 
Give  me  !  O  Lord,  to  find  in  Thee 

My  everlasting  rest !  c.  wesley, 

648.  C,  P.  M. 

1.  Self-love  no  grace  in  sorrow  sees, 
Consults  her  own  peculiar  ease — 

'T  is  all  the  bliss  she  knows ; 
But  nobler  aims  true  Love  employ — 
In  self-denial  is  her  joy, 

In  suffering  her  repose. 

2.  Sorrow  and  Love  go  side  by  side ; 
Nor  height  nor  depth  can  e'er  divide 

Their  heaven-appointed  bands ; 
Those  dear  associates  still  are  one, 
Nor,  till  the  race  of  life  is  run, 

Disjoin  their  wedded  hands. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  395 

3.  Thy  choice  and  mine  shall  be  the  same. 
Inspirer  of  that  holy  flame, 

Which  must  forever  blaze  ! 
To  take  the  cross  and  follow  Thee, 
Where  love  and  duty  lead,  shall  be 

My  portion  and  my  praise. 

MADAME  GUION. 

Coxology.    C.  P.  E 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Be  praise  amid  the  heavenly  host, 

And  in  the  church  below ; 
From  whom  all  creatures  draw  their  breath, 
By  whom  redemption  blessed  the  earth, 

From  whom  all  comforts  flow. 


649.  8s  k  7s. 

1.  "  Mercy,  O  Thou  Son  of  David  !" 

Thus  the  blind  Bartimeus  prayed ! 
"  Others  by  Thy  word  are  saved, 
Now  to  me  afford  Thine  aid  !" 

2.  Many  for  his  crying  chid  him, 

But  he  called  the  louder  still ; 
Till  the  gracious  Saviour  bid  him 
"  Come,  and  ask  Me  what  you  will." 

3.  Money  was  not  what  he  wanted, 

Though  by  begging  used  to  live ; 
But  he  asked,  and  Jesus  granted 
Alms  which  none  but  he  could  give. 


4.  "  Lord,  remove  this  grievous  blindness, 

Let  my  eyes  behold  the  day  !" 
Straight  he  saw,  and,  won  by  kindness, 
Followed  Jesus  in  the  way. 

5.  Oh  !  methinks  I  hear  him  praising, 

Publishing  to  all  around  : 
"Friends,  is  not  my  case  amazing? 
What  a  Saviour  I  have  found ! 


396  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

6.  ':  Oh  !   that  all  the  blind  but  knew  Him, 
And  would  be  advised  by  me ! 
Surely  they  would  hasten  to  Him, 
He  would  cause  them  all  to  see." 

NEWTON. 

650.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Come,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing, 

Tune  my  heart  to  sing  Thy  grace ; 
Streams  of  mercy  never  ceasing, 
Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise. 

2.  Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet, 

Sung  bv  flaming  tongues  above  : 
Praise  the  mount — I  :m  fixed  upon  it — 
Mount  of  God's  unchanging  love. 

o.  Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer  ; 

Hither  by  Thine  help  I  'm  come  ; 
And  I  hope,  by  Thy  good  pleasure, 
Safely  to  arrive  at  home. 

4.  Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God ; 
He,  to  save  my  soul  from  danger, 
Interposed  His  precious  blood. 

5.  Oh  !  to  gracj  how  great  a  debtor 

Daily  I  'm  constrained  to  be  ! 
Let  that  grace  now,  like  a  fetter, 
Bind  my  wandering  heart  to  Thcc. 

<>.  Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it — 
Prone  to  leave  the  God  1  love — 
Here's  my  heart — O  take  and  seal  it; 

Seal  it  from  Thv  courts  above.        kobinson. 


651.  8s  &  7s. 

I.  God  is  love  ;  His  mercy  brightens 
All  the  path  in  which  we  rove ; 
Bliss  He  wakes,  and  woe  He  lightens 

God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love. 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  39' 

'2.  Chance  and  change  are  busy  ever  ; 
Man  decays,  and  ages  move  ; 
But  His  mercy  waneth  never  ; 
God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love. 

o.  E'en  the  hour  that  darkest  seemeth, 

Will  His  changeless  goodness  prove  ; 
From  the  gloom  His  brightness  streameth  ; 
God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love. 

4.  He  with  earthly  cares  entwineth 
Hope  and  comfort  from  above  : 
Every  where  His  glory  shineth ; 

God  is  wisdom,  God  is  love.        bowking. 


652.  8s, 

1.  My  gracious  Redeemer  I  love, 

His  praises  aloud  1 :11  proclaim  : 
And  join  with  the  armies  above, 
To  shout  His  adorable  name. 

%  To  gaze  on  His  glories  divine 
Shall  be  my  eternal  employ  : 
To  see  them  incessantly  shine, 


My  boundless,  ineffable 


joy 


He  freely  redeemed,  with  His  blood, 
My  soul  from  the  confines  of  hell, 

To  live  on  the  smiles  of  my  God, 
And  in  His  sweet  presence  to  dwell. 

Lb  shine  with  the  angels  in  light, 
With  saints  and  with  seraphs  to  sing, 

To  view,  with  eternal  delight, 

My  Jesus,  my  Saviour,  my  King. 

Ye  palaces,  scepters,  and  crowns, 
Your  pride  with  disdain  I  survey ; 

Your  pomps  are  but  shadows  and  sounds, 
And  pass  in  a  moment  away. 


398  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

6.  The  crown  that  my  Saviour  bestows, 
Yon  permanent  suu  shall  outshine; 
My  joy  everlastingly  flows — 

My  God,  my  Redeemer  is  mine.      francis. 

653.  8s. 

1.  Ixspirer  and  hearer  of  prayer, 

Thou  Shepherd  and  Guardian  of  Thine, 
My  all  to  Thy  covenant  care 
I  sleeping  or  waking  resign. 

2.  If  Thou  art  my  shield  and  my  sun, 

The  night  is  no  darkness  to  me ; 
And,  fast  as  my  moments  roll  on, 
They  bring  me  but  nearer  to  Thee. 

3.  Thy  ministering  spirits  descend 

To  watch  while  Thy  saints  are  asleep ; 
By  day  and  by  night  they  attend, 
The  heirs  of  salvation  to  keep. 

4.  Bright  seraphs,  dispatched  from  the  throne. 

Repair  to  their  stations  assigned ; 
And  angels  elect  are  sent  down 
To  guard  the  elect  of  mankind. 

5.  Their  worship  no  interval  knows ; 
Their  fervor  is  still  on  the  wing ; 
And,  while  they  protect  my  repose, 
They  chant  to  the  praise  of  my  King. 

G.  I,  too,  at  the  season  ordained, 

Their  chorus  forever  shall  join, 
And  love  and  adore,  without  end, 

Their  faithful  Creator  and  mine.       topladv. 

654.  8s. 

1.  The  winter  is  over  and  gone, 

The  thrush  whistles  sweet  on  the  spray, 
The  turtle  breathes  forth  her  soft  moan, 
The  lark  mounts  and  warbles  awav. 


2.  Shall  every  creature  around 

Their  voices  in  concert  unite, 
And  I,  the  most  favored,  be  found 
In  praising  to  take  less  delight  ? 

3.  Awake,  then,  my  harp,  and  my  lute ! 

Sweet  organs  your  notes  softly  swell ! 
No  longer  my  lips  shall  be  mute, 
The  Saviour's  high  praises  to  tell. 

4.  His  love  in  my  heart  shed  abroad, 

My  graces  shall  bloom  as  the  spring ; 
This  temple,  His  spirit's  abode ; 

My  joy  as  my  duty  to  sing.  iiawes. 

655.  7s, 

1.  Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme, 
Sing  aloud  in  Jesus'  name  ! 
Ye,  who  His  salvation  prove, 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 

2.  Ye  who  see  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Saviour's  face, 
As  to  Canaan  on  you  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

3.  Mourning  souls  dry  up  your  tears ; 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears ; 

See  your  guilt  and  curse  remove, 
Cancelled  by  redeeming  love. 

4.  Hither,  then,  your  tribute  bring, 
Strike  aloud  each  joyful  string  ; 
Saints  below,  and  saints  above, 
Join  to  praise  redeeming  love. 

LANGFOIID. 

666.  12s  &  Us. 

1 .  As  down  in  the  sunless  retreats  of  the  ocean, 

Sweet  flowers  are  springing  no  mortal  can  see, 
So,  deep  in  my  heart,  the  still  prayer  of  devotion 
Unheard  by  the  world,  rises  silent  to  Thee, 
My  God  !  silent  to  Thee— 
Pure,  warm,  silent  to  Thee. 


400  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  As  still  to  the  star  of  its  worship,  though  clouded. 
The  needle  points  faithfully  o'er  the  dim  sea, 
So,   dark  as  I  roam,  through  this  wint'iy  world 
shrouded, 
The  hope  of  my  spirit  turns  trembling  to  Thee, 
My  God  !  trembling  to  Thee — 
True,  fond,  trembling  to  Thee. 

MOORK. 

657.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Thro'  the  day  Thy  love  has  spared  us, 

Now  we  lay  us  down  to  rest, 
Thro'  the  silent  watches  guard  us, 

Let  no  foe  our  peace  molest ; 
Jesus  now  our  Saviour  be, 
Sweet  it  is  to  trust  in  Thee. 

2.  Pilgrims  thro'  this  world  and  strangers, 

Toiling  in  the  midst  of  foes. 
Us  and  ours  preserve  from  dangers, 

And  our  trust  in  Thee  repose ; 
And  when  life's  short  day  is  past, 
Rest  with  Thee  in  hcav'n  at  last. 


658.  Ill  Cs  &  8s. 

1.  Fairest  Lord  Jesus! 

Ruler  of  all  nature ! 
O  Thou  of  God  and  man  the  Son ! 

Thee  will  I  cherish, 

Thee  will  I  honor, 
Thou  !  my  soul's  glory,  joy,  and  crown. 

2.  Fair  are  the  meadows, 
Fairer  still  the  woodlands, 

Rob'd  in  the  blooming  garb  of  spring, 

Jesus  is  fairer, 

Jesus  is  purer, 
Who  makes  the  woeful  heart  to  sing. 


PBAISE,    JOT,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  401 

3.  Fair  is  the  sunshine, 

Fairer  still  the  moonlight, 
And  the  twinkling  starry  host ; 

Jesus  shines  brighter, 

Jesus  shines  purer 
Than  all  the  angels  heav'n  can  boast. 


659.  8s,  7s  &  4s, 

1.  Welcome,  welcome,  dear  Redeemer, 

Welcome  to  this  heart  of  mine ; 
Lord,  I  make  a  full  surrender, 

Every  power  and  thought  be  Thine ; 

Thine  entirely, 
Through  eternal  ages,  Thine. 

2.  Known  to  all  to  be  Thy  mansion, 

Earth  and  hell  will  disappear ; 
Or  in  vain  attempt  possession, 

When  they  find  the  Lord  is  near — 
Shout,  O  Zion ! 
Shout,  ye  saints,  the  Lord  is  here  ! 


660.  5s  &  7s. 

1.  Love  divine,  all  love  excelling, 

Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down ! 
Fix  in  us  Thy  humble  dwelling, 
All  Thy  faithful  mercies  crown ; 

2.  Jesus !  Thou  art  all  compassion, 

Pure,  unbounded  love  Thou  art ; 
Visit  us  with  Thy  salvation, 
Enter  every  trembling  heart. 

3.  Breathe,  O  breathe  Thy  loving  Spirit 

Into  every  troubled  breast  ! 
Let  us  all  in  Thee  inherit, 

Let  us  find  Thy  promised  rest. 


402  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  Come,  Almighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  all  Thy  grace  receive ! 
Suddenly  return,  and  never, 

Never  more  Thy  temples  leave  ! 

5.  Finish  then  Thy  new  creation, 

Pure,  and  spotless  may  we  be ; 
Let  us  see  our  whole  salvation 
Perfectly  secured  by  Thee  ! 

G.  Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place  ; 

Till  we  cast  our  crowns  before  Thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

C.  WESLEY. 

661.  8s  &  7s, 

1.  Come,  Thou  long  expected  Jesus, 

Born  to  set  Thy  people  free  ; 
From  our  fears  and  sins  release  us, 
Let  us  find  our  rest  in  Thee. 

2.  Israel's  Strength  and  Consolation, 

Hope  of  all  the  saints  Thou  art; 
Dear  Desire  of  every  nation, 
Joy  of  every  longing  heart. 

3.  Born,  Thy  people  to  deliver  ; 

Born  a  child — and  yet  a  King; 
Born  to  reign  in  us  forever, 

Now  Thy  precious  kingdom  bring. 

4.  By  Thine  own  eternal  Spirit, 

Rule  in  all  our  hearts  alone; 
By  Thine  all-sufficient  merit, 

Raise  us  to  Thy  glorious  throne. 

madan's  coll. 

662.  Ss  &  7s. 

1.  Jesus,  who  on  Calvary's  mountain 

Poured  Thy  precious  blood  for  me, 
Wash  me  in  its  flowing  fountain, 
That  my  soul  may  spotless  be. 


PEAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  403 

2.  I  have  sinned,  but  oh,  restore  me  ; 

For  unless  Thou  smile  on  me, 
Dark  is  all  the  world  before  me, 
Darker  vet  eternity ! 

3.  In  Thy  word  I  hear  Thee  saying, 

Come  and  I  will  give  you  rest ; 
And  the  gracious  call  obeying, 
See,  I  hasten  to  Thy  breast. 

4.  Grant,  oh,  grant  Thy  Spirit's  teaching, 

That  I  may  not  go  astray, 
Till  the  gate  of  heaven  reaching, 
Earth  and  sin  are  passed  away. 


663.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing, 

Which  before  the  cross  I  spend ; 

Life,  and  health,  and  peace  possessing, 

From  the  sinner's  dying  Friend. 

2.  Here  I  '11  sit,  forever  viewing 

Mercy  streaming  in  His  blood ; 
Precious  drops  !  my  soul  bedewing, 
Plead  and  claim  my  peace  with  God, 

3.  Truly  blessed  is  this  station, 

Low  before  His  cross  to  lie ; 

While  I  see  divine  compassion 

Floating  in  His  languid  eye. 


4.  Here  it  is  I  find  my  heaven, 

While  upon  the  cross  I  gaze  ; 
Love  I  much?  I've  much  forgiven, 
I  'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

5.  Love  and  grief  my  heart  dividing, 

With  my  tears  His  feet  I  '11  bathe 
Constant  still  in  faith  abiding, 
Life  deriving  from  His  death. 


404  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

6.  Lord  !  in  ceaseless  contemplation, 
Fix  my  heart  and  eyes  on  Thine, 
Till  I  taste  Thy  whole  salvation, 

Where,  unvailed,  Thy  glories  shine. 

BEATTY. 

664.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Crown  His  head  with  endless  blessing, 

Who,  in  God  the  Father's  name, 
With  compassion  never  ceasing, 
Comes,  salvation  to  proclaim. 

2.  Lo,  Jehovah,  we  adore  Thee — 

Thee,  our  Saviour — Thee,  our  God ; 
From  Thy  throne  let  beams  of  glory 
Shine  through  all  the  world  abroad. 

3.  Jesus !  Thee  our  Saviour  hailing, 

Thee  our  God  in  praise  we  own ; 
Highest  honors,  never  foiling, 
Rise  eternal  round  Thy  throne. 

4.  Now,  ye  saints,  His  power  confessing, 

In  your  grateful  strains  adore ; 
For  His  mercy,  never  ceasing, 
Flows,  and  flows  for  evermore. 


685.  8s  &  7s.    6  lines. 

1.  One  there  is,  above  all  others, 

Well  deserves  the  name  of  Friend  ; 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's, 

Costly,  free,  and  knows  no  end  ; 
They  who  once  His  kindness  prove, 
Find  it  everlasting  love. 

2.  Which  of  all  our  friends,  to  save  us, 

Could  or  would  have  shed  his  blood? 
But  our  Jesus  died  to  have  us 

Reconciled  in  Him  to  God ; 
This  was  boundles  Love  indeed, 
Jesus  is  a  Friend  in  need ! 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  405 

3.  When  He  lived  on  earth  abased, 

Friend  of  sinners  was  His  name  ; 
Now  above  all  glory  raised, 

He  rejoices  in  the  same  ; 
Still  He  calls  them  "  Brethren— friends," 
And  to  all  their  wants  attends. 

4.  O,  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften ! 

Teach  us,  Lord,  at  length  to  love  ; 
We  alas  !  forget  too  often 

What  a  Friend  we  have  above ; 
But  when  home  our  souls  are  brought, 
We  will  love  Thee  as  we  ought.  newton. 

666.  II.  31. 

1.  Come,  every  pious  heart, 

That  loves  the  Saviour's  name  ! 
Your  noblest  powers  exert 

To  celebrate  His  fame  ; 
Tell  all  above,  and  all  below, 
The  debt  of  love  to  Him  you  owe. 

2.  He  left  His  starry  crown, 

And  laid  His  robes  aside  ; 
On  wings  of  love  came  down, 

And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died : 
What  He  endured,  no  tongue  can  tell, 
To  save  our  souls  from  death  and  hell. 

3.  From  the  dark  grave  He  rose — 

The  mansion  of  the  dead ; 
And  thence  His  mighty  foes 

In  glorious  triumph  led  ; 
Up  through  the  sky  the  conqueror  rode, 
And  reigns  on  high,  the  Saviour-God. 

4.  From  thence  He  '11  quickly  come — 

His  chariot  will  not  stay — 
And  bear  our  spirits  home 

To  realms  of  endless  day  : 
There  shall  we  see  His  lovely  face, 
And  ever  be  in  His  embrace.  ^texnett. 


406  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

667.  H.  M. 

1.  Ye  dying  sons  of  men — 

Im merged  in  sin  and  woe, 
The  Gospel's  voice  attend, 

While  Jesus  sends  to  you  ; 
Ye  perishing  and  guilty,  come ; 
In  Jesus'  arms  there  yet  is  room. 

2.  No  longer  now  delay, 

Nor  vain  excuses  frame : 
He  bids  you  come  to-day, 

Though  poor,  and  blind,  and  lame  : 
All  things  are  ready  ;  sinners,  come  ; 
For  every  trembling  soul  there  's  room. 

3.  Believe  the  heavenly  word 

His  messengers  proclaim ; 
He  is  a  gracious  Lord, 

And  faithful  is  His  name. 
Backsliding  souls,  return  and  come ; 
Cast  off  despair;  there  yet  is  room. 

4.  Compelled  by  bleeding  love, 

Ye  wandering  sheep,  draw  near ; 
Christ  calls  you  from  above ; 
His  charming  accents  hear ; 
Let  whosoever  will  now  come  : 
In  mercy's  breast  there  still  is  room.  bodek. 

668.  H.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  at  Thy  command, 

I  launch  into  the  deep, 
And  leave  my  native  land, 

Where  sin  lulls  all  asleep. 
For  Thee  I  would  the  world  resign, 
And  sail  to  heaven  with  Thee  and  Thine. 

2.  Thou  art  my  pilot — wise, 

My  compass  is  Thy  word : 
My  soul  each  storm  defies, 

While  I  have  such  a  Lord  ; 
I  '11  trust  Thy  faithfulness  and  power, 
To  save  me  in  the  trying  hour. 


407 


3.  Though  rocks  and  quicksands  deep 

Through  all  my  passage  lie, 
Yet  Christ  will  safely  keep, 

And  guide  me  with  His  eye : 
My  anchor-hope,  will  firm  abide, 
And  ev'ry  boist'rous  storm  outride. 

4.  Whene'er  becalm'd  I  lie, 

And  storms  forbear  to  toss, 
Be  Thou,  dear  Lord,  still  nigh, 

Lest  I  should  suffer  loss  ; 
For  more  the  treach'rous  calm  I  dread, 
Than  tempests  bursting  o'er  my  head. 

5.  By  faith  I  see  the  land, 

The  port  of  endless  rest ; 
My  soul,  thy  sails  expand, 
And  fly  to  Jesus'  breast ! 
O  may  I  reach  the  heavenly  shore 
Where  winds  and  waves  disturb  no  more. 

TOPLADY. 

669.  H.  Iff. 

1.  Arise,  my  soul,  arise, 

Shake  off  thy  guilty  fears  ; 
The  bleeding  Sacrifice 
In  my  behalf  appears ; 
Before  the  throne  my  Surety  stands ; 
My  name  is  written  on  His  hands. 

2.  He  ever  lives  above, 

For  me  to  intercede, 
His  all-redeeming  love, 

His  precious  blood  to  plead ; 
His  blood  atoned  for  all  our  race, 
And  sprinkles  now  the  throne  of  grace. 

3.  My  God  is  reconciled  ; 

His  pardoning  voice  I  hear  ; 
He  owns  me  for  his  child — 

I  can  no  longer  fear ; 
His  Spirit  answers  to  the  blood, 
And  tells  me  "Thou  art  born  of  God." 

0.   WESLEY. 


408  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

670.  H.  M, 

1.  My  Shepherd's  name  is  Love — 
Jehovah,  God  above ; 

Where  tender  herbage  grows, 

And  peaceful  water  flows, 
He  gently  leads,  He  kindly  feeds, 
And  lulls  me  then  to  sweet  repose. 

2.  If  e'er  I  heedless  stray, 

He  shows  my  feet  the  way  ; 

Yea,  though  through  dreary  glades 

I  walk  in  dismal  shades, 
No  harm  I  fear,  for  Thou  art  near, 
Thy  faithful  staff  my  progress  aids. 

3.  When  raging  foes  surround, 
My  comforts  still  abound; 

I  breathe  a  fragrant  air, 

And  feed  on  sweetest  fore ; 
Thus  in  Thy  fold,  when  worn  and  old, 
I  '11  dwell  secure  beneath  Thy  care. 

HATFIELD. 

671.  H,  M. 

1.  Come,  my  fond,  fluttering  heart ! 

Come,  struggle  to  be  free ; 
Thou  and  the  world  must  part, 
However  hard  it  be : 
My  trembling  spirit  owns  it  just, 
But  cleaves  yet  closer  to  the  dust. 

2.  Ye  tempting  sweets  !  forbear ; 

Ye  dearest  idols !  fall ; 
My  love  ye  must  not  share, 

Jesus  shall  have  it  all : 
'T  is  bitter  pain — 't  is  cruel  smart — 
But,  ah !  thou  must  consent,  my  heart ! 

3.  Ye  fair,  enchanting  throng  ! 

Ye  golden  dreams  !  farewell ! 
Earth  has  prevailed  too  long, 

And  now  I  break  the  spell : 
Farewell,  ye  joys  of  earthly  years! 
Jesus  !  forgive  these  parting  tears. 


PEAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  409 

4.  In  Gilead  there  is  balm, 

A  kind  Physician  there 
My  fevered  mind  to  calm, 

And  bid  me  not  despair: 
Aid  me,  dear  Saviour !  set  me  free; 
My  all  I  would  resign  to  Thee. 

5.  Oh!  may  I  feel  Thy  worth, 

And  let  no  idol  dare — 
No  vanity  of  earth 

With  Thee,  my  Lord  !  compare : 
Now  bid  all  worldly  joys  depart, 
And  reign  supremely  in  my  heart. 

JANE   TAYLOR. 

672.  II.  ft 

1.  O,  Zion,  tune  thy  voice, 

And  raise  thy  hands  on  high ; 
Tell  all  the  earth  thy  joys, 

And  boast  salvation  nigh. 
Cheerful  in  God,  arise  and  shine, 
While  rays  divine  stream  all  abroad. 

2.  He  gilds  thy  mourning  face 

With  beams  that  can  not  fade: 
His  all-resplendent  grace 

He  pours  around  thy  head ; 
The  nations  round  thy  form  shall  view, 
With  luster  new  divinely  crowned. 

3.  In  honor  to  His  name 

Reflect  that  sacred  light ; 
And  loud  the  grace  proclaim 

Which  makes  the  darkness  bright; 
Pursue  His  praise  till  sovereign  love, 
In  worlds  above,  the  glory  raise. 

4.  There  on  His  holy  hill 

A  brighter  sun  shall  rise, 
And  with  His  radiance  fill 
Those  fairer,  purer  skies ; 
While  round  His  throne  ten  thousand  stars, 
In  nobler  spheres,  His  influence  own. 

DODDRIDGE. 

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410  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


673.  II.  M. 

1.  To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes; 

From  God  is  all  my  aid — 
The  God  who  built  the  skies, 

And  earth  and  nature  made ; 
God  is  the  tower  to  which  I  fly ; 
His  grace  is  nigh  in  every  hour. 

2.  My  feet  shall  never  slide, 

And  fall  in  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  my  Guard  and  Guide,  ■ 

Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes,  which  never  sleep, 
Shall  Israel  keep  when  dangers  rise. 

3.  No  burning  heats  by  day, 

No  blasts  of  evening  air, 
Shall  take  my  health  away, 

If  God  be  with  me  there  ; 
Thou  art  my  sun,  and  Thou  my  shade, 
To  guard  my  head  by  night  or  noon. 

4.  Hast  Thou  not  pledged  Thy  word 

To  save  my  soul  from  death  ? 
And  I  can  trust  my  Lord 

To  keep  my  mortal  breath. 
I'll  go  and  come,  nor  fear  to  die, 
Till  from  on  high  Thou  call  me  home. 


674. 


WATTS. 


1.  O  Thou  Almighty  Father, 
Come  help  me  now  to  praise  Thy  glory. 
Methinks  I  hear  the  trumpet  sound 

Before  the  break  of  day, 
Oh,  had  I  the  wings  of  the  morning, 

I  'd  fly  away  to  Canaan's  shore, 
Bright  angels  should  convey  me  home, 
To  the  new  Jerusalem. 


PRAISEf  JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  411 

2.  O  come,  Thou  living  Saviour, 

Come  help  me  now  to  love  Thee  truly. 
Methinks  I  hear,  etc. 

3.  O  come,  Thou  Holy  Spirit, 
Inflame  my  soul  with  heav'nly  fire. 

Methinks  I  hear,  etc. 

4.  O  angels  and  archangels, 

Come  help  me  chant  Jehovah's  praises. 
Methinks  I  hear,  etc. 

5.  O  all  ye  Christian  heroes, 

Come  help  me  fight  the  mighty  battle. 
Methinks  I  hear,  etc. 

6.  Burst  wide,  ye  heavenly  portals, 

Room  for  the  host  of  blood-bought  conquerors. 
Methinks  I  hear,  etc. 

875.  Us  Sc  10s, 

1.  When  winds  are  raging  o'er  the  upper  ocean, 

And  billows  wild  contend  with  angry  roar, 
'Tis  said,  far  down,  beneath  the  wild  commotion, 

That  peaceful  stillness  reigneth  evermore. 

'2.  Far,  far  beneath,  the  noise  of  tempests  dieth, 
And  silver  waves  chime  ever  peacefully, 
And  no  rude  storm,  how  fierce  so  e'er  it  flieth, 
Disturbs  the  Sabbath  of  that  deeper  sea. 

3.  So  to  the  heart  that  knows  Thy  love,  O  Purest ! 

There  is  a  temple,  sacred  evermore, 
And  all  the  babble  of  life's  angry  voices 
Dies  in  hushed  stillness  at  its  peaceful  door. 

4.  Far,  far  away,  the  roar  of  passion  dieth, 

And  loving  thoughts  rise  calm  and  peacefully, 
And  no  rude  storm,  how  fierce  so  e'er  it  flieth." 
Disturbs  the  soul  that  dwells,  O  Lord,  in  Thee. 

5.  O  Rest  of  rests  !  O  Peace,  serene,  eternal ! 

Thou  ever  livest,  and  Thou  changest  never ; 
And  in  the  secret  of  Thy  presence  dwellerh 
Fullness  of  joy.  forever  and  forever. 

MRS.  STOWE. 


412  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

676.  lis  &  10s. 

1.  Still,    still    with   Thee — when    purple    morning 

breaketh, 
When  the  bird  waketh,  and  the  shadows  flee ; 
Fairer  than  morning,  lovelier  than  the  daylight, 
Dawns  the  sweet  consciousness,  I  am  with  Thee  ! 

2.  Alone  with  Thee — amid  the  mystic  shadows, 

The  solemn  hush  of  nature  newly  born; 
Alone  with  Thee  in  breathless  adoration, 
In  the  calm  dew  and  freshness  of  the  morn. 

3.  As  in  the  dawning,  o'er  the  waveless  ocean, 

The  image  of  the  morning  star  doth  rest, 
So  in  this  stillness,  Thou  beholdest  only 
Thine  image  in  the  waters  of  my  breast. 

4.  Still,  still  with  Thee!  as  to  each  new-born  morning 

A  fresh  and  solemn  splendor  still  is  given, 
So  doth  this  blessed  consciousness  awaking, 

Breathe,    each   day,    nearness   unto   Thee    and 
Heaven. 

5.  When  sinks  the  soul,  subdued  by  toil,  to  slumber, 

Its  closing  eye  looks  up  to  Thee  in  prayer, 
Sweet  the  repose  beneath  Thy  wings  o'ershading, 
But  sweeter  still,  to  wake  and  find  Thee  there. 

G.  So  shall  it  be  at  last,  in  that  bright  morning, 

When  the  soul  waketh,  and  life's  shadows  flee ; 
Oh  !  in  that  hour,  fairer  than  daylight  dawning, 
Shall  rise  the  glorious  thought — I  am  with  Thee. 

MRS.   STOWE. 

G77.  lis. 

':  Abide  in  me." 

1.  That  mystic  word  of  Thine,  O  Sovereign  Lord  ! 

Is  all  too  pure,  too  high,  too  deep  for  me : 
Weary  of  striving,  and  with  longing  faint, 
I  breathe  it  back  again  in  prayer  to  Thee. 

2.  Abide  in  me — o'ershadowed  by  Thy  love 

Each  half-formed  purpose  and  dark  thought  of  sin. 
Quench,  ere  it  rise,  each  selfish,  low  desire, 
And  keep  my  soul  as  Thine — calm  and  divine. 


413 


3.  As  some  rare  perfume  in  a  vase  of  clay 

Pervades  it  with  a  fragrance  not  its  own — 
So,  when  Thou  dwellest  in  a  mortal  soul, 

All   heaven's   own   sweetness  seems  around  it 
thrown. 

4.  The  soul  alone,  like  a  neglected  harp, 

Grows  out  of  tune,  and  needs  that  Hand  divine  ; 
Dwell  Thou  within  it,  tune  and  touch  the  chords. 
Till  every  note  and  string  shall  answer  Thine. 

5.  Abide  in  me :  there  have  been  moments  pure, 

When  I  have  seen  Thy  face  and  felt  Thy  power  ; 
Then  evil  lost  its  grasp,  and  passion,  hushed. 
Owned  the  divine  enchantment  of  the  hour. 

6  These  were  but  seasons  beautiful  and  rare  ; 
Abide  in  me — and  they  shall  ever  be  ; 
I  pray  Thee  now  fulfill  my  earnest  prayer, 
Come  and  abide  in  me,  and  I  in  Thee. 

MRS.   STOWE. 

678.  10s. 

1.  Abide  with  me!     Fast  falls  the  eventide, 
The  darkness  deepens — Lord,  with  me  abide  ! 
When  other  helpers  fail,  and  comforts  flee, 
Help  of  the  helpless,  O  abide  with  me  ! 

'2.  Swift  to  its  close  ebbs  out  life's  little  day ; 
Earth's  joys  grow  dim,  its  glories  pass  away  ; 
Change  and  decay  in  all  around  I  see ; 
O  Thou  who  changest  not,  abide  with  me  ! 

3.   I  need  Thy  presence  every  passing  hour : 

What  but  Thy  grace  can  foil  the  tempter's  power  \ 
Who  like  Thyself  my  guide  and  stay  can  be  ? 
On  to  the  close,  0  Lord,  abide  with  me  !        lyte. 

679.  10s. 

1.  My  feet  are  worn  and  weary  with  the  march 

Over  the  rough  road  and  up  the  steep  hill-side  ; 
O  city  of  our  God!  I  fain  would  see 

Thy  pastures  green,  where  peaceful  waters  glide. 


414:  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  My  hands  are  weary,  toiling  on, 

Day  after  day,  for  perishable  meat ; 
O  city  of  our  God !  I  fain  would  rest — 
I  sigh  to  gain  Thy  glorious  mercy -seat. 

o.  My  garments,  travel-worn  and  stained  with  dust, 
Oft  rent  by  briars  and  thorns  that  crowd  my 
way, 
Would  fain  be  made,  O  Lord  my  righteousness ! 
Spotless  and  white  in  heaven's  unclouded  ray. 

4.  My  eyes  are  weary  looking  at  the  sin, 

Impiety,  and  scorn  upon  the  earth ; 
O  city  of  our  God  !  within  Thy  walls 

All — all  are  clothed  again  with  Thy  new  birth. 

5.  My  heart  is  weary  of  its  own  deep  sin — 

Sinning,  repenting,  sinning  still  again  ; 
When  shall  my  soul  Thy  glorious  presence  feel, 
And  find,  dear  Saviour,  it  is  free  from  stain  1 

().  Patience,  poor  soul  !  the  Saviour's  feet  were  worn  ; 
The  Saviour's  heart  and  hands  were  weary  too  ; 
His  garments  stained,  and  travel-worn,  and  old ; 
His  vision  blinded  with  a  pitying  dew. 

7.   Love  thou  the  path  of  sorrow  that  He  trod ; 
Toil  on,  and  wait  in  patience  for  thy  rest ; 
O  city  of  our  God !  we  soon  shall  see 

Thy   glorious   walls — Home  of  the  loved  and 

blest. 

680.  L.  M. 

] .  How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds, 
in  union  sweet,  according  minds  ! 
How  swift  the  heavenly  course  they  run, 
Whose  hearts,  whose  faith,  whose  hopes  are  one. 

'2.  To  each,  the  soul  of  each  how  dear ! 
What  watchful  love,  what  holy  fear ! 
How  doth  the  gen'rous  flame  within 
Refine  from  earth,  and  cleanse  from  sin ! 


PRAISE,    JOY,    CONFLICT,    ETC.  41 0 

3.  Their  streaming  eyes  together  flow 
For  human  guilt  and  mortal  woe ; 
Their  ardent  prayers  together  rise, 
Like  mingling  flames  in  sacrifice. 

4.  Together  oft  they  seek  the  place 
Where  God  reveals  His  awful  face ; 
[Tow  high,  how  strong  their  raptures  swell 
There  's  none  but  kindred  souls  can  tell. 

5.  Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame  expire 
'Midst  nature's  drooping,  sick'ning  fire  : 
Soon  shall  they  meet  in  realms  above. 
A  heaven  of  joy,  because  of  love. 

MRS.  BARBAULD. 

681.  L.  BL 

1 .  Come  in,  thou  blessed  of  our  God, 

In  Jesus'  name  we  bid  thee  come ; 
No  more  thy  feet  shall  roam  abroad, 
Henceforth  a  brother — welcome  home. 

2.  Those  joys  which  earth  can  not  afford, 

We  '11  seek  in  fellowship  to  prove, 
Joined  in  one  spirit  to  our  Lord, 
Together  bound  by  mutual  love. 

3.  And  while  we  pass  this  vale  of  tears 

We  '11  make  our  joys  and  sorrows  known ; 
We  '11  share  each  other's  hopes  and  fears, 
And  count  a  brother's  cares  our  own. 

4.  <  >nce  more  our  welcome  we  repeat : 

Receive  assurance  of  our  love ; 
( )  may  we  all  together  meet 

Around  the  throne  of  God  above  !       xellv. 

682.  L,  M. 

1.  How  blest  is  he  whose  tranquil  mind. 
When  life  declines,  recalls  again 
The  years  that  time  has  cast  behind, 
And  reaps  delight  from  toil  and  pain. 


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2.  So,  when  the  transient  storm  is  past, 

The  sudden  gloom  and  driving  shower, 
The  sweetest  sunshine  is  the  last ; 
The  loveliest  is  the  evening  hour. 

683.  L.  M. 

1.  My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  Thee  ; 
Amid  a  thousand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2.  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heavenly  birth  ? 
Why  should  I  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  my  God,  my  Saviour,  go  % 

3.  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense  ; 

One  sovereign  word  can  draw  me  thence ; 
I  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 
And  all  inferior  joys  resign. 

4.  Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes  withdrawn : 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone : 

In  secret  silence  of  the  mind 

My  heaven,  and  there  my  God,  I  find.      w 

684.  L.  M. 

1.  Great  Shepherd  of  Thine  Israel, 
Who  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell, 
And  lead  the  tribes,  Thy  chosen  sheep, 
Safe  through  the  desert  and  the  deep  : — 

2.  Thy  church  is  in  the  desert  now  ; 

Shine  from  on  high  and  guide  us  through : 
Turn  us  to  Thee,  Thy  love  restore — 
We  shall  be  saved,  and  sigh  no  more. 

3.  Great  God,  whom  heavenly  hosts  obey, 
How  long  shall  we  lament  and  pray, 
And  wait  in  vain  Thy  kind  return  1 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  anger  burn  % 


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4.  Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful  bread. 

Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fed  ; 

Turn  us  to  Thee,  Thy  love  restore— 

We  shall  be  saved,  and  sigh  no  more.      watts. 

685.  L  M. 

1.  Kindred  in  Christ !  for  His  dear  sake 

A  hearty  welcome  here  receive ; 
May  we  together  now  partake 
The  joys  which  only  He  can  give. 

2.  May  He,  by  whose  kind  care  we  meet, 

Send  His  good  Spirit  from  above  ; 
Make  our  communications  sweet, 

And  cause  our  hearts  to  burn  with  love. 

3.  Forgotten  be  each  worldly  theme, 

When  Christians  meet  together  thus  ; 
We  only  wish  to  speak  of  Him 

Who  lived,  and  died,  and  reigns  for  us. 

4.  We  '11  talk  of  all  He  did,  and  said, 

And  suffered  for  us  here  below ; 
The  path  He  marked  for  us  to  tread, 
And  what  He 's  doing  for  us  now. 

5.  Thus — as  the  moments  pass  away — 

We  '11  love,  and  wonder,  and  adore ; 
And  hasten  on  the  glorious  day 

When  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 

NEWTON. 

686.  L.  M. 

1.  What  various  hindrances  we  meet 
In  coming  to  a  mercy-seat  ! 

Yet  who  that  knows  the  worth  of  prayer 
But  wishes  to  be  often  there  ? 

2.  Prayer  makes  the  darkened  clouds  withdraw  ; 
Prayer  climbs  the  ladder  Jacob  saw, 

Gives  exercise  to  faith  and  love, 
Brings  every  blessing  from  above. 
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418  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3.  Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  fight ; 
Prayer  makes  the  Christian's  armor  bright ; 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  sees 

The  weakest  saint  upon  his  knees. 

4.  Have  you  no  words  1  Ah,  think  again  ; 
Words  How  apace  when  yon  complain, 
And  fill  a  fellow-creature1s  car 

With  the  sad  tale  of  all  your  care. 

5.  Were  half  the  breath  thus  vainly  spent 
To  heaven  in  supplication  sent, 

Our  cheerful  song  would  oftener  be, 

"  Hear  what  the  Lord  hath  done  for  me." 

COWPER. 

Doxology.    L.  M* 

1.  Oh,  may  Thy  grace  on  us  bestow 
The  Father  and  the  Son  to  know, 

And  Thee  through  endless  times  confess'd 
Of  Both  th'  eternal  Spirit  blest. 

2.  All  glory  while  the  ages  run 
Be  to  the  Father,  and  the  Son 

Who  rose  from  death ;  the  same  to  Thee, 
O  Holy  Ghost,  eternally. 

687.  C,  M. 

1.  Wthile  Thee  I  seek,  protecting  Power, 

Be  my  vain  wishes  still'd ; 

And  may  this  consecrated  hour 

With  better  hopes  be  fill'd. 

2.  Thy.  love  the  powers  of  thought  bestowed  ! 

To  Thee  my  thoughts  would  soar  ; 
Thy  mercy  o'er  my  life  has  flowed ; 
That  mercy  I  adore. 

3.  In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ! 
Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear, 
Because  conferred  by  Thee. 


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4.  In  every  joy  that  crowns  my  days, 

In  every  pain  I  bear, 
My  heart  shall  find  delight  in  praise, 
Or  seek  relief  in  prayer. 

5.  When  gladness  wings  my  favored  hour, 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  fill ; 
Resigned,  when  storms  of  sorrow  lower, 
My  soul  shall  meet  Thy  will. 

6.  My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear, 

The  gathering  storm  shall  see  ; 
My  steadfast  heart  shall  know  no  fear  ; 
That  heart  shall  rest  on  Thee. 

MRS.  H.  M.  WILLIAMS. 

638.  C,  M. 

1 .  O  God  of  Bethel !  by  whose  hand 

Thy  people  still  are  fed ; 
Who  through  this  weary  pilgrimage 
Hast  all  our  fathers  led  ! 

2.  Oar  vows,  our  prayers  we  now  present 

Before  Thy  throne  of  grace  : 
God  of  our  fathers !  be  the  God 
Of  their  succeeding  race. 

3.  Through  each  perplexing  path  of  life 

Oar  wandering  footsteps  guide  ; 
Give  us  each  day  our  daily  bread, 
And  raiment  fit  provide. 

4.  O  spread  Thy  covering  wings  around, 

Till  all  our  wanderings  cease, 
And  at  our  Father's  loved  abode, 
Our  souls  arrive  in  peace. 

5.  Such  blessings  from  Thy  gracious  hand 

Oar  humble  prayers  implore  ; 
And  Thou  shalt  be  our  chosen  God 

And  portion  evermore.  logax. 


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689.  C.  M. 

1.  How  deep  and  tranquil  is  the  joy 

Which  Thou  hast  kindly  given 
To  those  who  seek  Thy  presence,  Lord, 
And  tread  the  path  to  heaven. 

2.  'T  is  in  the  silence  of  the  shade 

My  sober  thoughts  begin, 
And  earth's  illusive  charms  appear 
But  vanity  and  sin. 

3.  'T  is  here  the  troubled  springs  of  life 

Are  calmed  to  sweetest  rest ; 
The  stillness' of  this  hour  expels 
The  tumult  of  my  breast. 

4.  Par,  far  above  all  mortal  things 

I  walk  with  God  alone ; 
And  while  He  names  celestial  joys, 
I  call  them  all  my  own. 

5.  Then  let  the  noisy  world  pursue 

The  trifles  of  a  day — 
Mine  be  the  silent,  secret  joys 

That  never  fade  away.  reed. 

690.  7s, 

1.  Come,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare, 
Jesus  loves  to  answer  prayer ; 
He  Himself  invites  thee  near, 
Bids  thee  ask  Him — waits  to  hear. 

2.  With  my  burden  I  begin  : — 
Lord,  remove  this  load  of  sin! 
Let  Thy  blood,  for  sinners  spilt, 
Set  my  conscience  free  from  guilt ! 

3.  Lord,  I  come  to  Thee  for  rest ; 
Take  possession  of  my  breast ; 

There,  Thy  blood-bought  right  maintain, 
And  without  a  rival  reign. 


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4.  While  I  am  a  pilgrim  here, 
Let  Thy  love  my  spirit  cheer ; 

As  my  Guide,  my  Guard,  my  Friend, 
Lead  me  to  my  journey's  end ! 

5.  Show  me  what  I  have  to  do ; 
Every  hour  my  strength  renew ; 
Let  me  live  a  life  of  faith, 

Let  me  die  Thy  people's  death.  newton. 

691.  7s. 

1.  They  who  seek  the  throne  of  grace 
Find  that  throne  in  every  place ; 
If  we  live  a  life  of  prayer, 

God  is  present  every  where. 

2.  In  our  sickness  and  our  health, 
In  our  want,  or  in  our  wealth, 
If  we  look  to  God  in  prayer, 
God  is  present  every  where. 

3.  When  our  earthly  comforts  fail, 
When  the  woes  of  life  prevail, 
'T  is  the  time  for  earnest  prayer ; 
God  is  present  every  where. 

4.  Then,  my  soul,  in  every  strait, 
To  thy  Father  come,  and  wait ; 
He  will  answer  every  prayer : 
God  is  present  every  where. 

692.  C.  31. 

1.  To  heaven  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes; 

There  all  my  hopes  are  laid  ; 
rlTie  Lord  that  built  the  earth  and  skies 
Is  my  perpetual  aid. 

2.  Their  feet  shall  never  slide  to  foil 

Whom  He  designs  to  keep  ; 
His  ear  attends  the  softest  call ; 
His  eyes  can  never  sleep. 


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3.  He  will  sustain  our  weakest  powers 

With  His  almighty  arm, 
And  watch  our  most  unguarded  hours 
Against  surprising  harm. 

4.  Israel,  rejoice,  and  rest  secure ; 

Thy  keeper  is  the  Lord; 
His  wakeful  eyes  employ  His  power 
For  thine  eternal  guard. 

5.  Nor  scorching  sun,  nor  sickly  moon, 

Shall  have  His  leave  to  smite ; 
He  shields  thy  head  from  burning  noon, 
From  blasting  damps  at  night. 

6.  He  guards  thy  soul,  He  keeps  thy  breath, 

Where  thickest  dangers  come  ; 
Go  and  return,  secure  from  death, 

Till  God  commands  thee  home.       watts. 


693.  C.  M. 

1.  O  for  a  closer  walk  with  God ! 

A  calm  and  heav'nly  frame ! 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb ! 

2.  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  His  word  1 

3.  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoyed ! 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  void 
The  world  can  never  fill. 

4.  Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return 

Sweet  messenger  of  rest ; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  Thee  mourn, 
And  drove  Thee  from  mv  breast. 


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5.  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known. 
Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  Thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  Thee. 

G.  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame  ; 

S )  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb.  cowper, 

694.  C,  31. 

1.  Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire, 

I  nuttered  or  expressed ; 
The  motion  of  a  hidden  fire 
That  trembles  in  the  breast. 

2.  Prayer  is  the  burden  of  a  sigh, 

The  falling  of  a  tear ; 
The  upward  glancing  of  an  eye 
When  none  but  God  is  near. 

3.  Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of  speech 

That  infant  lips  can  try  ; 
Prayer  the  sublirnest  strains  that  reach 
The  Majesty  on  high. 

4.  Prayer  is  the  contrite  sinner's  voice 

Returning  from  His  ways, 
While  aii gels  in  their  songs  rejoice, 
And  say — "  Behold,  he  pr;. 

5.  Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital  breath, 

The  Christian's  native  air. 
His  watchword  at  the  gate  of  death ; 
He  enters  heaven  with  prayer. 

MONTGOMERY. 

695.  C.  i. 

1.  Far  from  the  world.  O  Lord.  I  flee, 
From  strife  and  tumult  far ; 
From  scenes  where  Satan  wages  still 
His  most  successful  war. 


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2.  The  calm  retreat,  the  silent  shade, 

With  prayer  and  praise  agree ; 
And  seem  by  Thy  sweet  bounty  made 
For  those  who  follow  Thee. 

3.  There,  if  Thy  Spirit  touch  the  soul, 

And  grace  her  mean  abode, 
O  with  what  peace,  and  joy,  and  love, 
She  communes  with  her  God  ! 

4.  There,  like  the  nightingale  she  pours 

Her  solitary  lays ; 
Nor  asks  a  witness  of  her  song, 
Nor  thirsts  for  human  praise, 

5.  Author  and  Guardian  of  my  life! 

Sweet  source  of  light  divine, 
And — all  harmonious  names  in  one — 
My  Saviour,  Thou  art  mine ! 

6.  What  thanks  I  owe  Thee,  and  what  love — 

A  boundless,  endless  store — 
Shall  echo  through  the  realms  above, 

When  time  shall  be  no  more.       cowper. 


696.  C.  M. 

1.  Sweet  is  the  prayer  whose  holy  stream 

In  earnest  pleading  flows  : 
Devotion  dwells  upon  the  theme, 
And  warm  and  warmer  glows. 

2.  Faith  grasps  the  blessing  she  desires, 

Hope  points  the  upward  gaze ; 
And  love,  untrembling  love,  inspires 
The  eloquence  of  praise. 

3.  But  sweeter  far  the  still  small  voice, 

Heard  by  no  human  ear, 
When  God  hath  made  the  heart  rejoice, 
And  dried  the  bitter  tear. 


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4.  Nor  accents  flow,  nor  words  ascend ; 
All  utterance  faileth  there; 
But  listening  spirits  comprehend, 
And  God  accepts  the  prayer. 

697.  C.  M. 

1.  The  bud  will  soon  become  a  flower, 

The  flower  become  a  seed, 
Then  seize,  O  youth,  the  present  hour ; 
Of  that  thou  hast  most  need. 

2.  Do  thy  best  always — do  it  now — 

For  in  the  present  time, 
As  in  the  furrows  of  a  plow, 
Fall  seeds  of  good  or  crime. 

3.  The  sun  and  rain  will  ripen  fast 

Each  seed  that  thou  hast  sown, 
And  every  act  and  word  at  last 
By  its  own  fruit  be  known. 

4.  And  soon  the  harvest  of  thy  toil, 

Rejoicing,  thou  shalt  reap, 
Or  o'er  thy  wild  neglected  soil, 

Go  forth  in  shame  to  weep.         jones  very. 

698.  C.  M. 

1.  Thou  art  my  hiding-place,  O  Lord. 

In  Thee  I  fix  my  trust, 
Encouraged  by  Thy  holy  word, 
A  feeble  child  of  dust. 

2.  I  have  no  argument  beside 

I  urge  no  other  plea, 
And  't  is  enough — the  Saviour  died. 
The  Saviour  died  for  me. 

3.  When  storms  of  fierce  temptation  beat, 

And  furious  foes  assail. 

My  refuge  is  the  mercy-seat, 

My  hope  within  the  vail. 


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4.  From  strife  of  tongues,  and  bitter  words, 

My  spirit  flies  to  Thee  ; 
Joy  to  ray  heart  the  thought  affords — 
My  Saviour  died  for  me. 

5.  And  when  Thy  awful  voice  commands 

This  body  to  decay, 
And  life,  in  its  last  lingering  sands, 
Is  ebbing  fast  away — 

C.  Then,  though  it  be  in  accents  weak, 
My  voice  shall  call  on  Thee, 
And  ask  for  strength  in  death  to  speak — 
"  My  Saviour  died  for  me."  raffles. 


699.  C.  M. 

1.  Great  Shepherd  of  Thy  people,  hear; 

Thy  presence  now  display  ; 
As  Thou  hast  given  a  place  for  prayer, 
So  give  us  hearts  to  pray. 

2.  Show  us  some  token  of  Thy  love, 

Our  feeble  hope  to  raise ; 
And  pour  Thy  blessing  from  above, 
That  we  may  render  praise. 

3.  Within  these  walls  let  holy  peace, 

And  love  and  concord  dwell ; 
Here  give  the  troubled  conscience  ease, 
The  wounded  spirit  heal. 

4.  The  hearing  ear,  the  watchful  eye, 

The  contrite  heart  bestow  : 
And  shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
To  make  our  graces  grow. 

5.  May  we  in  faith  receive  Thy  word, 

In  faith  address  our  prayers ; 
And  in  the  presence  of  the  Lord 
Unbosom  all  our  cares. 


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0.  And  may  Thy  Gospel's  joyful  sound, 

Enforced  by  grace  divine, 
Awaken  many  sinners  round, 

And  bend  their  wills  to  Thine.  newton. 

Doxology.    C.  I, 

1.  Have  mercy  on  us,  God  Most  High  ! 

Have  mercy  upon  me, 
Have  mercy  on  us  worms  of  earth, 
Most  Holy  Trinity ! 

2.  Most  ancient  of  all  mysteries  ! 

Before  Thy  throne  we  lie  ; 
Have  mercy  now,  most  merciful, 
Most  Holy  Trinity ! 

700.  Gs  k  4s. 

1.  My  faith  looks  up  to  Thee, 
Thou  Lamb  of  Calvary, 

Saviour  divine : 
Now  hear  me  while  I  pray ; 
Take  all  my  guilt  away  ; 
O  let  me  from  this  day 

Be  wholly  Thine. 

2.  May  Thy  rich  grace  impart 
Strength  to  my  fainting  heart, 

My  zeal  inspire  ; 
As  Thou  hast  died  for  me, 
O  may  my  love  to  Thee, 
Pure,  warm,  and  changeless  be — 

A  living  fire. 

3.  While  life's  dark  maze  I  tread, 
And  griefs  around  me  spread, 

Be  Thou  my  guide  ; 
Bid  darkness  turn  to  day, 
Wipe  sorrow's  tears  away, 
Nor  let  me  ever  stray 

From  Thee  aside. 


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4.  When  ends  life's  transient  dream, 
When  death's  cold,  sullen  stream 

Shall  o'er  me  roll ; 
Blest  Saviour,  then,  in  love, 
Fear  and  distress  remove; 
O  bear  me  safe  above — 

A  ransomed  soul.  ray  palmer. 


701.  Cs  &  4s. 

1.  Lowly  and  solemn  be 
Thy  children's  cry  to  Thee, 

Father  Divine; 
A  hymn  of  suppliant  breath, 
Owning  that  life  and  death 

Alike  are  Thine ! 

2.  O  Father,  in  that  hour, 
When  earth  all  helping  power 

Shall  disavow — 
When  spear,  and  shield,  and  crown, 
In  faintness  are  cast  down — 

Sustain  us,  Thou ! 

3.  By  Him  who  bowed  to  take 
The  death-cup  for  our  sake, 

The  thorn,  the  rod — 
From  whom  the  last  dismay 
Was  not  to  pass  away, 

Aid  us,  O  God  !  mrs.  sigourney 


702.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  Come,  all  ye  saints  of  God; 
Wide  through  the  earth  abroad 

Spread  Jesus'  fame ; 
Tell  what  His  love  has  done; 
Trust  in  His  name  alone ; 
Shout  to  His  lofty  throne, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb." 


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2.  Hence,  gloomy  doubts  and  fears ! 
Dry  up  your  mournful  tears  ; 

Swell  the  glad  theme  ; 
Praise  ye  our  gracious  King, 
Strike  each  melodious  string 
Join  heart  and  voice  to  sing, 

';  Worthy  the  Lamb/' 

3.  Hark  !  how  the  choirs  above, 
Filled  with  the  Saviour's  love, 

Dwell  on  His  name ! 
There,  too,  may  we  be  found, 
With  light  and  glory  crowned, 
While  all  the  heavens  resound, 

■•  Worthy  the  Lamb."        pratt's  coll. 

703.  C.  31. 

1.  Hail,  sweetest,  dearest  tie,  that  binds 

Our  glowing  hearts  in  one ; 
Hail,  sacred  hope  !  that  tunes  our  minds 
To  harmony  divine. 

2.  What  though  the  northern  wint'ry  blast 

Shall  howl  around  our  cot : 
What  though  beneath  an  eastern  sun 
Be  cast  our  distant  lot ; 

3.  Xo  lingering  look,  no  parting  sigh. 

Our  future  meeting  knows ; 
There  friendship  beams  from  every  eye. 
And  love  immortal  glows. 

4.  O  sacred  hope  !  0  blissful  hope  ! 

Which  Jesus'  grace  has  given — 
The  hope,  when  days  and  years  are  past, 
We  all  shall  meet  in  heaven.  button. 

704.  K  i. 

1 .   Let  saints  below  in  concert  sing 
With  those  to  glory  gone  : 
For  all  the  servants  of  our  King, 
In  earth  and  heaven  are  one. 


430  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  One  family,  we  dwell  in  Him, 

One  church  above,  beneath, 
Though  now  divided  by  the  stream, 
The  narrow  stream  of  death  : — 

3.  One  army  of  the  living  God, 

To  his  command  we  bow ; 
Part  of  the  host  have  crossed  the  flood, 
And  part  are  crossing  now. 

4.  Some  to  their  everlasting  home 

This  solemn  moment  fly  ; 
And  we  are  to  the  margin  come, 
And  soon  expect  to  die. 

5.  Oh  that  we  now  might  see  our  Guide ! 

O  that  the  word  were  given ! 
Come,  blessed  Lord !  the  waves  divide, 
And  land  us  all  in  heaven.         c.  wesley. 


705.  C.  M. 

1.  Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 

The  tempest,  fire,  and  smoke — 
Not  to  the  thunder  of  that  word 
Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke — 

2.  But  we  are  come  to  Sion's  hill, 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  His  will, 
And  spread  His  love  abroad. 

3.  Behold  the  innumerable  host 

Of  angels  clothed  in  light! 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just, 
Whose  faith  is  turned  to  sight ! 

4.  Behold  the  blest  assembly  there, 

Whose  names  are  writ  in  heaven ! 
And  God,  the  Judge  of  all,  declare 
Their  vilest  sins  forsrive-n ! 


FELLOWSHIP   AND    COMMUNION.  -±31 

The  saints  on  earth  and  all  the  dead 

But  one  communion  make  ; 
All  join  in  Christ,  their  living  Head. 

And  of  His  grace  partake. 

In  such  society  as  this 

My  weary  soul  would  rest ; 
The  man  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is, 

Must  be  forever  blest.  watts. 


706.  C.  ft 

1.  Our  souls,  by  love  together  knit, 

Cemented,  mixed  in  one, 
One  hope,  one  heart,  one  mind,  one  voice, 
T  is  heaven  on  earth  begun. 

2.  Our  hearts  have  often  burned  within, 

And  glowed  with  sacred  fire, 
"While  Jesus  spoke,  and  fed,  and  bless'd, 
And  Ailed  the  enlarged  desire. 

3.  The  little  cloud  increases  still, 

The  heavens  are  big  with  rain ; 
We  haste  to  catch  the  teeming  shower. 
And  all  its  moisture  drain. 

4.  A  rill,  a  stream,  a  torrent  flows ! 

But  pour  a  mighty  flood  ; 
0  sweep  the  nations,  shake  the  earth, 
Till  all  proclaim  Thee,  God ! 

5.  And  when  Thou  mak?st  Thy  jewels  up, 

And  sett'st  Thy  starry  crown  ; 
"When  all  Thy  sparkling  gems  shall  shine, 
Proclaimed  by  Thee  Thine  own : 

G.  May  we.  a  little  band  of  love, 
We  sinners,  saved  by  grace, 
From  glory  unto  glory  changed, 

Behold  Thee  face  to  face.  miller. 


432  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

707.  C.  M. 

1.  Bless'd  bo  the  dear,  uniting  love, 

That  will  not  let  us  part ; 
Our  bodies  may  far  off  remove — 
We  still  are  one  in  heart. 

2.  Joined  in  one  Spirit  to  our  head, 

Where  He  appoints,  we  go ; 

And  still  in  Jesus'  footsteps  tread, 

And  show  His  praise  below. 

3.  Partakers  of  the  Saviour's  grace, 

The  same  in  mind  and  heart — 
Nor  joy,  nor  grief,  nor  time,  nor  place, 
Nor  life,  nor  death,  can  part. 

4.  But  let  us  hasten  to  the  day 

Which  shall  our  flesh  restore ; 
When  death  shall  all  be  done  away, 

And  we  shall  part  no  more.         c.  wesley. 

708.  C.  M. 

1.  The  glorious  universe  around, 

The  heavens  with  all  their  train, 
Sun,  moon,  and  stars,  are  firmly  bound 
In  one  mysterious  chain. 

2.  The  earth,  the  ocean,  and  the  sky, 

To  form  one  world  agree, 
Where  all  that  walk,  or  swim,  or  fly. 
Compose  one  family. 

3.  In  one  fraternal  bond  of  love, 

One  fellowship  of  mind, 
The  saints  below  and  saints  above 
Their  bliss  and  glory  find. 

4.  Here  in  their  house  of  pilgrimage, 

Thy  statutes  are  their  song  ; 
There,  through  one  bright,  eternal  age, 
•  Thy  praises  they  prolong.  Montgomery. 


FELLOWSHIP   AND    COMMUNION.  433 

709.  C,  M. 

1.  O,  it  is  joy  in  one  to  meet 

Whom  one  communion  blends, 
Council  to  hold  in  converse  sweet, 
And  talk  as  Christian  friends. 

2.  'T  is  joy  to  think  the  angel  train, 

Who  'mid  heaven's  temple  shine, 
To  seek  our  earthly  temples  deign, 
And  in  our  anthems  join. 

3.  But  chief 't  is  joy  to  think  that  He, 

To  -whom  His  church  is  dear, 
Delights  her  gathered  flock  to  see, 
Her  joint  devotions  hear. 

4.  Then  who  would  choose  to  walk  abroad, 

While  here  such  joys  are  given'? 
i:  This  is  indeed  the  house  of  God, 
And  this  the  gate  of  heaven !" 

ANCIENT  HYMNS. 

710.  C,  ft 

1.  How  sweet  and  heav'nly  is  the  sight, 
When  those  that  fear  the  Lord, 
In  mutual  love  and  peace  unite. 
And  thus  fulfill  Plis  word. 

'2.  When  each  can  feel  his  brothers  sigh. 
And  with  him  bear  a  part ; 
When  sorrow  flows  from  eye  to  eye, 
And  joy  from  heart  to  heart. 

3.  When  love  in  one  delightful  stream 

Through  every  bosom  flows, 
And  union  sweet,  with  fond  esteem, 
In  every  action  glows. 

4.  Love  is  the  golden  chain  that  binds 

The  happy  souls  above ; 
And  he  's  an  heir  of  heav'n  that  finds 

His  bosom  hll'd  with  love.  swain. 

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434  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

711.  C.  M. 

1.  What  poor  despised  company 

Of  travelers  are  these 
Who  walk  in  yonder  narrow  way, 
Along  the  rugged  maze  ? 

2.  Ah,  those  arc  of  a  royal  line, 

All  children  of  a  King ; 
Heirs  of  immortal  crowns  divine, 
And  lo,  for  joy  they  sing ! 

3.  But  some  of  them  seem  poor,  distressed, 

And  lacking  daily  bread; 
Ah !  they  're  of  boundless  wealth  possessed, 
With  hidden  manna  fed. 

4.  But  why  keep  they  that  narrow  road, 

That  rugged,  thorny  maze? 
Why  ? — that 's  the  way  their  Leader  trod  ; 
They  love  and  keep  His  ways. 

5.  Why  must  they  shun  the  pleasant  path, 

That  worldlings  love  so  well1? 
Because  that  is  the  road  to  death, 
The  open  road  to  hell. 

712.  C.  M. 

1.  How  happy  every  child  of  grace, 

Who  knows  His  sins  forgiven  ! 
This  earth,  He  cries,  is  not  my  place, 
I  seek  my  home  in  heaven. 

2.  A  country  far  from  mortal  sight, 

Yet  O,  by  faith  I  see 
The  land  of  rest,  the  saints'  delight, 
The  heaven  prepared  for  me. 

3.  O,  what  a  blessed  hope  is  ours ! 

While  here  on  earth  we  stay, 
We  more  than  taste  the  heavenly  powers, 
And  ante-date  that  dav. 


FELLOWSHIP   AND   COMMUNION.  435 

4.  "We  feel  the  resurrection  near, 

Our  life  in  Christ  concealed, 
And  with  His  glorious  presence  here 
Our  earthen  vessels  filled. 

5.  O,  would  He  all  of  heaven  bestow ! 

Then  like  our  Lord  we  '11  rise ; 
Our  bodies,  fully  ransomed,  go 
To  take  the  glorious  prize. 

G.   On  Him  with  rapture  then  I  '11  gaze, 
Who  bought  the  bliss  for  me, 
And  shout  and  wonder  at  His  grace 

Through  all  eternity.  c.  wesley. 


713.  8.  ft 

1.  How  sweet  the  melting  lay 

Which  breaks  upon  the  ear, 
When  at  the  hour  of  rising  day, 
Christians  unite  i:i  prayer. 

2.  The  breezes  waft  their  cries 

Up  to  Jehovah's  throne  ; 
He  listens  to  their  humble  sighs, 
And  sends  His  blessings  down. 

3.  So  Jesus  rose  to  pray 

Before  the  morning  light — 
Once  on  the  chilling  mount  did  stay. 
And  wrestle  ail  the  night. 

4.  So  Jesus  still  doth  pray 

Before  the  morning  bright, 
On  heavenly  mountains  far  away, 
While  we  toil  here  in  night. 

5.  Leave,  Lord.  Thy  vigil  there, 

Descend  upon  life's  wave; 
Come  to  the  bark  through  midnight  air- 
The  storm  shall  cea.<e  to  rave. 


436  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 


714.  S.  M. 

1.  How  charming  is  the  place 

Where  my  Redeemer  God 
Unvails  the  beauties  of  His  face, 
And  sheds  His  love  abroad  ! 

2.  Not  the  fair  palaces 

To  which  the  great  resort, 
Are  once  to  be  compared  with  this, 
Where  Jesus  holds  His  court. 

3.  Here  on  the  mercy-scat, 

With  radiant  glory  crowned, 
Our  joyful  eyes  behold  Him  sit, 
And  smile  on  all  around. 

4.  To  Him  their  prayers  and  cries 

Each  humble  soul  presents ; 
He  listens  to  their  broken  sighs, 

And  grants  them,  all  their  wants. 

5.  Give  me,  O  Lord,  a  place 

Within  Thy  bless'd  abode, 
Among  the  children  of  Thy  grace, 

The  servants  of  my  God.         stennett". 


715.  S.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  who  knows  full  well 

The  heart  of  every  saint, 
Invites  us  all  our  griefs  to  tell, 
To  pray,  and  never  faint. 

2.  He  bows  His  gracious  ear, 

We  never  plead  in  vain  : 
Yet  we  must  wait  till  He  appear, 
And  pray,  and  pray  again. 

3.  Jesus  the  Lord  will  hear 

His  chosen  when  they  cry ; 
Yes,  though  He  may  awhile  forbear, 
He  '11  help  them  from  on  high. 


FELLOWSHIP   AND   COMMUNION.  437 

4.  His  nature,  truth,  and  love, 

Engage  Him  on  their  side  ; 
When  they  are  grieved,  His  bowels  move, 
And  can  they  be  denied  ? 

5.  Then  let  us  earnest  be, 

And  never  faint  in  prayer ; 
Tie  loves  our  importunity, 

And  makes  our  cause  His  care. 

WESTON. 

716.  S.  M. 

1 .  Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 

Our  hearts  in  Christian  love ; 
The  fellowship  of  kindred  minds 
Is  like  to  that  above. 

2.  Before  our  Father's  throne 

We  pour  our  ardent  prayers ; 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3.  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear  ; 
And  often  for  each  other  flows 
The  sympathizing  tear. 

4.  When  we  asunder  part, 

It  gives  us  inward  pain  ; 
But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5.  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way  ; 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6.  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 

And  sin,  we  shall  be  free, 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 

Through  all  eternity.  fawcett. 


•138  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

717.  S.  M. 

1.  I  love  Thy  kingdom,  Lord, 

The  house  of  Thine  abode, 
The  Church  our  blest  Redeemer  saved 
With  His  own  precious  blood. 

2.  I  love  Thy  church,  O  God  ! 

Her  walls  before  Thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  Thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  Thy  hand. 

0.  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall, 

For  her  my  prayers  ascend ; 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

4.  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways, 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

5.  Jesus,  Thou  Friend  divine, 

Our  Saviour,  and  our  King, 
Thy  hand  from  every  snare  and  foe, 
Shall  great  deliverance  bring. 

6.  Sure  as  Thy  truth  shall  last, 

To  Zion  shall  be  given 
The  brightest  glories  earth  can  yield, 

And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven.         dwight. 


718.  S.  I. 

1.  Let  party  names  no  more 

The  Christian  world  o'erspread  ; 
Gentile  and  Jew,  and  bond  and  free, 
Are  one  in  Christ,  their  Head. 

2.  Among  the  saints  on  earth 

Let  mutual  love  be  found ; 
Heirs  of  the  same  inheritance, 

With  mutual  blessings  crowned. 


FELLOWSHIP   AND   COMMUNION.  489 

3.  Thus  will  the  Church  below 

Resemble  that  above, 
Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  flow, 

And  every  heart  is  love.  beddome. 

719.  P.  31.    7s. 

1.  When  shall  we  all  meet  again  ? 
When  shall  we  all  meet  again  ? 
Oft  shall  glowing  hope  expire ; 
Oft  shall  wearied  love  retire, 

Oft  shall  death  and  sorrow  reign, 
Ere  we  all  shall  meet  again. 

2.  Though  on  foreign  shore  we  sigh, 
Far  remote  our  native  sky  ; 
Though  the  depths  between  us  roll, 
Hope  shall  anchor  there  our  soul, 

And  in  faith's  well  known  domain, 
Within  the  vail,  we  '11  meet  again. 

3.  When  the  dreams  of  life  are  fled, 
When  its  wasted  lamps  are  dead, 
When  in  cold  oblivion's  shade 
Beauty,  wealth,  and  fame,  are  laid, 

Where  immortal  spirits  reign, 
Thither  soar,  to  meet  again  ! 

720.  7s. 

1.  Children  of  the  heavenly  King, 
As  ye  journey,  sweetly  sing ; 
Sing  your  Saviour's  worthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  His  works  and  ways. 

2.  Ye  are  traveling  home  to  God, 
In  the  way  the  fathers  trod ; 
They  are  happy  now — and  ye 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 

3.  Shout,  ye  little  flock,  and  blest, 
You  on  Jesus'  throne  shall  rest : 
There  your  seat  is  now  prepared — 
There  your  kingdom  and  reward. 


MO  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4.  Fear  not,  brethren,  joyful  stand 
On  the  borders  of  your  land; 
Jesus  Christ,  your  Father's  Son, 
Bids  you  undismayed  go  on. 

5.  Lord,  submissive  make  us  go, 
Gladly  leaving  all  below ; 
Only  Thou  our  leader  be, 

And  we  still  will  follow  Thee.  cennick. 


721.  7s. 

1 .  Jesus,  Lord,  we  look  to  Thee ; 
Let  us  in  Thy  name  agree  ; 
Show  thyself  the  Prince  of  Peace; 
Bid  our  jars  forever  cease. 

2.  By  Thy  reconciling  love, 
Every  stumbling-block  remove : 
Each  to  each  unite,  endear  ; 
Come,  and  spread  Thy  banner  here. 

3.  Make  us  of  one  heart  and  mind — 
Courteous,  pitiful,  and  kind ; 
Lowly,  meek,  in  thought  and  word — 
Altogether  like  our  Lord. 

4.  Let  us  for  each  other  care ; 
Each  the  other's  burden  bear ; 
To  Thy  Church  the  pattern  give  ; 
Show  how  true  believers  live. 

5.  Free  from  anger  and  from  pride, 
Let  us  thus  in  God  abide ; 

All  the  depths  of  love  express — 
All  the  heights  of  holiness. 

C.  Let  us  then  with  joy  remove 
To  the  family  above  ; 
On  the  wings  of  angels  fly ; 
Show  how  true  believers  die.         c.  wesley 


FELLOWSHIP   AND    COMMUNION.  441 


722.  7s. 

1.  Brethren  while  we  sojourn  here, 
Fight  we  must,  but  should  not  fear ; 
Foes  we  have,  but  we  've  a  Friend, 
One  that  loves  us  to  the  end. 
Forward,  then,  with  courage  go, 
Long  we  shall  not  dwell  below ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 

"  Child,  your  Father  calls — come  home !" 

2.  In  the  way  a  thousand  snares 
Lie,  to  take  us  unawares ; 
Satan,  with  malicious  art, 
Watches  each  unguarded  part : 
But,  from  Satan's  malice  free, 
Saints  shall  soon  victorious  be  ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 

"  Child,  your  Father  calls — come  home  I" 


3.  But  of  all  the  foes  we  meet, 
None  so  oft  mislead  our  feet, 
None  betray  us  into  sin 
Like  the  foes  that  dwell  within ; 
Yet  let  nothing  spoil  our  peace, 
Christ  shall  also  conquer  these  ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 
"  Child,  your  Father  calls — come  home !" 


723.  7s. 

1.  When,  my  Saviour,  shall  I  be 
Perfectly  resigned  to  thee  ? 
Poor  and  vile  in  my  own  eyes, 
Only  in  Thy  wisdom  wise  ? 

2.  Only  T^e  content  to  know, 
Ignorant  of  all  below  ? 
Only  guided  by  Thy  light? 
Onlv  mighty  in  Thv  might  ? 

19* 


442  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3.  Fully  in  my  life  express 
All  the  heights  of  holiness; 
Sweetly  let  my  spirit  prove 
All  the  depths  of  humble  love. 

C.  WESLEY. 

724.  7s, 

1.  For  a  season  called  to  part, 

Let  us  now  ourselves  commend 
To  the  gracious  eye  and  heart 
Of  our  ever-present  Friend. 

2.  Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayer ; 

Tender  Shepherd  of  Thy  sheep, 
Let  Thy  mercy  and  Thy  care 
All  our  souls  in  safety  keep. 

3.  In  Thy  strength  may  we  be  strong ; 

Sweeten  every  cross  and  pain ; 
Spare  us,  that  we  may,  ere  long, 

Meet  and  worship  Thee  again.      newton. 

725.  lis. 

1.  How  firm  a  foundation,  yo  saints  of  the  Lord, 
Is  laid  for  your  faith  in  his  excellent  word ; 
What  more  can  he  say  than  to  you  he  hath  said — 
Who  unto  the  Saviour  for  refuge  have  fled. 

2.  Fear  not,  I  am  with  thee,  Oh  !  be  not  dismayed : 
For  I  am  thy  God,  and  will  still  give  thee  aid  : 
I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  and  cause  thee  to 

stand, 
Upheld  by  My  righteous,  omnipotent  hand. 

3.  When  through  the  deep  waters  I  call  thee  to  go, 
The  rivers  of  sorrow  shall  not  overflow ; 

For  I  will  be  with  thee  thy  trials  to  bless, 
And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  distress. 

4.  When  through  fiery  trials  thy  j^ithway  shall  lie, 
My  grace,  all-sufficient,  shall  be  thy  supply, 
The  flame  shall  not  hurt  thee;  I  only  design 
Thy  dross  to  consume,  and  thy  gold  to  refine. 


FELLOWSHIP   AND   COMMUNION.  443 

5.  E'en  down  to  old  age  all  my  people  shall  prove 
My  sovereign,  eternal,  unchangeable  love ; 

And  then,    when   gray  hairs   shall    their  temples 

adorn, 
Like  lambs  they  shall  still  in  My  bosom  be  borne. 

6.  The  soul  that  on  Jesus  hath  leaned  for  repose, 
I  will  not — I  will  not  desert  to  his  foes : 

That  soul — though  all   hell   should   endeavor   to 

shake, 
I  '11  never — no  never — no  never  forsake  ! 

KIRKIIAM. 

726.  lis. 

1.  Daughter  of  Zion  !  awake  from  thy  sadness  ; 

Awake  ! — for   thy  foes    shall   oppress   thee  no 
more  ; 
Bright  o'er  thy  hills  dawns  the  day-star  of  glad- 
ness ; 

Arise  ! — for  the  night  of  thy  sorrow  is  o'er. 

2.  Strong  were  thy  foes ;  but  the  arm  that  subdued 

them, 
And  scattered  their  legions,  was  mightier  far ; 
They  fled,  like  the  chaff,  from   the  scourge  that 
pursued  them  ; 
Vain  were  their  steeds  and  their  chariots  of  war  ! 

3.  Daughter  of  Zion !  the  Power  that  hath  saved  thee. 

Extolled  with  the  harp  and  the  timbrel  should 
be: 
Shout! — for   the  foe  is  destroyed    that    enslaved 
thee, 
Th'  oppressor  is  vanquished,  and  Zion  is  free. 

Fitzgerald's  coll. 

727.  &  M. 

1.   And  are  we  yet  alive, 

And  see  each  other's  face  1 

Glory  and  praise  to  Jesus  give, 

For  His  redeeming  grace. 


444  CHRISTIxlN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  What  troubles  have  we  seen  ! 

What  conflicts  have  we  past ! 
Fightings  without,  and  fears  within, 
Since  we  assembled  last ! 

3.  But  out  of  all,  the  Lord 

Hath  brought  us  by  His  love ; 
And  still  He  doth  His  help  afford, 
And  hides  our  life  above, 

4.  Then  let  us  make  our  boast 

Of  His  redeeming  power, 
Which  saves  us  to  the  uttermost, 
Till  we  can  sin  no  more. 

5.  Let  us  take  up  the  cross, 

Till  we  the  crown  obtain; 
And  gladly  reckon  all  things  loss, 

So  we  may  Jesus  gain.        c.  wesley. 


728.  S.  ft 

1.  To  keep  the  lamp  alive, 

With  oil  we  fill  the  bowl ; 
'T  is  water  makes  the  willow  thrive, 
And  grace  that  feeds  the  soul. 

2.  The  Lord's  unsparing  hand 

Supplies  the  living  stream  ; 
It  is  not  at  our  own  command, 
But  still  derived  from  Him. 

3.  Man's  wisdom  is  to  seek 

His  strength  in  God  alone ; 
And  e'en  an  angel  would  be  weak, 
A Vho  trusted  in  his  own. 

4.  Retreat  beneath  His  wings, 

And  in  His  grace  confide ; 
This  more  exalts  the  King  of  kings 
Than  all  your  works  beside. 


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5.  In  Jesus  is  our  store ; 

Grace  issues  from  His  throne  ; 
Whoever  says,  "  I  want  no  more," 

Confesses  he  has  none.  cowpek. 

729.  Us  &  9s. 

1.  On!  how  happy  arc  they 
Who  the  Saviour  obey, 

And  have  laid  up  their  treasures  above  ! 

0  what  tongue  can  express 
The  sweet  comfort  and  peace 

Of  a  soul  in  its  earliest  love. 

2.  It  was  heaven  below 
My  Redeemer  to  know ! 

And  the  angels  could  no  nothing  more, 

Than  to  fail  at  His  feet, 

And  the  story  repeat, 
And  the  Lover  of  sinners  adore. 

3.  O  the  rapturous  height 
Of  that  holy  delight, 

Which  I  felt  in  the  life-giving  blood ! 
Of  my  Saviour  possess'd, 

1  was  perfectly  blest, 

As  if  filled  with  the  fullness  of  God. 

4.  Then,  all  the  day  long, 
Was  my  Jesus  my  song, 

And  redemption  through  faith  in  His  name; 

O  that  all  might  believe, 

And  salvation  receive, 
And  their  song  and  their  joy  be  the  same. 

730.  lis  &  8s. 

1.  O  Tnou,  in  whose  presence 

My  soul  takes  delight, 
On  whom  in  affliction  I  call, 

My  comfort  by  day, 

And  my  song  in  the  night, 
My  hope,  my  salvation,  my  all. 


446  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  Where  dost  Thou,  dear  Shepherd, 
Resort  with  Thy  sheep, 

To  feed  them  in  pastures  of  love ; 
Say,  why  in  the  valley 
Of  death  should  I  weep, 

Or  alone  in  this  wilderness  rove. 

3.  O  !  why  should  1  wander 
An  alien  from  Thee, 

Or  cry  in  the  desert  for  bread  ? 

Thy  foes  will  rejoice  when 

My  sorrows  they  see, 
And  smile  at  the  tears  I  have  shed. 

4.  Ye  daughters  of  Zion, 
Declare,  have  you  seen 

The  star  that  on  Israel  shone  1 

Say,  if  in  your  tents 

My  Beloved  has  been, 
And  where  with  His  flocks  He  is  gone  1 

5.  Love  sits  in  His  eyelids, 
And  scatters  delight 

Through  all  the  bright  mansions  on  high ! 

Their  faces  the  cherubim 

Vail  in  His  sight, 
And  tremble  with  fullness  of  joy. 

G.  He  looks  !  and  ten  thousands 

Of  angels  rejoice, 
And  myriads  wait  for  His  words  ; 

He  speaks  !  and  eternity, 

Filled  with  His  voice, 
Re-echoes  the  praise  of  the  Lord. 

7.  Dear  Shepherd  !  I  hear,  and 

Will  follow  Thy  call ; 
I  know  the  sweet  sound  of  Thy  voice; 

Restore  and  defend  me, 

For  thou  art  my  all, 
And  in  Thee  I  will  ever  rejoice. 


FELLOWSHIP   AND   COMMUNION.  447 

731.  Us  &  10s. 

1 .  The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  He  makes  me  repose 

Where  the  pastures  in  beauty  are  growing, 
He  leads  me  afar  from  the  world  and  its  woes, 
Where  in  peace  the  still  waters  are  flowing. 

2.  He  strengthens  my  spirit,  He  shows  me  the  path 

Where  the  arms  of  His  love  shall  enfold  me, 
And  when  I  walk  through  the  dark  valley  of  death, 
His  rod  and  His  staff  will  uphold  me  ! 

732.  lis  &  10s. 

1.0!  tell  me,  Thou  life  and  delight  of  my  soul, 
Where  the  flock  of  Thy  pastures  are  feeding ; 
I  seek  Thy  protection,  I  need  Thy  control, 
I  would  go  where  my  Shepherd  is  leading. 

2.  O  !  tell  me  the  place  where  Thy  flocks  are  at  rest. 

Where  the  noontide  will  find  them  reposing? 
The  tempest  now  rages,  my  soul  is  distress'd, 
And  the  pathway  of  peace  I  am  losing. 

3.  O  !  why  should  I  stray  with  the  flocks  of  Thy  foe-, 

'Mid  the  desert  where  now  they  are  roving, 
Where  hunger  and  thirst,  where  affliction  and  woes, 
And  temptations  their  ruin  are  proving  ! 

4.  O  !  when  shall  my  foes  and  my  wandering  cease  ? 

And  the  follies  that  fill  me  with  weeping ! 
Thou  Shepherd  of  Israel,  restore  me  that  peace 
Thou  dost  give  to  the  flock  Thou  art  keeping. 

5.  A  voice  from  the  Shepherd  now  bids  thee  return 

By  the  way  where  the  footprints  are  lying: 
No  longer  to  wander,  no  longer  to  mourn  ; 
0  fair  one,  now  homeward  be  flying  ! 

733.  L.  31. 

1.  From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat, 
'T  is  found  beneath  the  mercy -seat. 


448  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  There  is  a  place  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads, 

A  place  of  all  on  earth  most  sweet ; 
It  is  the  blood-bought  mercy-seat. 

3.  There  is  a  scene  where  spirits  blend, 
Where  friend  holds  fellowship  with  friend, 
Though  sundered  far,  by  faith  we  meet 
Around  one  common  mercy-seat. 

4.  There,  there,  on  eagle  wings  we  soar, 
And  sense  and  sin  becloud  no  more ; 

And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  greet, 
And  glory  crowns  the  mercy-seat. 

5.  Oh !  let  my  hand  forget  her  skill, 
My  tongue  be  silent,  cold,  and  still, 
This  throbbing  heart  forget  to  beat, 

If  I  forget  the  mercy-seat.  stowell. 


734.  L  M. 

1.  All  mortal  vanities,  be  gone, 

Nor  tempt  my  eyes,  nor  tire  my  ears  ; 
Behold,  amid  the  eternal  throne, 
A  vision  of  the  Lamb  appears  ! 

2.  Lo,  He  receives  a  scaled  book 

From  Him  that  sits  upon  the  throne ! 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  prevails  to  look 

On  dark  decrees  and  things  unknown  ! 

3.  All  the  assembling  saints  around 

Fall  worshiping  before  the  Lamb, 
And  in  new  songs  of  Gospel  sound 
Address  their  honors  to  His  name. 

4.  The  joy,  the  shout,  the  harmony, 

Flies  o'er  the  everlasting  hills — 
"  "Worthy  art  Thou  alone,"  they  cry, 
"  To  read  the  book,  to  loose  the  seals." 


FELLOWSHIP   AND    COMMUNION.  449 

5.  Our  voices  join  tho  heavenly  strain, 

And  with  transporting  pleasure  sing, 
"  Worthy  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  slain, 

To  be  our  Teacher  and  our  King  !"  watts. 

735.  L  H. 

1.  The  turf  shall  be  my  fragrant  shrine: 
My  temple,  Lord,  that  arch  of  Thine ; 
My  censer's  breath  the  mountain  airs, 
And  silent  thoughts  my  only  prayers. 

2.  My  choir  shall  be  the  moon-lit  waves, 
When  murmuring  homeward  to  their  caves, 
Or  when  the  stillness  of  the  sea, 

E'en  more  than  music,  breathes  of  Thee. 

3.  I  '11  seek,  by  day,  some  glade  unknown, 
All  light  and  silence,  like  Thy  throne ; 
And  the  pale  stars  shall  be,  at  night, 
The  only  eyes  that  watch  my  rite. 

4.  Thy  heaven,  on  which  't  is  bliss  to  look, 
Shall  be  my  pure  and  shining  book, 
Where  I  can  read,  in  words  of  flame, 
The  glories  of  Thy  wondrous  name. 

5.  There's  nothing  bright,  above,  below, 
From  flowers  that  bloom,  to  stars  that  glow, 
But  in  its  light  my  soul  can  see 

Some  feature  of  Thy  Deity. 

G.  There  's  nothing  dark,  below,  above, 
But  in  its  gloom  I  trace  Thy  love, 
And  meekly  wait  that  moment  when 
Thy  touch  shall  turn  all  bright  again.  moore. 

736.  L.  H. 

1.  Light  of  the  soul !  O,  Saviour  blest ! 
Soon  as  thy  presence  fills  the  breast, 
Darkness  and  guilt  are  put  to  flight, 
And  all  is  sweetness  and  delight. 


450  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2.  Son  of  the  Father  !  Lord  most  high ! 
How  glad  is  he  who  feels  Thee  nigh ' 
Come  in  Thy  hidden  majesty ; 

Fill  us  with  love,  fill  us  with  Thee. 

3.  Jesus  is  from  the  proud  concealed, 
But  evermore  to  babes  revealed, 
Through  Him,  unto  the  Father  be 
Glory  and  praise  eternally. 

737.  L.  M. 

1.  Not  seldom,  clad  in  radiant  vest, 

Deceitfully  goes  forth  the  morn ; 
Not  seldom  evening  in  the  west 
Sinks  sweetly,  smilingly  forsworn. 

2.  The  smoothest  seas  will  sometimes  prove, 

To  the  confiding  bark,  untrue ; 
And  if  she  trust  the  stars  above, 

They  can  be  false  and  treacherous  too. 

3.  The  umbrageous  oak,  in  pomp  outspread 

Full  oft,  when  storms  the  welkin  rend, 
Draws  lightnings  clown  upon  the  head 
It  promised  surely  to  defend. 

4.  But  Thou  art  true,  incarnate  Lord, 

Who  clidst  vouchsafe  for  man  to  die  ; 
Thy  smile  is  sure,  Thy  plighted  word 
No  change  can  break  or  falsify. 

5.  I  bent  before  Thy  gracious  throne, 

And  asked  for  peace  with  suppliant  knee; 
And  peace  was  given — nor  peace  alone, 
But  faith,  and  hope,  and  ecstasy  ! 

WORDSWORTH. 

738.  L.  M. 

1 .  When  groves  by  moonlight  silence  keep, 
And  winds  the  vexed  waves  release, 
And  fields  are  hushed,  and  cities  sleep — 
Lord,  is  not  that  the  hour  of  peace  % 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  451 

2.  When  infancy  at  evening  tries, 

By  turns  to  climb  each  parent's  knees, 
And  gazing,  meets  their  raptured  eyes : 
Lord,  is  not  that  the  hour  of  peace  1 

3.  In  golden  pomp,  when  autumn  smiles. 

And  hill  and  dale,  its  rich  increase 
By  man's  full  barns,  exulting  piles : 
Lord,  is  not  that  the  hour  of  peace  1 

4.  When  mercy  points  where  Jesus  pleads, 

And  faith  beholds  Thine  anger  cease, 
And  hope  to  black  despair  succeeds : 

This,  Father,  this  alone  is  peace !        gisborne. 

739.  I.  M. 

1.  Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world  !  be  gone. 
Let  my  religious  hours  alone : 

Fain  would  mine  eyes  my  Saviour  see ; 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord  !  from  Thee. 

2.  My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire  ; 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus  !  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

3.  Blest  Saviour !  what  delicious  fire — 
How  sweet  Thine  entertainments  are ! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

4.  Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all-divine  ! 

In  Thee  Thy  Father's  glories  shine  : 
Thou  brightest,  sweetest,  fairest  One, 
That  eyes  have  seen,  or  angels  known ! 


WATTS. 


740.  L.  M. 


1.   Who  is  this  fair  one  in  distress, 
That  travels  from  the  wilderness  ? 
And  pressed  with  sorrows  and  with  sins, 
On  her  beloved  Lord  she  leans. 


452  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

"2.  This  is  the  spouse  of  Christ  our  God, 
Bought  with  the  treasures  of  His  blood ; 
And  her  request,  and  her  complaint, 
Is  but  the  voice  of  every  saint. 

8.  "  O  let  my  name  engraven  stand, 
Both  on  Thy  heart,  and  on  Thy  hand ; 
Seal  me  upon  Thine  arm,  and  wear 
That  pledge  of  love  forever  there. 

4.  '•  Stronger  than  death  Thy  love  is  known, 
Which  floods  of  wrath  could  never  drown 
And  hell  and  earth  in  vain  combine 

To  quench  a  fire  so  much  divine. 

5.  ;;  But  I  am  jealous  of  my  heart, 

Lest  it  should  once  from  Thee  depart ; 
Then  let  Thy  name  be  well  impress'd, 
As  a  fair  signet,  on  my  breast. 

6.  "  Come,  my  Beloved,  haste  away, 
Cut  short  the  hours  of  Thy  delay  ; 
Fly,  like  a  youthful  hart  or  roe, 

Over  the  hills  where  spices  grow."  wi 


741.  L.  M. 

1.  Be  still,  my  heart!  these  anxious  cares 
To  thee  are  burdens,  thorns,  and  snares ; 
They  cast  dishonor  on  thy  Lord, 

And  contradict  His  gracious  word. 

2.  Brought  safely  by  His  hand  thus  far, 
Why  wilt  thou  now  give  place  to  fear? 
How  canst  thou  want  if  He  provide, 
Or  lose  thy  way  with  such  a  Guide  ? 

o.  When  first  before  His  mercy -seat 
Thou  didst  to  Him  thy  all  commit, 
He  gave  thee  warrant  from  that  hour 
To  trust  His  wisdom,  love,  and  power. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  453 

4.  Did  ever  trouble  yet  befall, 
And  lie  refuse  to  hear  thy  call  1 
And  has  He  not  His  promise  past, 
That  thou  shalt  overcome  at  last  1 

5.  He  who  has  helped  me  hitherto 
Will  help  me  all  my  journey  through, 
And  give  me  daily  cause  to  raise 
New  trophies  to  His  endless  praise. 

6.  Though  rough  and  thorny  be  the  road, 
It  leads  thee  home,  apace,  to  God ; 
Then  count  thy  present  trials  small, 

For  heaven  will  make  amends  for  all.      newtox. 


742.  L.  M. 

1.  With  tearful  eyes  I  look  around, 

Life  seems  a  dark  and  stormy  sea ; 
Yet,  'midst  the  gloom,  I  hear  a  sound, 
A  heavenly  whisper,  "  Come  to  Me." 

2.  It  tells  me  of  a  place  of  rest — 

It  tells  me  where  my  soul  may  flee  ; 
O  !  to  the  weary,  faint,  oppress'd, 

How  sweet  the  bidding,  "  Come  to  Me.' 

3.  When  nature  shudders,  loth  to  part 

From  all  I  love,  enjoy,  and  see ; 
When  a  faint  chill  steals  o'er  my  heart. 
A  sweet  voice  utters,  "  Come  to  Me."  . 

4.  Come,  for  all  else  must  fail  and  die  ;  \ 

Earth  is  no  resting-place  for  thee ; 

Heavenward  direct  thy  weeping  eye, 

I  am  thy  portion,  "  Come  to  Me." 

5.  O,  voice  of  mercy  !  voice  of  love  ! 

In  conflict,  grief,  and  agony, 
Support  me,  cheer  me  from  above ! 
And  gently  whisper,  "  Come  to  Me." 


454  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

743.  L  M. 

1.  The  darkened  sky,  how  thick  it  lowers  ! 
Troubled  with  storms,  and  big  with  showers, 
No  cheerful  gleam  of  light  appears, 

But  nature  pours  forth  all  her  tears. 

2.  Yet  let  the  sons  of  Grace  revive ; 

He  bids  the  soul  that  seeks  Him,  live  ; 
And  from  the  gloomiest  shade  of  night 
Calls  forth  a  morning  of  delight. 

3.  The  seeds  of  ecstasy  unknown 

Are  in  these  watered  furrows  sown  ; 
See  the  green  blades,  how  thick  they  rise, 
And  with  fresh  verdure  bless  our  eyes ! 

4.  In  secret  foldings  they  contain 
Unnumbered  ears  of  golden  grain  ; 
And  heaven  shall  pour  its  beams  around, 
Till  the  ripe  harvest  load  the  ground. 

5.  Then  shall  the  trembling  mourner  come, 
And  bind  his  sheaves,  and  bear  them  home ; 
The  voice  lono:  broke  with  siirhs  shall  sing, 


Till  heaven  with  hallelujahs  ring  ' 


DODDRIDGE. 


744.  L  M. 

1.  God  of  my  life,  to  Thee  I  call ; 
Afflicted,  at  Thy  feet  I  fall ; 

When  the  great  water-floods  prevail, 
Leave  not  my  trembling  heart  to  fail. 

2.  Friend  'of  the  friendless  and  the  faint, 
Where  should  I  lodge  my  deep  complaint  % 
Where — but  with  Thee,  whose  open  door 
Invites  the  helpless  and  the  poor  T 

3.  Did  ever  mourner  plead  with  Thee, 
And  Thou  refuse  that  mourner's  plea  1 
Does  not  the  word  still  fixed,  remain, 
That  none  shall  seek  Thy  face  in  vain  1 


TRIALS   AND    TEMPTATIONS.  455 

4.  Poor  tho'  I  am  —despised,  forgot, 
Yet  God,  my  God,  forgets  me  not ; 
And  he  is  safe,  and  must  succeed, 
For  whom  the  Lord  vouchsafes  to  plead. 

COWPER. 

745.  L  1. 

1 .  Wait,    0  my  soul,  thy  Maker's  will . 
Tumultuous  passions,  all  be  still ! 
Nor  let  a  murmuring  thought  arise ; 
His  ways  are  just,  His  counsels  wise. 

2.  He  in  the  thickest  darkness  dwells, 
Performs  His  work,  the  cause  conceals ; 
But,  though  His  methods  are  unknown, 
Judgment  and  truth  support  His  throne. 

3.  In  heaven,  and  earth,  and  air,  and  seas, 
He  executes  His  firm  decrees ; 

And  by  His  saints  it  stands  confess'd, 
That  what  He  does  is  ever  best. 

4.  Wait,  then,  my  soul,  submissive  wait, 
Prostrate  before  His  awful  seat ; 
And,  'mid  the  terrors  of  his  rod, 

Trust  in  a  wise  and  gracious  God,       beddome. 

746.  L,  31. 

1 .  The  waters  of  Bethesda's  pool 

Were  to  the  outward  eye  as  clear, 
And  to  the  outward  touch  as  cool, 
Before  the  Visitant  drew  near. 

2.  But  while  untroubled,  they  possess'd 

No  healing  virtue ;  gentle  Friend, 
Is  there  no  fount  within  the  breast, 
To  which  an  angel  may  descend  ? 

3.  O,  while  the  soul  unruffled  lies, 

Its  mirror  only  can  display, 
However  beautiful  their  dyes, 

The  forms  of  things  that  pass  away. 


456  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  But  when  its  troubleu  waters  own 

A  Saviour's  presence,  in  the  wave 
The  healing  power  of  grace  is  known, 
And  found  omnipotent  to  save. 

5.  A  glimpse  of  glories  far  more  bright 

Than  earth  can  give  is  mirrored  there ; 
And  perfect  purity  and  light 

The  presence  of  its  God  declare.        barton, 

Doxology.    L  M. 

1.  The  peace,  which  God  alove  reveals, 

And  by  His  word  of  grace  imparts, 
Which  only  the  believer  feels, 

Direct,  and  keep,  and  cheer  our  hearts. 

2.  And  may  the  holy  Three  in  One, 

The  Father,  Word,  and  Comforter, 
Pour  an  abundant  blessing  down, 
On  every  soul  assembled  here. 

747.  L  M. 

1.  When  we,  our  wearied  limbs  to  rest, 

Sat  down  by  proud  Euphrates'  stream, 
We  wept  with  doleful  thoughts  oppress'd, 
And  Zion  was  our  mournful  theme. 

2.  Our  harps  that  when  with  joy  we  sung, 

Were  wont  their  tuneful  thoughts  to  bear, 
With  silent  strings  neglected  hung 
On  willow-trees  that  withered  there. 

3.  How  shall  we  tune  our  voice  to  sing, 

Or  touch  our  harps  with  skillful  hands  ? 
Shall  hymns  of  joy,  to  God  our  King, 
Be  sung  by  slaves  in  foreign  lands  1 

4.  O  Salem  !  our  once  happy  seat, 

When  I  of  thee  forgetful  prove, 
Let  then  my  trembling  hand  forget 
The  tuneful  strings  with  art  to  move. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  457 

5.  If  I  to  mention  thee  forbear, 

Eternal  silence  seize  my  tongue ; 
Or  if  I  sing  one  cheerful  air, 
Till  thy  deliverance  is  my  song. 

TATE  AND  BKADY. 

748.  L  M. 

1 .  'T  is  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 

We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night ; 
Till  we  arrive  at  heaven,  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

2.  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies, 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear ; 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3.  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 

While  faith  inspires  a  heavenly  ray, 

Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow, 

And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  way. 

4.  So  Abra'm,  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God ; 
His  faith  beheld  the  promised  land, 

And  fired  his  zeal  along  the  road.        watts. 

749.  L,  )I. 

1 .  When  power  divine,  in  mortal  form, 
Hushed  with  a  word  the  raging  storm, 
In  soothing  accents  Jesus  said — 

"  Lo  !  it  is  I ;  be  not  afraid." 

2.  Blessed  be  the  voice  that  breathes  from  heaven 
To  every  heart  in  sunder  riven, 

When  love,  and  joy,  and  hope  are  fled — 
"  Lo  !  it  is  I ;  be  not  afraid/' 

3.  And  when  the  last  dread  hour  is  come, 
While  shuddering  nature  waits  her  doom. 
This  voice  shall  call  the  pious  dead — 

M  Lo  !  it  is  I ;  be  not  afraid."  J.  e.  smith. 

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468  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

750.  L  M. 

1.  The  billows  swell,  the  winds  are  high, 
Clouds  overcast  my  wint'ry  sky  ; 
Out  of  the  depths  to  Thee  I  call  ; 

A];,  fears  arc  great,  my  strength  is  small. 

2.  0  Lord,  the  pilot's  part  perform, 

And  guide  and  guard  me  through  the  storm  ; 
Defend  me  from  each  threatening  ill  : 
Control  the  waves;  say,  "Peace!  be  still." 

3.  Amid  the  roaring  of  the  sea, 

My  soul  still  hangs  her  hopes  on  Thee*; 

Thy  constant  love,  Thy  faithful  care, 
Is  all  that  saves  me  from  despair. 

4.  Though  tempest-tossed  and  half  a  wreck, 
My  Saviour  through  the  floods  J  seek; 
Let  neither  winds  nor  stormy  main 

Fbrce  back  my  shattered  bark  again.       cowper. 

751.  L.  M. 

1.  While  to  its  grief  my  soul  gave  way, 

To  see  the  work  of  God  decline, 
Methought  I  heard  the  Saviour  say — 
"  Dismiss  thy  fears,  the  ark  is  Mine 

2.  "  Though  for  a  time  I  hid  My  face, 

Rely  upon  My  love  and  power; 
Still  wrestle  at  the  throne  of  grace, 
And  wait  for  a  reviving  hour. 

3.  "Take  down  thy  long-neglected  harp, 

1  've  seen  thy  tears,  and  heard  thy  prayer ; 
The  winter  season  has  been  sharp, 

Hut  spring  shall  all  its  wastes  repair." 

4.  Lord  !  I  obey,  my  hopes  revive  ; 

Come,  join  with  me,  ye  saints,  and  sing  : 
Our  foes  in  vain  against  us  strive, 

For  God  will  help  and  triumph  bring. 

NEWTON'. 


TRIALS   ASD  TEMPTATIONS.  451' 

752.  L  il. 

1.  Thy  will  be  done  !  I  will  not  fear 

The  fate  provided  by  Thy  love  ; 
Though  clouds  and  darkness  shroud  me  here, 
I  know  that  all  is  bright  above. 

2.  The  stars  of  heaven  are  shining  on. 

Though  these  frail  eyes  are  dimmed  with  tears ; 
The  hopes  of  earth  indeed  are  gone, 
But  are  not  ours  the  immortal  years  ? 

3.  Father  !  forgive  the  heart  that  clings, 

Thus  trembling,  to  the  things  of  time ; 
And  bid  my  soul,  on  angel  wings, 
Ascend  into  a  purer  clime. 

4.  There  shall  no  doubts  disturb  its  trust, 

No  sorrows  dim  celestial  love ; 
But  these  afflictions  of  the  dust, 
Like  shadows  of  the  night,  remove. 

5.  E'en  now,  above,  there's  radiant  day. 

While  clouds  and  darkness  brood  below ; 
Then,  Father,  joyful  on  my  way 

To  drink  the  bitter  cup  I  go.  j.  eoscoe. 

753.  L.  M. 

1.  If  life  in  sorrow  must  be  spent, 
So  be  it ;  I  am  well  content ; 
And  meekly  wait  my  last  remove, 
Desiring  only  trustful  love. 

2.  No  bliss  I  '11  seek,  but  to  fulfill 

Id  life,  in  death.  Thy  perfect  will  : 

No  succors  in  my  woes  I  want, 

But  what  my  Lord  is  pleased  to  grant. 

3.  Our  days  are  numbered :  let  us  spare 
Our  anxious  hearts  a  needless  care  : 
"T  is  Thine  to  number  out  our  days  ; 
'Tis  ours  to  give  them  to  Thy  praise. 


460  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE.- 

4.  Faith  is  our  only  business  here — 
Faith  simple,  constant,  and  sincere ; 

0  blessed  days  Thy  servants  see ! 
Thus  spent,  O  Lord !  in  pleasing  Thee. 

MADAME  GUION. 

754.  L.  M. 

1.  My  heart  lies  dead  ;  and  no  increase 

Doth  my  dull  husbandry  improve  : 
O  let  Thy  graces,  without  cease, 
*'  Drop  from  above."* 

2.  Thy  dew  doth  every  morning  fall  : 

And  shall  the  dew  outstrip  Thy  Dove  1 
The  dew,  for  which  earth  can  not  call, 
"  Drop  from  above  !" 

3.  The  world  is  tempting  still  my  heart 

Unto  a  hardness  void  of  love  ; 
Let  heavenly  grace,  to  cross  its  art, 
"  Drop  from  above/' 

4.  O  come !  for  Thou  dost  know  the  way  ! 

Or  if  to  me  Thou  wilt  not  move, 
Remove  me  where  I  need  not  say, 

"  Drop  from  above  !"  Herbert. 

755.  L,  M. 

1.  O  God,  Thou  art  my  God  alone; 

Early  to  Thee  my  soul  shall  cry, 
A  pilgrim  in  a  land  unknown, 

A  thirsty  land  whose  springs  are  dry. 

2.  Yet,  through  this  rough  and  thorny  maze, 

1  follow  hard  on  Thee,  my  God ; 
Thy  hand  unseen  upholds  my  ways, 

I  safely  tread  where  Thou  hast  trod. 

3.  Thee,  in  the  watches  of  the  night, 

When  I  remember  on  my  bed, 
Thy  presence  makes  the  darkness  light; 
Thy  guardian  wings  are  round  my  head. 

*  The  last  line  is  to  be  repeated  in  singing. 


TRIALS  AND   TEMPTATIONS.  461 

4.  Better  than  life  itself  Thy  love, 
Dearer  than  all  beside  to  me ; 
For  whom  have  I  in  heaven  above, 

Or  what  on  earth  compared  with  Thee  % 

MONTGOMERY. 

756.  L.  1. 

1 .  The  floods,  O  Lord,  lift  up  their  voice, 

The  mighty  floods  lift  up  their  roar ; 
The  floods  in  tumult  loud  rejoice, 

And  climb  in  foam  the  sounding  shore. 

2.  But  mightier  than  the  mighty  sea, 

The  Lord  of  glory  reigns  on  high ; 
Far  o'er  its  waves  we  look  to  Thee, 
And  see  their  fury  break  and  die. 

3.  Thy  word  is  true,  Thy  promise  sure, 

That  ancient  promise  sealed  in  love ; 
Here  be  Thy  temple  ever  pure, 

As  Thy  pure  mansions  shine  above. 

G.  BURGESS. 

757.  L.  M, 

1.  0  Lord,  Thy  counsels  and  Thy  care 
My  safety  and  my  comfort  are ; 

And  Thou  shalt  guide  me  all  my  days, 
Till  glory  crown  the  work  of  grace. 

2.  In  whom  but  Thee,  in  heaven  above, 
Can  I  repose  my  trust,  my  love  % 
And  shall  an  earthly  object  be 
Loved  in  comparison  with  Thee  1 

3.  My  flesh  is  hastening  to  decay  ; 

Soon  shall  the  world  have  passed  away  ; 

And  what  can  mortal  friends  avail, 

When  heart,  and  strength,  and  life  shall  fail  ? 

4.  But  O  !  my  Saviour,  be  Thou  nigh, 
And  I  will  triumph  when  I  die; 
My  strength,  my  portion,  is  divine ; 
And  Jesus  is  forever  mine  ! 


462  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

758.  L,  M. 

1.  My  spirit  sinks  within  me,  Lord — 

But  I  will  call  Thy  name  to  mind ; 
And  times  of  past  distress  record, 

When  I  have  found  my  God  was  kind. 

2.  Huge  troubles,  with  tumultuous  noise, 

Swell  like  a  sea,  and  round  me  spread ; 
The  water-spouts  drown  all  my  joys, 
And  rising  waves  roll  o'er  my  head. 

8.  Yet  will  the  Lord  command  His  love, 
When  I  address  His  throne  by  day ; 
Nor  in  the  night  His  grace  remove; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  sing  and  pray. 

4.  I  '11  cast  myself  before  His  feet, 

And  say,  "  My  God,  my  heavenly  Rock, 
Why  doth  Thy  love  so  long  forget 

The  soul  that  groans  beneath  Thy  stroke  ?" 

5.  Thy  light  and  truth  shall  guide  me  still ; 

Thy  word  shall  my  best  thoughts  employ, 
And  lead  me  to  thine  heavenly  hill, 

My  Gocl,  my  most  exceeding  joy  !      watts. 

759.  L,  H. 

1.  Holy  Saviour,  Friend  unseen, 

Since  on  Thine  arm  Thou  bid'st  me  lean, 
Help  me  throughout  life's  varying  scene, 
By  faith  to  cling  alone  to  Thee. 

2.  Blest  with  this  fellowship  divine, 
Take  what  Thou  wilt,  I'll  ne'er  repine; 
E'en  as  the  branches  to  the  vine, 

My  fainting  soul  would  cling  to  Thee ! 

3.  Far  from  her  home,  fatigued,  opprest. 
Here  she  has  found  her  place  of  rest ; 
An  exile  still,  yet  not  unblest, 

While  she  can  closely  cling  to  Thee ! 


TKIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  463 

4.  Oft,  when  I  seem  to  tread  alone 

Some  barren  waste  with  thorns  o'ergrown. 
Thy  voice  of  love,  in  tenderest  tone, 
Still  whispers  softly,  "  Cling  to  me!" 

5.  Though  faith  and  hope  may  oft  be  tried, 
I  ask  not,  need  not,  aught  beside ; 
How  safe,  how  calm,  how  satisfied, 

The  soul  that  only  clings  to  Thee ! 


760.  L «. 

1.  Thee  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  iryy  strength, 

My  rock,  my  tower,  my  high  defense; 
Thy  mighty  arm  shall  be  my  trust, 
For  I  have  found  salvation  thence. 

2.  Death,  and  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 

Stood  round  me  with  their  dismal  shade ; 
While  floods  of  high  temptations  rose, 
And  made  my  sinking  soul  afraid. 

3.  I  saw  the  opening  gates  of  hell, 

With  endless  pains  and  sorrows  there, 
Which  none  but  they  that  feel  can  tell — 
While  I  was  hurried  to  despair. 

4.  In  my  distress  I  called  my  God, 

When  I  could  scarce  believe  Him  mine. 
He  bowed  His  ear  to  my  complaint ; 
Then  did  His  grace  appear  divine. 

5.  With  speed  He  flew  to  my  relief, 

As  on  a  cherub's  wing  He  rode ; 

Awful  and  bright  as  lightning  shone 

The  face  of  my  Deliverer,  God! 

6.  Temptations  fled  at  His  rebuke — 

The  blast  of  His  almighty  breath; 
He  sent  salvation  from  on  high, 

And  drew  me  from  the  deeps  of  death. 


464  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

7.  My  song  forever  shall  record 

That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour  ! 
And  give  the  glory  to  the  Lord 

Due  to  His  mercy  and  His  power,      watts. 

761.  L.  E 

1.  The  tempter  to  my  soul  hath  said — 
"  There  is  no  help  in  God  for  thee ;" 
Lord !  lift  Thou  up  Thy  servant's  head ; 
My  glory,  shield,  and  solace  be. 

*2.  Thus  to  the  Lord  I  raised  my  cry, 
Tie  heard  me  from  His  holy  hiil ; 
At  His  commarfd  the  waves  rolled  by ; 
He  beckoned — and  the  winds  were  still. 

3.  I  laid  me  down  and  slept — I  woke — 

Thou,  Lord  !  my  spirit  didst  sustain  ; 
Bright  from  the  east  the  morning  broke — 
Thy  comforts  rose  on  me  again. 

4.  I  will  not  fear,  though  armed  throngs 

Compass  my  steps  in  all  their  wrath; 
Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs ; 

His  presence  guards  his  people's  path. 

MONTGOMERY 

762.  L  M. 

1.  When  gathering  clouds  around  I  view, 
And  days  are  dark,  and  friends  are  few  ; 
On  Him  I  lean,  who  not  in  vain 
Experienced  every  human  pain. 

He  sees  my  wants,  allays  my  tears, 
And  counts  and  treasures  up  my  tears. 

2.  If  aught  should  tempt  my  soul  to  stray 
From  heavenly  wisdom's  narrow  way, 
To  fly  the  good  I  would  pursue, 

Or  do  the  ill  I  would  not  do ; 

Still  He  who  felt  temptation's  power 

Will  guard  me  in  that  dangerous  hour. 


TBIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  465 

3.  When,  mourning,  o'er  some  stone  I  bend, 
Which  covers  all  that  was  a  friend ; 

And  from   his  hand,    his  voice,    his  smile, 
Divides  me  for  a  little  while — 
My  Saviour  marks  the  tears  I  shed, 
Fur  "  Jesus  wept"  o'er  Lazarus  dead. 

4.  And,  O  !  when  I  have  safely  pass'd 
Through  every  conflict  but  the  last, 
Still,  Lord,  unchanging,  watch  beside 
My  dying  bed,  for  Thou  hast  died  ; 
Then  point  to  realms  of  cloudless  day, 

And  wipe  the  latest  tear  away.       Robert  grant. 

763.  L.  M. 

1.  To  weary  hearts,  to  mourning  homes, 
God's  meekest  angel  gently  comes  ; 
No  power  hath  he  to  banish  pain, 

Or  give  us  back  our  lost  again, 
And  yet,  in  tenderest  love,  our  dear 
And  Heavenly  Father  sends  him  here. 

2.  Angel  of  patience  !  sent  to  calm 

Our  feverish  brows  with  cooling  balm, 
To  lay  with  hope  the  storms  of  fear. 
And  reconcile  life's  smile  and  tear, 
The  throbs  of  wounded  pride  to  still. 
And  make  our  own  our  Father's  will ! 

3.  O  thou,  who  mourncst  on  thy  way. 
With  longings  for  the  close  of  day, 
lie  walks  with  Thee,  that  angel  kind, 
And  gently  whispers,  ':  Be  resign'd ! 
Bear  up,  bear  on,  the  end  shall  tell, 
The  dear  Lord  ordereth  all  things  well." 

GERMAN  TR.  WHITTIER. 

764.  L  M. 

1.  O  let  my  trembling  soul  be  still. 

While  darkness  vails  this  mortal  eye. 
And  wait  Thy  wise,  Thy  holy  will, 

Wrapped  yet  in  fears  and  mystery  : 
I  can  not,  Lord,  Thy  purpose  see ; 
Yet  all  is  well,  since  ruled  by  Thee. 
20* 


-1G6  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  When  mounted  on  Thy  clouded  car, 

Thou  send'st  Thy  darker  spirits  down, 
I  can  discern  Thy  light  afar — 

Thy  light,  sweet  beaming  through  Thy  frown  ; 
And,  should  I  faint  a  moment,  then 
1  think  of  Thee,  and  smile  again. 

3.  So,  trusting  in  Thy  love,  I  tread 

The  narrow  path  of  duty  on ; 
What  though  some  cherished  joys  are  fled  1 

What  though  some  flattering  dreams  are  gone  ? 
Yet  purer,  brighter  joys  remain  ; 
Why  should  my  spirit  then  complain  1 

765.  L.  31. 

1.  When  adverse  winds  and  waves  arise, 
And  in  my  heart  despondence  sighs ; 
When  life  her  throng  of  cares  reveals, 
And  weakness  o'er  my  spirit  steals, 
Grateful  I  hear  the  kind  decree, 

That  "  as  my  day,  my  strength  shall  be." 

2.  When,  with  sad  footsteps,  memory  roves 
'Mid  smitten  joys  and  buried  loves, 
When  sleep  my  tearful  pillow  flies, 
And  dewy  morning  drinks  my  sighs, 
Still  to  Thy  promise,  Lord !  I  flee, 

That  "  as  my  day  my  strength  shall  be." 

3.  One  trial  more  must  yet  be  past, 
One  pang — the  keenest  and  the  last ; 
And  when,  with  brow  convulsed  and  pale, 
My  feeble,  quivering  heart-strings  fail, 
Redeemer !  grant  my  soul  to  see 

That  "  as  her  day,  her  strength  shall  be." 

MRS.   SIGOURNEY. 

766.  I.  M. 

1.  Peace,  troubled  soul,  whose  plaintive  moan 
Hath  taught  each  scene  the  notes  of  woe  ; 
Cease  thy  complaint,  suppress  thy  groan, 

And  let  thy  tears  forget  to  flow ; 
Behold,  the  precious  balm  is  found,  , 
To  lull  thy  pain,  to  heal  thy  wound. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  40' 

2.  Come,  freely  come,  by  sin  oppress'd ; 

On  Jesus  east  thy  weighty  load; 
In  Him  thy  refuge  find,  thy  rest, 

Safe  in  the  mercy  of  thy  God  ; 
Thy  God's  thy  Saviour — glorious  word  ! 
Forever  love  and  praise  the  Lord. 

3.  As  spring  the  winter — day,  the  night, 

So  peace  thy  gloom  shall  chase  away, 
And  smiling  joy,  a  seraph  bright, 

Shall  tend  thy  steps  and  near  thee  stay ; 
While  glory  weaves  the  immortal  crown, 
And  waits  to  claim  thee  for  her  own. 

767.  L.  ft 

1 .  Though  waves  and  storms  go  o'er  my  head, 

Though  strength,  and  health,  and  friends  be  gone 
Though  joys  be  withered  all,  and  dead, 

Though  every  comfort  be  withdrawn  ; 
On  this  my  steadfast  soul  relies — 
Father,  thy  mercy  never  dies. 

2.  Fix'd  on  this  ground  will  I  remain, 

Though  my  heart  fail,  and  flesh  decay ; 
This  anchor  shall  my  soul  sustain, 

When  earth's  foundations  melt  away ; 
Mercy's  full  power  I  then  shall  prove, 
Loved  with  an  everlasting  love.  j.  wesley. 

788.  L  31. 

1.  ':  Perfect  in  love ! — Lord,  can  it  be, 

Amid  this  state  of  doubt  and  sin? 
While  foes  so  thick  without,  I  see, 

With  weakness,  pain,  disease  within  ; 
Can  perfect  love  inhabit  here, 
And,  strong  in  faith,  extinguish  fear  1 

2.  O,  Lord !  amid  this  mental  night, 

Amid  the  clouds  of  dark  dismay, 
Arise  !  arise !  shed  forth  Thy  light, 

And  kindle  love's  meridian  day. 
My  Saviour  God  to  me  appear, 
So  love  shall  triumph  over  fear. 


468  CHRISTIAN    EXPEDIENCE. 

769.  L,  M. 

1.  As  oft,  with  worn  and  weary  feet, 

We  tread  earth's  rugged  valley  o'er, 
The  thought — how  comforting  and  sweet. f 

Christ  took  this  very  path  before  ! 
Our  wants  and  weaknesses  He  knows, 
From  life's  first  dawning  to  its  close. 

2.  Do  sickness,  feebleness,  or  pain, 

Or  sorrow  in  our  path  appear, 
The  recollection  will  remain, 

More  deeply  did  He  suffer  here  ! 
His  life,  how  truly  sad  and  brief, 
Filled  up  with  sufTring  and  with  grief! 

3.  If  Satan  tempt  our  hearts  to  stray, 

And  whisper  evil  things  within, 
So  did  he,  in  the  desert  way, 

Assail  our  Lord  with  thoughts  of  sin  ; 
When  worn,  and  in  a  feeble  hour, 
The  tempter  came  with  all  his  power. 

4.  Just  such  as  I,  this  earth  He  trod, 

With  every  human  ill  but  sin ; 
And,  though  indeed  the  very  God, 

As  I  am  now,  so  He  has  been. 
My  God,  my  Saviour,  look  on  me 
With  pity,  love,  and  sympathy. 

Doxology.    L.  M. 

Now  to  the  Father,  and  the  Son 

Who  rose  from  death,  be  glory  given  ; 

With  Thee,  O  holy  Comforter ! 

Henceforth  by  all  in  earth  and  heaven. 

770.  C.  8. 

1 .  Must  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone, 
And  all  the  world  go  free ! 
No,  there  's  a  cross  for  every  one, 
And  there  's  a  cross  for  me. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  469 

How  happy  are  the  saints  above, 

Who  once  went  sorrowing  here  ; 
But  now  they  taste  unmingled  love, 

And  joy  without  a  tear. 

The  consecrated  cross  I  '11  bear, 

Till  death  shall  set  me  free, 
And  then  go  home  my  crown  to  wear — 

For  there  's  a  crown  for  me.       g.  k.  allkx. 


1 .  Upon  the  crystal  pavement  down 

At  Jesus'  pierced  feet, 
Joyful,  I  '11  cast  my  golden  crown, 
And  His  dear  name  repeat. 

2.  And  palms  shall  wave,  and  harps  shall  ring 

Beneath  heaven's  arches  high, 
The  Lord  that  lives,  the  ransomed  sing, 
That  lives  no  more  to  die. 

3.  O  precious  cross  !  O  glorious  crown  ! 

O  resurrection  day  ! 
Ye  angels !  from  the  stars  flash  down, 
And  bear  my  soul  away. 


771.  C.  M. 

1.  Now  to  the  haven  of  Thy  breast, 

O  Son  of  man,  I  fly  ; 
Be  Thou  my  refuge  and  my  rest, 
For  0  !  the  storm  is  high. 

2.  Protect  me  from  the  furious  blast ; 

My  shield  and  shelter  be : 
Hide  me,  my  Saviour,  till  o'erpast 
The  storm  of  sin  I  see. 


3.  As  welcome  as  the  water-spring 
Is  to  a  barren  place, 
Jesus,  descend  on  me,  and  bring 
Thy  sweet,  refreshing  grace. 


470  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  As  o'er  a  parched  and  weary  land, 

A  rock  extends  its  shade, 
So  hide  me,  Saviour,  with  Thy  hand, 
And  screen  my  naked  head, 

5.  In  all  the  times  of  my  distress 

Thou  hast  my  succor  been ; 
And,  in  my  utter  helplessness, 
Restraining  me  from  sin. 

6.  How  swift  to  save  me  didst  thou  move, 

In  every  trying  hour  ; 
O  !  still  protect  me  with  Thy  love, 
And  shield  me  with  Thy  power. 

C.   WESLEY. 

772.  C.  M. 

1 .  Jesus  !  Thy  love  shall  we  forget, 

And  never  bring  to  mind 
The  grace  that  paid  our  hopeless  debt, 
And  bade  us  pardon  find. 

2.  Shall  we  Thy  life  of  grief  forget, 

Thy  fasting  and  Thy  prayer  ; 
Thy  locks  with  mountain  vapors  wet, 
To  save  us  from  despair  1 

3.  Gethsemane  can  we  forget — 

Thy  struggling  agony  ; 
When  night  lay  dark  on  Olivet, 
And  none  to  watch  with  Thee? 

4.  Our  sorrows  and  our  sins  were  laid 

On  Thee,  alone  on  Thee  : 
Thy  precious  blood  our  ransom  paid — 
Thine  all  the  glory  be ! 

5.  Life's  brightest  joys  we  may  forget — 

Our  kindred  cease  to  love; 
But  He  who  paid  our  hopeless  debt, 
Our  constancy  shall  prove. 

CARISTIAN  LYRE. 


TRIALS    AND    TEMPTATIONS.  471 


773.  C  31. 

1.  Come  to  the  ark — come  to  the  ark, 
To  Jesus  come  away  ; 
The  pestilence  walks  forth  by  night, 
The  arrow  flies  by  day. 

2.  Come  to  the  ark — the  waters  rise, 

The  seas  their  billows  rear  ; 
While  darkness  gathers  o'er  the  skies, 
Behold  a  refuge  near  ! 

3.  Come  to  the  ark — all.  all  that  weep 

Beneath  the  sense  of  sin  ■ 
Without,  deep  calleth  unto  deep 
But  all  is  peace  within. 

4.  Come  to  the  ark — ere  yet  the  flood 

Your  lingering  steps  oppose  ; 
Come,  for  the  door  which  open  stood, 
Is  now  about  to  close. 


774.  C.  M. 

1.  0  Thou,  who  driest  the  mourner's  tear, 

How  dark  this  world  would  be, 
If,  when  deceived  and  wounded  here, 
We  could  not  fly  to  Thee  ! 

2.  But  Thou  wilt  heal  the  broken  heart, 

Which,  like  the  plants  that  throw 
Their  fragrance  from  the  wounded  part, 
Breathes  sweetness  out  of  woe. 

3.  When  joy  no  longer  soothes  or  cheers, 

And  e'en  the  hope  that  threw 

A  moment's  sparkle  o'er  our  tears 

Is  dimmed  and  vanished  too ; 

4.  0,  who  would  bear  life?s  stormy  doom, 

Did  not  Thy  wing  of  love 
Come,  brightly  wafting  through  the  gloom 
Our  peace-branch  from  above  ? 


472  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

5.  Then  sorrow,  touched  by  Thee,  grows  bright, 
With  more  than  rapture's  ray ; 
As  darkness  shows  us  worlds  of  light 

We  never  saw  by  day.  moose. 


775.  C.  E 

1.  When  grief  and  anguish  press  me  down, 
And  hope  and  comfort  flee, 
I  cling,  O  Father,  to  Thy  throne, 
And  stay  my  heart  on  Thee. 

:l.  When  death  invades  my  peaceful  home, 
The  sundered  ties  shall  be 
A  closer  bond,  in  time  to  come, 
To  bind  my  heart  to  Thee. 

3.  Lord,  not  my  will,  but  Thine  be  done ! 
My  soul,  from  fear  set  free, 
Her  faith  shall  anchor  at  Thy  throne, 
And  trust  alone  in  Thee. 


776.  C.  M. 

1.  Our  pathway  oft  is  wet  with  tears, 

Our  skies  with  clouds  o'ercast, 
And  worldly  cares  and  worldly  fears 

Go  with  us  to  the  last ; — 
Not  to  the  last!  God's  word  hath  said, 

Could  we  but  read  aright : 
O  pilgrim !  lift  in  hope  thy  head. 

At  eve  it  shall  be  light ! 

2.  Though  earth-born  shadows  now  may  shroud 

Our  toilsome  path  awhile, 
God's  blessed  word  can  part  each  cloud. 

And  bid  the  sunshine  smile. 
If  we  but  trust  in  living  faith, 

His  love  and  power  divine, 
Then,  though  our  sun  may  set  in  death, 

His  light  shall  round  us  shine. 


TRIALS   AHB   TEMPTATIONS.  47o 

3L   When  tempest  clouds  are  dark  on  high, 
His  bow  of  love  and  praise 
S    nea  beauteous  in  the  vaulted  sky. 
Token  that  storms  shall  cease. 

Then  keep  we  on  with  hope  unchill'd 

By  faith  and  not  by  sight, 
And  we  shall  own  His  word  fulfill'd — 

At  eve  there  shall  be  light !  barton. 

777.  C.  ft 

1.  Dear  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul, 
On  Thee,  when  sorrows  rise — 
On  Thee,  when  waves  of  trouble  roll, 
My  fainting  hope  relies. 

"2.  To  Thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief. 
For  Thou  alone  canst  heal ; 
Thy  word  can  bring  a  sweet  relief 
For  every  pain  I  feel. 

3.  But  0  !  when  gloomy  doubts  prevail, 

I  fear  to  call  Thee  mine  ; 
The  springs  of  comfort  seem  to  fail, 
And  all  my  hope-  decline. 

4.  Yet.  gracious  God.  where  shall  I  flee  ? 

Thou  art  my  only  trust : 
And  still  my  soul  would  cleave  to  Thee, 
Though  prostrate  in  the  dust. 

.".  Thy  mercy-seat  is  open  still, 
Here  let  my  soul  retreat. 
With  humble  hope  attend  Thy  will. 

And  wait  beneath  Thy  feet.       mrs.  Steele. 

778.  C I 

1.   Ik  time  of  fear,  when  trouble's  near, 
I  look  to  thine  ah 
Tho'  helpers  fail,  and  foes  prevail, 
I'll  put  mv  trust  in  God. 


474  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  And  what  is  life,  'mid  toil  and  strife  % 

What  terror  has  the  grave'? 
Thine  arm  of  power,  in  peril's  hour, 
The  trembling  soul  will  save. 

3.  In  darkest  skies,  though  storms  arise, 

I  will  not  be  dismay'd : 

0  God  of  light,  and  boundless  might, 
My  soul  on  Thee  is  stay'd ! 

779.  C.  M. 

1.  When  waves  of  trouble  round  me  swell, 

My  soul  is  not  dismay'd  ; 

1  hear  a  voice  I  know  full  well — 

"'TisI;  be  not  afraid." 

2.  When  black  the  threatening  skies  appear, 

And  storms  my  path  invade, 
Those  accents  tranquilize  each  fear — 
"TisI;  be  not  afraid." 

3.  There  is  a  gulf  that  must  be  cross'd ; 

Saviour,  be  near  to  aid ! 
WThisper,  when  my  frail  bark  is  toss'd — 
"  'T  is  I ;  be  not  afraid." 

4.  There  is  a  dark  and  fearful  vale, 

Death  hides  within  its  shade ; 
O  say  M'hen  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail — 
"TisI:  be  not  afraid." 


780.  C.  M. 

1.  Where  shall  the  child  of  sorrow  find 

A  place  for  calm  repose  1 
Thou  !  Father  of  the  fatherless, 
Pity  the  orphan's  wroes  ! 

2.  What  Friend  have  I  in  heaven  or  earth, 

WThat  Friend  to  trust  but  Thee  ? 
My  father's  dead,  my  mother's  dead ; 
My  God !  "  remember  me." 


TRIALS  AND  TEMPTATIONS.  475 

3.  Thy  gracious  promises  now  fulfill, 

And  bid  my  trouble  cease ; 
In  Thee  the  fatherless  shall  find 
Pure  mercy,  grace,  and  peace. 

4.  I  've  not  a  secret  care  or  pain 

But  He  that  secret  knows; 
Thou  Father  of  the  fatherless, 
Pity  the  orphan's  woes. 

781.  C.  M. 

1.  Though  faint  and  sick,  and  worn  away 

With  poverty  and  woe, 
My  widowed  feet  are  doomed  to  stray 
'Mid  thorny  paths  below — 

2.  Be  Thou,  O  Lord,  my  Father  still, 

My  confidence  and  guide ; 

I  know  that  perfect  is  Thy  will, 

"Whatever  that  will  decide. 

3.  I  know  the  soul  that  trusts  in  Thee 

Thou  never  wilt  forsake ; 
And  though  a  bruised  reed  I  be, 
That  reed  Thou  wilt  not  break. 

4.  Then  keep  me,  Lord,  where'er  I  go, 

Support  me  on  my  way, 
Though  worn  with  poverty  and  woe, 
My  widowed  footsteps  stray. 

5.  To  give  my  weakness  strength,  O  God, 

Thy  staff  shall  yet  avail ; 
And  though  Thou  chasten  with  Thy  rod, 
That  staff  shall  never  fail. 

782.  C.  I. 

1.  "Twas  in  the  watches  of  the  night 
I  thought  upon  Thy  power ; 
I  kept  Thy  lovely  face  in  sight, 
Amid  the  darkest  hour. 


476  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  While  I  lay  resting  on  my  bed 

My  thoughts  arose  on  high ; 
My  God,  my  Life,  my  Hope,  I  said, 
Bring  Thy  salvation  nigh. 

3.  I  strive  to  mount  Thy  holy  hill, 

And  climb  the  heav'nly  road ; 
And  Thy  right  hand  upholds  me  still, 
When  I  commune  with  God. 

4.  Thy  mercy  stretches  o'er  my  head 

The  shadow  of  Thy  wing ; 
My  heart  rejoices  in  Thine  aid, 

And  I  Thy  praises  sing.  watts. 


783.  C.  M. 

1.  Thousands,  O  Lord  of  Hosts,  to-day 

Within  Thy  temples  meet ; 
And  tens  of  thousands  throng  to  pay 
Their  homage  at  Thy  feet. 

2.  They  sing  Thy  deeds,  as  I  have  sung, 

In  sweet  and  solemn  lays ; 
Were  I  among  them,  my  glad  tongue 
Might  learn  new  themes  of  praise. 

3.  The  dew  lies  thick  on  all  the  ground — 

Shall  my  poor  fleece  be  dry  1 
The  manna  rains  from  heaven  around — 
Shall  I  of  hunger  die  ? 

4.  Behold  Thy  prisoner  ;  loo«e  my  bands, 

If  't  is  Thy  gracious  will ; 

If  not,  contented  in  Thy  hands 

Behold  Thy  prisoner  still. 

5.  I  may  not  to  Thy  courts  repair, 

Yet  here  Thou  surely  art ; 
O  give  me  here  a  house  of  prayer ; 

Here  Sabbath  joys  impart.    Montgomery 


TRIALS  AND   TEMPTATION'S.  477 


784.  C.  ft 

1.  I  worship  Thee,  sweet  Will  of  God! 

And  all  Thy  ways  adore ; 
And  every  day  I  live,  I  long 
To  love  Thee  more  and  more. 

2.  Man's  weakness,  waiting  upon  God, 

Its  end  can  never  miss 
For  man  on  earth  no  work  can  do 
More  angel-like  than  this. 

3.  He  always  wins  who  sides  with  God, 

To  him  no  chance  is  lost ; 
God's  will  is  sweetest  to  him  when 
It  triumphs  at  his  cost. 

4.  Ill,  that  God  blesses  is  our  good, 

And  unblest  good  is  ill ; 
And  all  is  right  that  seems  most  wrong, 
If  it  be  His  dear  will ! 

5.  When  obstacles  and  trials  seem 

Like  prison-walls  to  be, 
I  do  the  little  I  can  do, 

And  leave  the  rest  to  Thee. 

6.  I  have  no  cares,  O  blessed  Will ! 

For  all  my  cares  are  thine ; 
I  live  in  triumph,  Lord  !  for  Thou 
Hast  made  thy  triumphs  mine. 

LYRA  CATH. 

785.  C.  M. 

1.  Author  of  good,  we  rest  on  Thee ; 

Thine  ever  watchful  eye 

Alone  our  real  wants  can  see, 

Thy  hand  alone  supply. 

2.  In  Thine  all-gracious  providence 

Our  cheerful  hopes  confide ; 
O  let  Thy  power  be  our  defense, 
Thy  love  our  footsteps  guide ! 


478  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

3.  And  since,  by  passion's  force  subdued, 

Too  oft,  with  stubborn  will, 

We  blindly  shun  the  latent  good, 

And  grasp  the  specious  ill, — 

4.  Not  that  we  wish,  but  what  we  want, 

Thy  mercy  will  supply  ! 
The  good  unasked,  O  Father,  grant ; 

The  ill,  though  asked,  deny  !        merrick. 

786.  C.  M. 

1.  Firm  as  the  earth  Thy  Gospel  stands, 

My  Lord,  my  Hope,  my  Trust, 
If  I  am  found  in  Jesus'  hands, 
My  soul  can  ne'er  be  lost. 

2.  His  honor  is  engaged  to  save 

The  meanest  of  His  sheep ; 
All  whom  His  heavenly  Father  gave, 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3.  Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  e'er  remove 

His  favorites  from  his  breast ; 
In  the  dear  bosom  of  His  love 

They  must  forever  rest.  watts. 

787.  CM.    Peculiar. 

1.  There  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest 

To  mourning  wanderers  given  ; 
There  is  a  joy  for  souls  distrcss'd, 
A  balm  for  every  wounded  breast — 

'T  is  found  above — in  heaven. 

2.  There  is  a  soft,  a  downy  bed, 

'T  is  fair  as  breath  of  even ; 
A  couch  for  weary  mortals  spread, 
Where  they  may  rest  the  aching  head, 

And  find  repose — in  heaven. 

3.  There  is  a  home  for  weary  souls, 

By  sin  and  sorrow  driven  ; 
When  toss'd  on  life's  tempestuous  shoals, 
Where  storms  arise,  and  ocean  rolls, 

And  all  is  drear — but  heaven. 


TRIALS   AXD   TEMPTATIONS.  479 

4.  There,  faith  lifts  up  her  cheerful  eye, 

To  brighter  prospects  given ; 
And  views  the  tempest  passing  by, 
The  evening  shadows  quickly  fly, 

And  all  serene — in  heaven. 

5.  There,  fragrant  flowers  immortal  bloom, 

And  joys  supreme  are  given  : 
There,  joys  divine  disperse  the  gloom — 
Beyond  the  confines  of  the  tomb 

Appears  the  dawn  of  heaven. 

W.   E.   TAPPAN". 

788.  C.  31.    Peculiar. 

1.  This  world  is  poor  from  shore  to  shore, 

And,  like  a  baseless  vision, 
Its  lofty  domes  and  brilliant  ore, 
Its  gems  and  crowns  are  vain  and  poor ; 

There  's  nothing  rich  but  heaven. 

2.  Empires  decay,  and  nations  die, 

Our  hopes  to  winds  are  given  ; 
The  vernal  blooms  in  ruin  lie, 
Death  reigns  o'er  all  beneath  the  sky ; 

There  "s  nothing  sure  but  heaven. 

3.  Creation's  mighty  fabric  all 

Shall  be  to  atoms  riven — 
The  skies  consume,  the  planets  fall, 
Convulsions  rock  this  earthly  ball ; 

There  "s  nothing  firm  but  heaven. 

4.  A  stranger,  lonely  here  I  roam, 

From  place  to  place  am  driven ; 
My  friends  are  gone,  and  I  'm  in  gloom, 
This  earth  is  all  a  dismal  tomb ; 

I  have  no  home  but  heaven. 

5.  The  clouds  disperse — the  light  appears, 

My  sins  are  all  forgiven  ; 
Triumphant  grace  has  quelled  my  fears ; 
Eoll  on,  thou  sun!  fly  swift,  my  years! 

I  'm  on  my  way  to  heaven. 


480  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


789.  C.  M. 

1.  I  can  not  call  affliction  sweet; 

And  yet  't  was  good  to  bear : 
Affliction  brought  me  to  Thy  feet, 
And  I  found  comfort  there. 

2.  My  wearied  soul  was  all  resign'd 

To  Thy  most  gracious  will : 

0  had  I  kept  that  better  mind, 
Or  been  afflicted  still ! 

3.  Where  are  the  vows  which  then  I  vow'd  ? 

The  joys  which  then  I  knew? 
Those,  vanished  like  the  morning  cloud  ; 
These,  like  the  early  dew. 

4.  Lord,  grant  me  grace  for  every  day, 
Whate'er  my  state  may  be, 
Through  life,  in  death,  with  truth  to  say, 
"  My  God  is  all  to  me."         Montgomery. 

790.  C.  M, 

1.  In  trouble  and  in  grief,  O  God, 

Thy  smile  hath  cheered  my  way ; 
And  joy  hath  budded  from  each  thorn 
That  round  my  footsteps  lay. 

2.  The  hours  of  pain  have  yielded  good, 

Which  prosperous  days  refused ; 
As  herbs,  though  scentless  when  entire, 
Spread  fragrance  when  they  're  bruised. 

3.  The  oak  strikes  deeper,  as  its  boughs 

By  furious  blasts  are  driven ; 
So  life's  tempestuous  storms  the  more 
Have  fixed  my  heart  in  heaven. 

4.  All-gracious  Lord,  whate'er  my  lot 

In  other  times  may  be, 

1  '11  welcome  still  the  heaviest  grief 

That  brings  me  near  to  Thee. 


TRIALS  AND  TEMPTATIONS.  481 

791.  c.  m 

1.  Christ  leads  me  through  no  darker  rooms 

Than  He  went  through  before  : 
He  that  into  God's  kingdom  comes 
Must  enter  by  this  door. 

2.  Come,  Lord,  when  grace  hath  made  me  meet 

Thy  blessed  face  to  see  ; 
For  if  Thy  work  on  earth  be  sweet, 
What  must  Thy  glory  be  1 

3.  Then  I  shall  end  my  sad  complaints, 

And  weary,  sinful  days, 
And  join  with  those  triumphant  saints 
That  sing  Jehovah's  praise. 

4.  My  knowledge  of  that  life  is  small ; 

The  eye  of  faith  is  dim  ; 
But  't  is  enough  that  Christ  knows  all, 

And  I  shall  be  with  Him !  r.  Baxter. 


792.  C.  E 

1.  It  is  the  Lord — enthroned  in  light, 

Whose  claims  are  all  divine, 
Who  has  an  undisputed  right 
To  govern  me  and  mine. 

2.  It  is  the  Lord — who  gives  me  all, 

My  wealth,  my  friends,  my  ease ; 
And  of  His  bounties  may  recall 
Whatever  part  He  please. 

3.  It  is  the  Lord — my  covenant  God — ■ 

Thrice  blessed  be  His  name ; 
WThose  gracious  promise,  sealed  with  blood, 
Must  ever  be  the  same. 

4.  Can  I,  with  hopes  so  firmly  built, 

Be  sullen,  or  repine  % 
No,  gracious  God  !  take  what  Thou  wilt — 
To  Thee  I  all  resign.  t.  greene. 

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482  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 


793.  C.  M. 

1.  Affliction  is  a  stormy  deep, 

Where  wave  resounds  to  wave ; 
Though  o'er  our  heads  the  billows  roll, 
We  know  the  Lord  can  save. 

2.  When  darkness,  and  when  sorrows  rose, 

And  pressed  on  every  side, 
The  Lord  hath  still  sustained  our  steps, 
And  still  hath  been  our  Guide. 

3.  Perhaps,  before  the  morning  dawn, 

He  will  restore  our  peace ; 
For  He  who  bade  the  tempest  roar 
Can  bid  the  tempest  cease. 

4.  Here  will  we  rest,  here  build  our  hopes, 

Nor  murmur  at  His  rod  ; 
He 's  more  to  us  than  all  the  world, 

Our  Health,  our  Life,  our  God.  cotton. 


794.  C.  M. 

1.  O  God,  my  Refuge,  hear  my  cries, 

Behold  my  flowing  tears  ; 
For  earth  and  hell  my  hurt  devise, 
And  triumph  in  my  fears. 

2.  O  were  I  like  some  gentle  dove, 

And  innocence  had  wings, 
I  'd  fly,  and  make  a  long  remove 
From  all  these  restless  things. 

3.  Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go, 

And  find  a  peaceful  home, 
Where  storms  of  malice  never  blow, 
Temptations  never  come. 

4.  God  shall  preserve  my  soul  from  fear, 

And  shield  me  when  afraid : 
Ten  thousand  angels  must  appear, 
If  He  command  their  aid. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  483 

5.  I  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord, 
The  Lord  sustains  them  all ; 
My  courage  rests  upon  His  word, 

That  saints  shall  never  fall.  watts. 

795.  C.  31. 

1 .  Father  !  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 

Thy  sovereign  will  denies, 
Accepted  at  Thy  throne  of  grace, 
Let  this  petition  rise. 

2.  "  Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful  heart, 

From  every  murmur  free ! 
The  blessings  of  Thy  grace  impart, 
And  make  me  live  to  Thee. 

3.  "  Let  the  sweet  hope  that  Thou  art  mine 

My  life  and  death  attend ; 
Thy  presence  through  my  journey  shine, 
And  crown  my  journey's  end." 

MRS.   STEELE. 

796.  C.  M. 

1.  My  God,  my  Father — blissful  name — 

0  may  I  call  Thee  mine  % 
May  I  with  sweet  assurance  claim 

A  portion  so  divine  1 

2.  This  only  can  my  fears  control, 

And  bid  my  sorrows  fly  ; 
What  harm  can  ever  reach  my  soul 
Beneath  my  Father's  eye  ? 

3.  Whate'er  Thy  providence  denies, 

1  calmly  would  resign ; 

For  Thou  art  good,  and  just,  and  wise ; 
O  bend  my  will  to  Thine. 

4.  Whate'er  Thy  facred  will  ordains, 

O  give  me  strength  to  bear; 
And  let  me  know  my  Father  reigns, 

And  trust  His  tender  care.      mrs.  Steele. 


484  CHRISTIAN"   EXPERIENCE. 

797.  C.  M. 

1.  O  Lord  !  I  would  delight  in  Thee, 

And  on  Thy  care  depend ; 

To  Thee  in  every  trouble  flee, 

My  best,  my  only  Friend. 

2.  When  all  created  streams  are  dried, 

Thy  fullness  is  the  same; 

May  I  with  this  be  satisfied, 

And  glory  in  Thy  name ! 

3.  No  good  in  creatures  can  be  found 

But  may  be  found  in  Thee ; 
I  must  have  all  things,  and  abound, 
While  God  is  God  to  me. 

4.  O  Lord !  I  cast  my  care  on  Thee ; 

I  triumph  and  adore ; 
Henceforth  my  great  concern  shall  be 
To  love  and  please  Thee  more.      ryland. 

798.  C.  M, 

1.  Unshaken  as  the  sacred  hill, 

And  fix'd  as  mountains  be, 
Firm  as  a  rock  the  soul  shall  rest, 
That  leans,  O  Lord  !  on  Thee. 

2.  Not  walls,  nor  hills,  could  guard  so  well 

Old  Salem's  happy  ground, 

As  those  eternal  arms  of  love,  " 

That  every  saint  surround. 

3.  Deal  gently,  Lord  !  with  souls  sincere, 

And  lead  them  safely  on 
To  the  bright  gates  of  paradise, 
Where  Christ,  their  Lord  is  gone. 

WATTS. 

799.  C.  M. 

1.  O  Lord,  hadst  Thou  been  here !  but  when 
Is  not  the  Saviour  nigh  ? 
His  power  and  love  were  present  then, 
Though  Lazarus  needs  must  die. 


TRIALS   AND    TEMPTATION.-.  485 

2.  And  when  the  Master  seems  to  stay, 

Regardless  of  our  grief, 
His  tarrying  never  is  delay, 
But  well-timed,  sure  relief. 

3.  He  loves  to  come  when  others  flee, 

Or,  coming,  can  not  aid  ; 
To  save  in  faith's  extremity, 

When  hope's  last  glimmerings  fade. 

4.  The  house  of  mourning  he  prefers 

With  voice  of  love  to  cheer ; 
And  sorrows  are  the  harbingers 
That  say,  the  Lord  is  near. 

5.  Lord,  not  in  sorrow's  hour  alone, 

We  ask  to  feel  Thy  grace ; 
The  hearts  that  once  Thy  love  have  known, 
Would  be  Thy  dwelling-place.       conder. 

800.  C.  I, 

1.  Not  for  the  pious  dead  we  weep ; 

Their  sorrows  now  are  o'er ; 
The  sea  is  calm,  the  tempest  past. 
On  that  eternal  shore. 

2.  Their  peace  is  sealed,  their  rest  is  sure. 

Within  that  better  home  ; 
Awhile  Ave  weep  and  linger  here, 
Then  follow  to  the  tomb. 

8.  O,  might  some  dream  of  visioned  bliss,  ■ 
Some  trance  of  rapture  show 
Where,  on  the  bosom  of  their  God, 
They  rest  from  human  woe ! 

4.  Jesus !  our  shadowy  path  illume, 
And  teach  the  chastened  mind 
To  welcome  all  that 's  left  of  good. 

To  all  that's  lost  resigned.  uakbauld. 


486  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

801.  C.  M. 

1.  Bright  were  the  mornings  first  impearl'd 

O'er  earth,  and  sea,  and  air ; 

The  birthdays  of  a  rising  world — 

For  Power  divine  was  there. 

2.  But  fairer  shone  the  tears  of  God, 

For  Lazarus,  o'er  his  grave — 
Since  love  divine  bedew'd  the  sod 
Of  one  He  sought  to  save. 

3.  Sweet  drops  of  grace,  the  pledges  given, 

Of  mercy's  mighty  plan — 
That  He,  who  was  the  Prince  of  heaven, 
Had  pity  upon  man ! 

4.  Let  us  Thy  dear  example,  Lord ! 

Fixed  in  our  memories  keep — 
That  we,  obedient  to  Thy  word, 
May  weep  with  those  that  weep. 

802.  C.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  united  by  Thy  grace, 

And  each  to  each  endeared, 
With  confidence  we  seek  Thy  face, 
And  know  our  prayer  is  heard. 

2.  Make  us  into  one  spirit  drink ; 

Baptize  into  Thy  name; 
And  let  us  always  kindly  think, 
And  sweetly  speak,  the  same. 

3.  Touched  by  the  loadstone  of  Thy  love, 

Let  all  our  hearts  agree ; 
And  ever  toward  each  other  move, 

And  ever  move  toward  Thee.    c.  wesley. 

803.  C.  M. 

1 .  When  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  487 

2.  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurled, 

Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3.  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall ; 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  Heaven,  my  All. 

4.  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll, 

Across  my  peaceful  breast.  watts. 

Doxoloiry.    C.  ft 

1.  The  God  of  mercy  be  adored, 

Who  calls  our  souls  from  death, 
Who  saves  by  His  redeeming  word 
And  new-creating  breath; 

2.  To  praise  the  Father  and  the  Son 

And  Spirit  all-divine — 
The  One  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One — 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

804.  C.  31. 

1 .  O  no,  we  can  not  sing  the  song 

Made  for  Jehovah's  praise  ; 
Our  sorrowing  harps  refuse  their  strings, 
In  Zion's  gladsome  strains. 

2.  They  bid  us  be  in  mirthful  mood, 

And  dry  those  tears  so  sad  ; 
But  Judah's  hearths  are  desolate, 
And  how  can  we  be  glad  ? 

3.  Silent  our  harps  o'er  Babel's  stream 

Are  hung  on  willows  wet ; 
And  Zion,  though  we  no  more  see, 
We  never  can  forget. 


488  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

4.  Sad  be  the  notes,  the  plaintive  wail. 

Our  lyres  must  falter  here ; 

Echoes  of  songs  within  the  vail, 

Celestial,  sweet,  and  clear. 

5.  O  memory !  can  those  strains  on  high 

Grow  silent,  and  unknown  ? 
Can  death's  deep  pall  enshroud  our  eyes, 
And  hide  yon  glitt'ring  throne. 

G.  Jerusalem  !  thy  banished  ones — 
Prove  anguish  and  regret — 
But  endless  curses  wait  on  them, 
If  thee  they  can  forget ! 

805.  C.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  in  sickness  and  in  pain, 

Be  near  to  succor  me, 
My  sinking  spirit  still  sustain ; 
To  Thee  I  turn,  to  Thee. 

2.  When  cares  and  sorrows  thicken  round, 

And  nothing  bright  I  see, 
In  Thee  alone  can  help  be  found ; 
To  Thee  I  turn,  to  Thee. 

3.  Should  strong  temptations  fierce  assail, 

As  if  to  ruin  me, 
Then  in  Thy  strength  will  I  prevail, 
While  still  I  turn  to  Thee. 

4.  Through  all  my  pilgrimage  below. 

Whate'er  my  lot  may  be, 
In  joy  or  sadness,  weal  or  woe, 

Jesus,  I  '11  turn  to  Thee.        t.  ii.  gallaudet, 

806.  C.  M. 

1.  When  languor  and  disease  invade 
This  trembling  house  of  clay, 
'Tis  sweet  to  look  by  faith  abroad, 
And  long  to  fly  away  ; 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  480 

2.  Sweet  to  look  inward,  and  attend 
The  whispers  of  His  love  ; 
Sweet  to  look  upward  to  the  place 
AY  here  Jesus  pleads  above; 

3.  Sweet  on  His  faithfulness  to  rest, 

Whose  love  can  never  end  ; 
Sweet  on  His  covenant  of  grace 
.For  all  things  to  depend ; 

4.  Sweet,  in  the  confidence  of  faith, 

To  trust  His  firm  decrees  ; 
Sweet  to  lie  passive  in  His  hands, 
And  know  no  will  but  His. 

5.  If  such  the  sweetness  of  the  streams, 

What  must  the  fountain  be 
Where  saints  and  angels  draw  their  bliss 
Immediately  from  Thee  ?  toplady. 


807.  C,  31. 

1.  When  musing  sorrow  weeps  the  past. 

And  mourns  the  present  pain, 
'T  is  sweet  to  think  of  peace  at  last, 
And  feel  that  death  is  gain. 

2.  'T  is  not  that  murmuring  thoughts  arise. 

And  dread  a  Father's  will ; 
'T  is  not  that  meek  submission  flies, 
And  would  not  suffer  still. 


3.  It  is  that  heaven-born  faith  surveys 

The  path  that  leads  to  light, 
And  longs  her  eagle  plumes  to  raise, 
And  lose  herself  in  sight. 

4.  O  let  me  wing  my  hallowed  flight 

From  earth-born  woe  and  care, 
And  soar  above  these  clouds  of  night, 

Mv  Saviour's  bliss  to  share.  n.  w.  noel. 

21* 


490  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

808.  C.  % 

1.  Whence  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise, 

And  -where  's  our  courage  fled  % 
Has  restless  sin,  and  raging  hell, 
Struck  all  our  comforts  dead  % 

2.  Have  we  forgot  the  almighty  name 

That  formed  the  earth  and  sea  % 
And  can  an  all-creating  arm 
Grow  weary  or  decay  % 

3.  Treasures  of  everlasting  might 

In  our  Jehovah  dwell ; 
He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak, 
And  treads  their  foes  to  hell. 

4.  Mere  mortal  power  shall  fade  and  die, 

And  youthful  vigor  cease ; 
But  those  that  wait  upon  the  Lord 
Shall  feel  their  strength  increase. 

5.  The  saints  shall  mount  on  eagle's  wings, 

And  taste  the  promised  bliss, 
Till  their  unwearied  feet  arrive 

Where  perfect  pleasure  is.  watts. 


809.  C,  M. 

1.  One  prayer  I  have — all  prayers  in  one- 

When  I  am  wholly  Thine ; 
Thy  will,  my  God,  Thy  will  be  done, 
And  let  that  will  be  mine. 

2.  All-wise,  almighty,  and  all-good, 

In  Thee  I  firmly  trust ; 
Thy  ways,  unknown  or  understood, 
Are  merciful  and  just. 

3.  May  I  remember  that  to  Thee 

Whate'er  I  have  I  owe; 
And  back,  in  gratitude,  from  me 
May  all  Thy  bounties  flow. 


TRIALS   AHD    TEMPTATIONS.  4:91 

4.  And  though  Thy  wisdom  takes  away. 

Shall  I  arraign  Thy  will  1 
No,  let  me  bless  Thy  name,  and  say, 
u  The  Lord  is  gracious  still." 

5.  A  pilgrim  through  the  earth  I  roam, 

Of  nothing  long  possess'd 
And  all  must  fail  when  I  go  home. 

For  this  is  not  my  rest.  Montgomery. 

810.  C.  M. 

1.  My  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy, 

Great  God !  are  in  Thy  hand ; 
My  choicest  comforts  come  from  Thee, 
And  go  at  Thy  command. 

2.  If  Thou  should'st  take  them  all  away. 

Yet  would  I  not  repine  ; 
Before  they  were  possessed  by  me, 
They  were  entirely  Thine. 

3.  Nor  would  I  drop  a  murmuring  word, 

Though  the  whole  world  were  gone, 
But  seek  enduring  happiness, 

In  Thee,  and  Thee  alone.  beddome. 

811.  C.  1. 

1.  O  Lord  !  my  best  desire  fulfill, 

And  help  me  to  resign 
Life,  health,  and  comfort  to  Thy  will, 
And  make  Thy  pleasure  mine. 

2.  Why  should  I  shrink  at  Thy  command, 

Whose  love  forbids  my  fears  ? 
Or  tremble  at  the  gracious  hand 
That  wipes  away  my  tears  ? 

3.  No  !  rather  let  me  freely  yield 

What  most  I  prize  to  Thee, 
Who  never  hast  a  good  withheld, 
Or  wilt  withhold  from  me. 


492  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  Thy  favor,  all  my  journey  through, 

Thou  art  engaged  to  grant : 
What  else  I  want,  or  think  I  do, 
'T  is  better  still  to  want. 

5.  Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  my  way — 

Shall  I  resist  them  both ; 
A  poor,  blind  creature  of  a  day, 
And  crushed  before  the  moth  1 

6.  But,  ah !  my  inward  spirit  cries, 

Still  bind  me  to  Thy  sway ; 
Else  the  next  cloud  that  vails  my  skies 

Drives  all  these  thoughts  away.        cowper. 

812.  C.  M. 

1.  O  Thou,  whose  tender  mercy  hears 

Contrition's  humble  sigh ; 
Whose  hand,  indulgent,  wipes  the  tears 
From  sorrow's  weeping  eye. 

2.  See,  low  before  Thy  throne  of  grace, 

A  wretehed  wanderer  mourn  ; 
Hast  Thou  not  bid  me  seek  Thy  face  % 
Hast  Thou  not  said—1'  Return  1" 

3.  And  shall  my  guilty  fears  prevail 

To  drive  me  from  Thy  feet  ? 
O  let  not  this  dear  refuge  fail, 
This  only  safe  retreat ! 

4.  O  shine  on  this  benighted  heart, 

With  beams  of  mercy  shine  \ 
And  let  Thy  healing  voice  impart 

A  taste  of  joys  divine.  mrs.  Steele. 

813.  C.  M. 

1.  Ye  trembling  souls,  dismiss  your  fears; 
Be  mercy  all  your  theme ; 
Mercy,  which,  like  a  river,  flows 
In  one  continued  stream. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  493 

2.  Fear  not  the  powers  of  earth  and  hell  : 

God  will  these  powers  restrain ; 
His  mighty  arm  their  rage  repel, 
And  make  their  efforts  vain. 

3.  Fear  not  the  want  of  outward  good  : 

He  will  for  His  provide  ; 
Grant  them  supplies  of  daily  food, 
And  give  them  heaven  beside. 

4.  Fear  not  that  He  will  e'er  forsake, 

Or  leave  His  work  undone : 
He  's  faithful  to  His  promises, 
And  faithful  to  His  Son. 

5.  Fear  not  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 

Or  death's  tremendous  sting : 
He  will  from  endless  wrath  preserve, 
To  endless  glory  bring. 

6.  You,  in  His  wisdom,  power,  and  grace. 

May  confidently  trust ; 
His  wisdom  guides,  His  power  protects, 
His  grace  rewards  the  just.  beddome. 


814.  C.  M. 

1.  How  vain  are  all  things  here  below  ! 

How  false,  and  yet  how  fair  ! 
Each  pleasure  hath  its  poison,  too. 
And  every  sweet  a  snare. 

2.  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 

Give  but  a  flattering  light ; 
We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh. 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3.  Our  dearest  joys,  and  nearest  friends— 

The  partners  of  our  blood, 
How  they  divide  our  wavering  minds. 
And  leave  but  half  for  God  ! 


494  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 
How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense ! 


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Thither  the  warm  affections  move, 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence. 

5.  Dear  Saviour  !  let  Thy  beauties  be 
My  soul's  eternal  food ; 
And  grace  command  my  heart  away 

From  all  created  good.  watts. 

815.  C.  39. 

1.  Angel  of  God!  what  e'er  betide, 

Thy  summons  1  obey ; 
Jesus !  I  take  Thee  for  my  guide, 
And  walk  in  Thee  my  way. 

2.  Secure  from  danger  and  from  dread, 

Nor  earth  nor  hell  shall  move, 
Since  over  me  Thine  hand  hath  spread 
The  banner  of  Thy  love. 

3.  To  leave  my  Saviour  I  disdain, 

Behind  I  will  not  stay, 
Though  shame,  and  loss,  and  bonds,  and  pain, 
And  death  obstruct  the  way. 

4.  Me  to  Thy  suffering  self  conform, 

And  arm  me  with  Thy  power, 
Then  burst  the  cloud,  descend  the  storm, 
And  come  the  fiery  hour.  c.  wesley. 

816.  C.  M. 

1.  Children  of  God,  who,  faint  and  slow, 

Your  pilgrim  path  pursue, 
In  strength  and  weakness,  joy  and  woe, 
To  God's  high  calling  true ! — 

2.  Why  move  ye  thus,  with  lingering  tread, 

A  doubting,  mournful  band  ? 
Why  faintly  hangs  the  drooping  head  % 
Why  falls  the  feeble  hand  %  ° 


TKIAL3  AND   TEMPTATIONS.  495 

3.  Oh  !  weak  to  know  a  Saviour's  power, 

To  feel  a  Father's  care ; 
A  moment's  toil,  a  passing  shower, 
•    Is  all  the  grief  ye  share. 

4.  The  orb  of  light,  though  clouds  awhile 

May  hide  his  noon-tide  ray, 
Shall  soon  in  lovelier  beauty  smile 
To  gild  the  closing  day — 

5.  And,  bursting  through  the  dusky  shroud 

That  dared  his  power  invest, 
Ride  throned  in  light  o'er  every  cloud, 
Triumphant  to  his  rest. 

6.  Then,  Christian,  dry  the  falling  tear, 

The  faithless  doubt  remove  ; 
Redeemed  at  last  from  guilt  and  fear, 

O  wake  thy  heart  to  love.  bowdlek. 


817.  C.  I. 

1.  And  can  my  heart  aspire  so  high, 

To  say—"  My  Father  God !" 
Lord,  at  Thy  feet  I  long  to  lie, 
And  learn  to  kiss  the  rod. 

2.  I  would  submit  to  all  Thy  will, 

For  Thou  art  good  and  wise ; 
Let  every  anxious  thought  be  still, 
Nor  one  faint  murmur  rise. 

3.  Thy  love  can  cheer  the  darksome  gloom. 

And  bid  me  wait  serene ; 
Till  hopes  and  joys  immortal  bloom, 
And  brighten  all  the  scene. 

4.  My  Father  !  O  permit  my  heart 

To  plead  her  humble  claim  ; 
And  ask  the  bliss  those  words  impart, 
In  my  Redeemer's  name.        Mas.  Steele. 


496  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

818.  C.  M. 

1 .  God  of  my  life  and  all  ray  powers, 

The  everlasting  Friend ! 
Shall  life,  so  favored  in  its  dawn, 
Be  fruitless  in  its  end  1 

2.  To  Thee,  0  Lord,  my  tender  years 

A  trembling  duty  paid, 
With  glimpses  of  the  mighty  God 
Delighted  and  afraid. 

8.  From  parent's  eye,  and  paths  of  men, 
Thy  touch  I  ran  to  meet ; 
It  swelled  the  hymn,  and  sealed  the  prayer ; 
'Twas  calm,  and  strange,  and  sweet! 

4.  Oft  when  beneath  the  work  of  sin 

Trembling  and  dark  I  stood, 
And  felt  the  edge  of  eager  thought, 
And  felt  the  kindling  blood  ; — 

5.  Thy  dew  came  down — my  heart  was  Thine  ; 

It  knew  nor  doubt  nor  strife  ; 
Cool  now,  and  peaceful  as  the  grave, 
And  strong  to  second  life. 

G.  Still  will  I  hope  for  voice  and  strength 
To  glorify  Thy  name ; 
Though  I  must  die  to  all  that 's  mine, 

And  suffer  all  my  shame.  c.  wesley. 


819.  C  M. 

1.  O  Thou  eternal  Source  of  love  ! 

Ruler  of  nature's  scheme  ! 
In  Substance  One,  in  Persons  Three ! 
Omniscient  and  Supreme !' 

2.  For  Thy  dear  mercy's  sake  receive 

The  strains  and  tears  we  pour, 
And  purify  our  hearts  to  taste 
The  sweetness  more  and  more. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  40' 

Our  flesh,  our  reins,  our  spirits,  Lord, 

In  Thy  clear  fire  refine  ; 
Break  down  the  self-indulgent  will  ; 

Gird  us  with  strength  divine.       Caswell. 


820.  C.  E 

1.  0  Thou,  from  whom  all  goodness  flows. 

I  lift  my  soul  to  Thee ; 
In  all  my  sorrows,  conflicts,  woes, 
O  Lord,  remember  me  ! 

2.  If,  for  Thy  sake,  upon  my  name 

Reproach  and  shame  shall  be, 
I'll  hail  reproach,  and  welcome  shame; 
0  Lord,  remember  me  ! 

2.  "When  worn  with  pain,  disease,  and  grief, 
This  feeble  body  see ; 
Grant  patience,  rest,  and  kind  relief; 

0  Lord,  remember  me  ! 

4.  When,  in  the  solemn  hour  of  death, 

1  wait  Thy  just  decree, 

Be  this  the  prayer  of  my  last  breath — 
O  Lord,  remember  me  ! 

5.  And  when  before  Thy  throne  I  stand, 

And  lift  my  soul  to  Thee, 
Thou,  with  the  saints  at  Thy  right  hand, 
O  Lord,  remember  me  !  hawes. 


821.  C.  E 

1.  On  Thou,  the  first,  the  greatest  Friend 

Of  all  the  human  race  ! 
Whose  strong  right  hand  has  ever  been 
Their  stay  and  dwelling-place  ! 

2.  Bef>re  the  mountains  heav'd  their  heads 

Beneath  Thy  forming  hand, 
Before  this  ponderous  globe  itself 
Arose  at  Thy  command, 


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3.  That  Power,  which  raised,  and  still  upheld 

This  universal  frame, 
From  countless,  unbeginning  time, 
Was  ever  still  the  same. 

4.  Those  mighty  periods  of  years 

Which  seem  to  us  so  vast, 
Appear  no  more  before  Thy  sight 
Than  yesterday  that 's  past. 

5.  Thou  giv'st  the  word ;  Thy  creature  man 

Is  to  existence  brought, 
Again  Thou  say'st,  "  Ye  sons  of  men 
Return  ye  into  naught  L" 

6.  Thou  layest  them,  with  all  their  cares, 

In  everlasting  sleep ; 
As  in  a  flood,  Thou  tak'st  them  off, 
With  overwhelming  sweep. 

7.  They  flourish  like  the  morning  flower, 

In  beauty's  pride  array'd; 
But  long  ere  night  cut  down  it  lies, 
All  withered  and  decayed. 

ROBERT  BURNS. 

822.  C  M. 

1.  My  Father!  to  Thy  mercy-seat 

My  soul  for  shelter  flies ; 
'T  is  here  I  find  a  safe  retreat, 
When  storms  and  tempest  rise. 

2.  My  cheerful  hope  can  never  die, 

If  Thou,  my  God,  art  near ; 
Thy  grace  can  raise  my  comforts  high, 
And  banish  every  fear. 

3.  My  great  Protector  and  my  Lord, 

Thy  constant  aid  impart; 
And  let  Thy  kind,  Thy  gracious  word 
Sustain  my  trembling  heart. 


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4.  O  never  let  my  soul  remove 
From  this  divine  retreat ; 
Still  let  me  trust  Thy  power  and  love, 
And  dwell  beneath  Thy  feet. 

MRS.  STEELE. 

823.  C.  ffl. 

1.  Walk  in  the  light !  so  shalt  thou  know 

That  fellowship  of  love, 
His  Spirit  only  can  bestow, 
Who  reigns  in  light  above. 

2.  Walk  in  the  light !  and  thou,  shalt  find 

Thy  heart  made  truly  His, 
Who  dwells  in  cloudless  light  enshrined, 
In  whom  no  darkness  is. 

3.  Walk  in  the  light !  and  thou  shalt  own 

Thy  darkness  passed  away, 
Because  that  Light  hath  on  thee  shone 
In  which  is  perfect  day. 

4.  Walk  in  the  light !  and  e'en  the  tomb 

No  fearful  shade  shall  wear ; 
Glory  shall  chase  away  its  gloom, 
For  Christ  hath  conquered  there. 

5.  Walk  in  the  light !  thy  path  shall  be 

Peaceful,  serene,  and  bright : 
For  God,  by  grace,  shall  dwell  in  thee, 
And  God  himself  is  Light. 

BERNARD  BARTON. 

824.  C.  M. 

1.  Lord  !  what  a  wretched  land  is  this, 

That  yields  us  no  supply, 
No  cheering  fruits,  no  wholesome  trees, 
Nor  streams  of  living  joy  ! 

2.  Yet  the  dear  path  to  Thine  abode 

Lies  through  this  weary  land ; 
Lord !  we  would  keep  that  heavenly  road, 
And  run  at  Thy  command. 


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3.  Our  journey  is  a  thorny  maze, 

But  we  march  upward  still ; 
Forget  these  troubles  of  the  ways, 
And  reach  at  Zion's  hill. 

4.  See  the  kind  angels  at  the  gates 

Inviting  us  to  come  ! 
There  Jesus,  the  forerunner,  waits 
To  welcome  travelers  home  ! 

5.  There,  on  a  green  and  flowery  mount, 

Our  weary  souls  shall  sit — 
And,  with  transporting  joys,  recount 
The  labors  of  our  feet. 

6.  Eternal  glory  to  the  King, 

That  brought  us  safely  through ; 
Our  tongue  shall  never  cease  to  sing, 

And  endless  praise  renew.  watts. 


825.  C.  M. 

1.  Let  others  boast  how  strong  they  be, 
Nor  death  nor  danger  fear ; 
But  we  '11  confess,  O  Lord  !  to  Thee, 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 

%  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies  stand. 
And  flourish  bright  and  gay  ; 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 


3.  Our  life  contains  a  thousand  spring.,, 

And  dies,  if  one  be  gone ; 
Strange !  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 

4.  But  't  is  our  God  supports  our  frame — 

The  God  who  built  us  first; 
Salvation  to  th'  Almighty  Name 

That  reared  us  from  the  dust.  watts. 


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826.  C.  II. 

1.  Feu*  are  thy  days,  and  full  of  woe, 
O  man  of  woman  born ! 
Thy  doom  is  written — "  Dust  thou  art. 
And  shalt  to  dust  return  I"' 

■-2.   Determined  are  the  days  that  fly 
Successive  o'er  thy  head  ; 
The  numbered  hour  is  on  the  wing. 
Which  lays  thee  with  the  dead. 

3.  Gay  is  thy  morning:  flattering  hope 

Thy  sprightly  steps  attends  ; 
But  soon  the  tempe-t  howls  behind, 
And  the  dark  night  descends ! 

4.  Before  its  splendid  hour,  the  cloud 

Comes  o'er  the  beam  of  light : 
A  pilgrim  in  a  weary  land. 

Man  tarries  but  a  ni^rht !  logak. 


827.  I  31. 

1 .  0  throw  away  Thy  rod  ! 

O  throw  away  Thy  wrath ! 
My  gracious  Saviour  and  my  Gtod, 
O  take  the  gentle  path. 

2.  Thou  seest  my  heart's  desire 

Still  unto  Thee  is  bent ; 
Still  does  my  longing  soul  aspire 
To  an  entire  consent. 

o.  Although  I  fail,  1  weep; 

Although  1  halt  in  pace, 
Yet  still  with  trembling  steps  I  creep 

Unto  the  throne  of  grace. 

4.  O  then  let  wrath  remove  : 

For  love  will  do  the  deed  ; 
Love  will  the  conquest  gain  ;  with  love 
E'en  stonv  hearts  will  bleed. 


502  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

5.   0  throw  away  thy  rod ! 

What  though  man  frailties  hath  ? 
Thou  art  my  Saviour  and  my  God ; 

0  throw  away  thy  wrath  ! 

828.  S.  E 

1.  My  former  hopes  are  fled, 

My  terror  now  begins  ; 
I  feel,  alas  !  that  I  am  dead 
In  trespasses  and  sins. 

2.  Ah!  whither  shall  I  fly? 

1  hear  the  thunder  roar  ; 

The  law  proclaims  destruction  nigh, 
And  vengeance  at  the  door. 

3.  When  I  review  my  ways, 

I  dread  impending  doom; 
But  sure  a  friendly  whisper  says — 
"  Flee  from  the  wrath  to  come." 

4.  I  see,  or  think  I  see, 

A  glimmering  from  afar; 

A  beam  of  day  that  shines  for  me 

To  save  me  from  despair. 

5.  Forerunner  of  the  sun, 

It  marks  the  pilgrim's  way ; 
I  '11  gaze  upon  it  while  I  run, 

And  watch  the  rising  day.         cowper. 

829.  S.  M. 

1.  When  on  the  giddy  cliff  I  stand, 

I  see  the  billows  roar, 
And,  breaking  on  the  coral  strand, 
Whiten  with  foam  the  shore. 

2.  But  't  is  in  vain  they  strive  to  break 

Beyond  the  bounds  decreed ; 
"  No  farther  come !"  let  God  but  speak, 
No  farther  they  proceed. 


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3.  Though  furiously  their  heads  they  rear. 

And  mingle  sea  and  skies, 
They  smooth  as  polished  glass  appear. 
If"  Peace,  be  still !"  He  cries. 

4.  Shall  winds  and  waves  their  God  obey, 

And  I  refuse  to  hear  1 
Shall  He,  that  bounds  the  flowing  sea, 
Not  bind  me  with  His  fear '? 

5.  O  Thou !  who  rulest  seas  and  skies. 

Corruption's  flood  control ; 
Nor  let  the  waves  of  passion  rise 
Within  my  troubled  soul. 

G.  Then  I,  within  Thy  sacred  mound, 

Shall,  in  obedience  blest, 
Calm,  gently  flowing,  kiss  the  bound, 
And  wait  eternal  rest. 


830.  S.  M. 

1.  When,  overwhelmed  with  grief, 

My  heart  within  me  dies, 
Helpless,  and  far  from  all  relief, 

To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 

2.  O,  lead  me  to  the  Rock 

That 's  high  above  my  head, 
And  make  the  covert  of  Thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my  shade. 

3.  Within  Thy  presence,  Lord, 

Forever  I  '11  abide  ; 
Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defense, 
The  refuge  where  I  hide. 

4.  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  Thy  name ; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 

I  shall  possess  the  same.  watts. 


50-1  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

331.  8.  M. 

1.  I  faint,  my  soul  doth  faint, 

My  strength,  a  broken  reed ! 
Would  this  so  long  be  my  complaint, 
Were  I  a  saint  indeed  ? 

'2.  The  sins  I  fancied  quell'd, 

Again  in  arms  arise ; 
The  promise  that  I  thought  I  held, 
Refuses  its  supplies. 

3.  My  bosom  burns  with  shame, 

And  yet  is  icy  cold ; 
Even  to  breathe  the  Saviour's  name 
Seems  now  to  be  too  bold. 

4.  So  oft  my  soul  hath  trod 

The  same  sad  path  astray, 
Mow  can  I  turn  again  to  God  % 
What  venture  now  to  say  ? 

.">.  Thou,  Saviour,  only  Thou 

Canst  meet  my  utter  need, 
And  should'st  Thou  save  the  rebel  now, 

It  will  be  grace  indeed !         mrs.  gilbert, 


832.  S.M. 

1.  Just  o'er  the  grave  I  hung; 

No  pardon  met  my  eyes ; 

As  blessings  never  greet  the  slain, 

And  hope  shall  never  rise. 

2.  Sweet  mercy  to  my  soul 

Revealed  no  eharming  ray  ; 
Before  me  rose  a  long,  dark  night, 
With  no  succeeding  day. 

3.  I  saw,  beyond  the  tomb, 

The  awful  Judge  appear, 
Prepared  to  scan  with  strict  account 
My  blessings,  wasted  here. 


TRIALS    AND    TEMPTATIONS. 

4.  His  wrath,  like  flaming  fire, 
Burned  to  the  lowest  hell ; 
And  in  that  hopele>s  world  of  woe 
He  bade  my  spirit  dwell. 

5.  My  friends,  now  friends  no  more, 

At  infinite  remove, 
Left  me  to  gain  their  rich  reward. 
And  taste  forgiving  love. 

6.  Then  to  the  Lord  I  cried — 

He  saved  my  soul  from  death  ; 
To  Him  I  '11  give  my  heart  and  hands, 

And  consecrate  mv  breath.  dwighl. 


833.  I  I. 

i.  Like  Xoah's  weary  dove, 

That  soared  the  earth  around, 

But  not  a  resting-place  above 
The  cheerless  waters  found. 

2.  0  cease,  my  wandering  soul, 
On  restless  wing  to  roam ; 
All  the  wide  world,  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 

:].   Behold  the  Ark  of  God, 

Behold  the  open  door  ! 
Hasten  to  gain  that  dear  abode. 

And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 

4.  There,  safe  thou  shalt  abide, 

There  sweet  shall  be  thy  re^  . 
And  every  longing  satisfied, 
With  full  salvation  blest. 

5.  And  when  the  waves  of  ire. 

Again  the  earth  shall  fill. 
The  Ark  shall  ride  the  sea  of  fire, 

Then  rest  on  Sion's  hill.         m;  hlenb 
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506  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

834.  S.  I. 

1.  My  spirit  on  Thy  care, 

Blest  Saviour,  I  recline, 
Thou  wilt  not  lead  me  to  despair, 
For  Thou  art  love  divine. 

2.  In  Thee  I  place  my  trust 

On  Thee  I  calmly  rest ; 
I  know  Thee  good — I  know  Thee  just, 
And  count  Thy  choice  the  best. 

3.  Whate'er  events  betide, 

Thy  will  they  all  perform ; 
Safe  in  Thy  breast  my  head  I  hide, 
Nor  fear  the  coming  storm. 


o 


835.  S.  E 

1.  How  gentle  God's  commands  ! 

How  kind  his  precepts  are  ! 
;t  Come,  cast  your  burdens  on  the  Lord, 
And  trust  His  constant  care." 

2.  Beneath  His  watchful  eye 

His  saints  securely  dwell ; 
That  hand  which  bears  all  nature  up, 
Shall  guard  His  children  well. 

3.  Why  should  this  anxious  load 

Press  down  your  weary  mind  1 
Haste  to  your  heavenly  Father's  throne, 
And  sweet  refreshment  find. 

4.  His  goodness  stands  approved, 

Through  each  succeeding  day  ; 
I  '11  drop  my  burden  at  His  feet, 

And  bear  a  song  away.  doddridue. 

836.  S.  M. 

1.  If  through  unruffled  seas, 

Toward  heaven  we  calmly  sail, 
With  grateful  hearts,  O  God,  to  Thee, 
We'll  own  the  favoring  gale. 


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2.  But  should  the  surges  rise, 

And  rest  delay  to  come, 
Blest  be  the  sorrow — kind  the  storm, 
Which  drives  us  nearer  home. 

3.  Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears 

All  yield  to  Thy  control ; 
Thy  tender  mercies  shall  illume 
The  midnight  of  the  soul. 

4.  Teach  us  in  every  state 

To  make  Thy  will  our  own ; 
And  when  the  joys  of  sense  depart, 

To  live  by  faith  alone.  pratt's  coll. 

837.  7s. 

1.  Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul, 

Let  me  to  Thy  bosom  fly, 
While  the  billows  near  me  roll, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high : 
Hide  me,  O  my  Saviour  hide, 

Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past, 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide  ; 

0  receive  my  soul  at  last. 

2.  Other  refuge  have  I  none — 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  Thee  ; 
Leave,  ah  !  leave  me  not  alone, 

Still  support  and  comfort  me  ; 
All  my  trust  on  Thee  is  stayed, 

All  my  help  from  Thee  I  bring ; 
Cover  my  defenseless  head 

With  the  shadow  of  Thy  wing. 

3.  Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want, 

Boundless  love  in  Thee  I  find. 
Raise  the  fallen,  cheer  the  feint, 

Heal  the  sick,  and  lead  the  blind. 
Just  and  holy  is  Thy  name, 

1  am  all  unrighteousness; 
Vile  and  full  of  sin  I  am — 

Thou  art  full  of  truth  and  grace. 


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4.  Plenteous  grace  with  Thee  is  found — 

Grace  to  pardon  all  my  sin ; 
Let  the  healing  streams  abound, 

Make  and  keep  me  pure  within ; 
Thou  of  life  the  fountain  art, 

Freely  let  me  take  of  Thee  ; 
Spring  Thou  up  within  my  heart, 

Kise  to  all  eternity.  c.  wesley. 


838,  7s. 

1.  When  on  Sinai's  top  I  see 
God  descend  in  majesty, 
To  proclaim  His  holy  law, 
All  my  spirit  sinks  with  awe. 

2.  When  in  ecstasy  sublime, 
Tabor's  glorious  mount  I  climb, 
In  the  too  transporting  light, 
Darkness  rushes  o'er  my  sight. 

8.  When  on  Calvary  I  rest, 
God  in  flesh  made  manifest 
Shines  in  my  Redeemer's  face, 
Full  of  beauty,  truth,  and  grace. 

4.  Here  I  would  forever  stay, 
Weep  and  gaze  my  soul  away : 
Thou  art  heaven  on  earth  to  me, 
Lovely,  mournful  Calvary.         Montgomery. 

839.  S.  M. 

1.  My  sorrows,  like  a  flood, 

Impatient  of  restraint, 
Into  Thy  bosom,  O  my  God, 
Pour  out  a  long  complaint. 

2.  O'ercome  by  dying  love, 

Here  at  Thy  cross  I  lie, 
Submit  my  soul,  my  all,  to  Thee, 
And  weep,  and  love,  and  die. 


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3.  "  Rise,"  says  the  Saviour,  ':  rise ; 

Behold  my  wounded  veins  ! 
Here  flows  a  sacred,  crimson  flood 
To  wash  away  the  stains." 

4.  See,  God  is  reconciled  ! 

Behold  His  smiling  face! 
Let  sinners  in  His  love  rejoice, 

And  sound  aloud  His  grace.         watts. 

840.  S.  M. 

1.  Give  to  the  winds  thy  fears  , 

Hope,  and  be  undismay'd  ; 
God  hears  thy  sighs,  and  counts  thy  tears, 
God  shall  lift  up  thy  head. 

2.  Through  waves,  through  clouds  and  storms, 

He  gently  clears  thy  way ; 
Wait  thou  His  time  ;  so  shall  this  night 
Soon  end  in  joyous  day. 

3.  Still  heavy  is  thy  heart ! 

Still  sink  thy  spirits  down ! 
Cast  off*  the  weight,  let  fear  depart, 
Bid  every  care  be  gone. 

4.  Far,  far  above  thy  thought 

His  counsel  shall  appear, 
When  fully  He  the  work  hath  wrought, 
That  caused  thy  needless  fear. 

5.  What,  though  thou  rulest  not ! 

Yet  heaven,  and  earth,  and  hell 
Proclaim,  God  sitteth  on  the  throne, 

And  ruleth  all  things  well !  gerhard. 

841.  S,  I. 

1.  Where  wilt  thou  put  thy  trust? 

In  a  frail  form  of  clay, 
That  to  its  element  of  dust 
Must  soon  resolve  away  1 


510  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  Where  wilt  thou  cast  thy  care  ? 

Upon  an  erring  heart, 
Which  hath  its  own  sore  ills  to  bear, 
And  shrinks  from  sorrow's  dart"? 

3.  No !  place  thy  trust  above 

This  shadowy  realm  of  night, 
In  Him,  whose  boundless  power  and  love 
Thy  confidence  invite. 

4.  His  mercies  still  endure 

When  skies  and  stars  grow  dim, 
His  changeless  promise  standeth  sure — 
Go — cast  thy  care  on  Him. 

MRS.  SIGOUliNEY. 

842.  S.  M, 

1.  As  changing  as  the  moon 

Is  man's  estate  below : 
To  his  bright  day  of  gladness  soon 
Succeeds  a  night  of  woe. 

2.  The  night  of  woe  resigns 

Its  darkness  and  its  grief; 
Again  the  morn  of  comfort  shines, 
And  brings  our  souls  relief. 

3.  Yet  not  to  fickle  chance 

Is  man's  condition  given ; 
His  dark  and  shining  hours  advance 
By  the  fixed  laws  of  heaven. 

4.  God  measures  unto  all 

Their  lot  of  good  or  ill ; 
Nor  this  too  great,  nor  that,  too  small, 
Ordained  by  wisest  will. 

5.  Let  man  conform  his  mind 

To  every  changing  state ; 
Rejoicing  now,  and  now  resigned, 

And  the  great  issue  wait.  t.  scott. 


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843.  S.  M. 

1.  Thou  very  present  aid 

In  suffering  and  distress  ; 
The  mind  which  still  on  Thee  is  stayed, 
Is  kept  in  perfect  peace. 

2.  The  soul  by  faith  reclined 

On  the  Redeemer's  breast, 
'Mid  raging  storms,  exults  to  find 
An  everlasting  rest. 

3.  Sorrow  and  fear  are  gone, 

Whene'er  Thy  face  appears ; 
It  stills  the  sighing  orphan's  moan, 
And  dries  the  widow's  tears. 

4.  It  hallows  every  cross  ; 

It  sweetly  comforts  me ; 
Makes  me  forget  my  every  loss, 
And  find  my  all  in  Thee. 

5.  Jesus,  to  whom  I  fly, 

Doth  all  my  wishes  fill ; 
What  though  created  streams  are  dry  1 
I  have  the  fountain  still. 

6.  Stripp'd  of  each  earthly  friend, 

I  find  them  all  in  one : 
And  peace  and  joy  which  never  end, 
And  heaven,  in  Christ,  begun. 

C.  WESLEY. 

844.  S.  I. 

1.  Commit  thou  all  Thy  griefs 

And  ways  into  His  hands, 
To  His  sure  trust  and  tender  care, 

Who  earth  and  heaven  commands. 

2.  'Who  points  the  clouds  their  course, 

Whom  wind  and  seas  obey, 
He  shall  direct  thy  wandering  feet, 
He  shall  prepare  thy  way. 


512  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

3.  No  profit  canst  thou  gain 

By  self-consuming  care; 
To  Him  commend  thy  cause — his  ear 
Attends  the  softest  prayer. 

4.  Thou  on  the  Lord  rely, 

So  safe  shalt  thou  go  on ; 
Fix  on  His  work  thy  steadfast  eye, 

So  shall  thy  work  be  done.         j.  wesley. 


845.  S.  M. 

1.  Green  pastures  and  clear  streams, 

Freedom  and  quiet  rest, 
Christ's  flock  enjoy,  beneath  His  beams, 
Or  in  His  shadow,  blest. 

2.  The  mountain  and  the  vale, 

Forest  and  field,  they  range; 
The  morning  dew,  the  evening  galev 
Bring  health  in  every  change. 

3.  Secure,  amid  alarms, 

From  violence  or  snares, 

The  lambs  He  gathers  in  His  arms, 

And  in  His  bosom  bears. 

4.  The  wounded  and  the  weak 

He  comforts,  heals,  and  binds  ; 
The  lost  He  came  from  heaven  to  seek, 
And  saves  them  when  He  finds. 

5.  Should  storms  of  trouble  blow, 

Warned  of  the  coming  shock, 
They  to  the  Rock  of  Ages  go : 

Their  Shepherd  is  their  Rock. 

6.  Conflicts  and  trials  done, 

His  glory  they  behold, 
Where  Jesus  and  His  flock  are  one — 

One  Shepherd  and  one  fold.       Montgomery 


846. 


TUIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  513 


As  the  hart,  with  eager  looks, 
Panteth  for  the  water-brooks, 
So  my  soul,  athirst  for  Thee, 
Pants  the  living  God  to  see; 
When,  O  when,  with  filial  fear, 
Lord,  shall  I  to  Thee  draw  near? 


2.  Why  art  thou  east  down,  my  souH 
God,  thy  God,  shall  make  thee  whole ; 
Why  art  thou  disquieted  ? 
God  shall  lift  thy  fallen  head, 
And  His  countenance  benign 
Be  the  saving  health  of  thine. 


MONTGOMERY. 


847.  7s. 


1.  Holy  Spirit  !  Lord  of  light ! 
From  Thy  clear  celestial  height, 
Come,  thou  Light  of  all  that  live! 
Thy  pure  beaming  radiance  give ! 

%  Come,  Thou  Father  of  the  poor ! 
Come  with  treasures  which  endure; 
Thou,  of  all  consolers  best, 
Visiting  the  troubled  breast. 

3.  Thou  in  toil  art  comfort  sweet; 
Pleasant  coolness  in  the  heat ; 
Solace  in  the  midst  of  woe; 
Dost  refreshing  peace  bestow. 

\.  Light  immortal  !  Light  divine! 
Visit  Thou  these  hearts  of  Thine; 
If  Thou  take  Thy  grace  away, 
Nothing  pure  in  man  will  stay. 

3.  Heal  our  wounds — our  strength  renew ; 
On  our  dryness  pour  Thy  dew; 
Wa<h  the  stains  of  guilt  away  ; 
Guide  the  steps  that  go  astray. 
22* 


514  CHRISTIAN"   EXPERIENCE. 

6.  Give  us  comfort  when  we  die ; 
Give  us  life  with  Thee  on  high ; 
In  Thy  sevenfold  gifts  descend ; 
Give  us  joys  which  never  end.      lyra  cath. 

848.  7s. 

1.  Softly,  now,  the  light  of  day 
Fades  upon  my  sight  away ; 
Free  from  care,  from  labor  free, 
Lord  !  I  would  commune  with  Thee. 

2.  Soon,  for  me,  the  light  of  day 
Shall  forever  pass  away  ; 
Then,  from  sin  and  sorrow  free, 
Take  me,  Lord !  to  dwell  with  Thee. 

EPIS.  COLL. 

849.  7s. 

1.  Lord  !  I  can  not  let  Thee  go, 
Till  a  blessing  Thou  bestow ; 
Do  not  turn  away  Thy  face, 
Mine 's  an  urgent,  pressing  case. 

2.  Once,  a  sinner,  near  despair, 
Sought  Thy  mercy-seat  by  prayer ; 
Mercy  heard  and  set  him  free — 
Lord  !  that  mercy  came  to  me. 

3.  Many  days  have  passed  since  then, 
Many  changes  I  have  seen ; 

Yet  have  been  upheld  till  now ; 
Who  could  hold  me  up  but  Thou  1 

4.  Thou  hast  helped  in  every  need — 
This  emboldens  me  to  plead : 
After  so  much  mercy  past, 
Canst  Thou  let  me  sink  at  last  1 

5.  No — I  must  maintain  my  hold; 

'T  is  Thy  goodness  makes  me  bold ; 

I  can  no  denial  fake, 

Since  I  plead  for  Jesus'  sake.  newton. 


TRIALS   AXD   TEMPTATIONS.  515 

850.  5s  &  9s. 

1.  Midst  sorrow  and  care 
There 's  One  that  is  near, 

And  ever  delights  to  relieve  us. 

2.  T  is  Jesus  our  Friend, 
On  whom  we  depend, 

For  life  and  for  all  its  rich  blessings. 

3.  When  trouble  assails, 
His  love  never  fails, 

He  meets  us  with  sweet  consolation. 

4.  His  bounties  are  free, 
He  hears  every  plea, 

And  welcomes  the  cry  of  the  needy. 

5.  Blest  mansions  above, 
Prepared  by  His  love, 

Are  waiting  at  last  to  receive  us. 

6.  My  Saviour  and  Friend, 
On  whom  I  depend, 

Mv  heart  shall  forever  adore  Thee. 


851.  7s. 

1.  Hast  thou  wasted  all  the  powers 

God  for  noble  uses  gave  ? 
Squandered  life's  most  golden  hours'? 
Turn  thee,  brother,  God  can  save ! 

2.  Is  a  mighty  famine  now 

In  thy  heart  and  in  thy  soul ; 
Discontent  upon  thy  brow  ? 

Turn  thee,  God  will  make  thee  whole, 

3.  Fall  before  Him  on  the  ground, 

Pour  thy  sorrow  in  His  ear, 
Seek  Him  while  He  may  be  found. 
Call  upon  Him  while  He 's  near. 

J.    T.   CLARKE. 


516  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

852.  7s. 

1.  Holy  Ghost!  with  light  divine, 
Shine  upon  this  heart  of  mine  ; 
Chase  the  shades  of  night  away, 
Turn  my  darkness  into  day. 

2.  Holy  Ghost !  with  power  divine, 
Cleanse  this  guilty  heart  of  mine ; 
Long  hath  sin  without  control, 
Held  dominion  o'er  my  soul. 

3.  Holy  Ghost !  with  joy  divine, 
Cheer  this  saddened  heart  of  mine, 
Bid  my  many  woes  depart, 

Heal  my  wounded,  bleeding  heart. 

4.  Holy  Spirit !  all  divine, 

Dwell  within  this  heart  of  mine ; 
Cast  down  every  idol-throne, 
Reign  supreme — and  reign  alone. 

853.  7s. 

1.  Christian  brethren,  ere  we  part, 
Every  voice  and  every  heart 
Join,  and  to  our  Father  raise 
One  last  hymn  of  grateful  praise. 

%  Though  we  here  should  meet  no  more, 
Yet  there  is  a  brighter  shore ; 
There,  released  from  toil  and  pain, 
There  we  all  may  meet  again. 

854.  7s. 

1.  People  of  the  living  God, 

I  have  sought  the  world  around, 
Paths  of  sin  and  sorrow  trod, 

Peace  and  comfort  nowhere  found ; 

2.  Now  to  you  my  spirit  turns, 

Turns — a  fugitive  unblest ; 
Brethren  !  where  your  altar  burns, 
O  receive  me  into  rest. 


TRIALS  AND  TEMPTATIONS.  517 

3.  Lonely,  I  no  longer  roam, 

Like  the  cloud,  the  wind,  the  wave — 
Where  you  dwell  shall  be  my  home, 
AVhere  you  die  shall  be  my  grave ; 

4.  Mine  the  God  whom  you  adore, 

Your  Redeemer  shall  be  mine ; 
Earth  can  fill  my  soul  no  more, 

Every  idol  I  resign.  Montgomery. 

855.  7s. 

1.  0,  now  soft  that  bed  must  be, 
Made  in  sickness,  Lord,  by  Thee ; 
And  that  rest,  how  calm,  how  sweet. 
Where  Jesus  and  the  sufTerer  meet. 

2.  It  was  the  good  Physician  now, 
Soothed  thy  cheek,  and  chafed  thy  brow, 
Whispering,  as  He  raised  thy  head — 

"  It  is  I,  be  not  afraid." 

3.  God  of  glory,  God  of  grace, 

Hear  from  heaven,  Thy  dwelling-place  ; 
Hear,  in  mercy,  and  forgive, 
Bid  Thy  child  believe  and  live. 

4.  Bless  me,  and  I  shall  be  blest, 
Soothe  me,  and  I  shall  have  rest ; 
Fix  my  heart,  my  hopes,  above ; 
Love  me,  Lord,  for  Thou  art  love. 

856.  7s. 

1.  Hearken,  Lord,  to  my  complaints. 
For  my  soul  within  me  faints ; 
Thee,  far  off,  I  call  to  mind, 
In  the  land  I  left  behind, 
Where  the  streams  of  Jordan  flow, 
Where  the  heights  of  Hermon  glow. 


518  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

2.  Tempest-toss'd,  ray  failing  bark 
Founders  on  the  ocean  dark ; 
Deep  to  deep  around  me  calls, 
With  the  rush  of  waterfalls, 
While  I  plunge  to  lower  caves, 
Overwhelmed  by  all  Thy  waves. 

3.  Once  the  morning's  earliest  light 
Brought  Thy  mercy  to  my  sight, 
And  my  wakeful  song  was  heard 
Later  than  the  evening  bird ; 
Hast  Thou  all  my  prayers  forgot  1 
Dost  Thou  scorn,  or  hear  them  not? 

4.  Why,  my  soul,  art  thou  perplex'd  1 
Why  with  faithless  troubles  yex'd  % 
Hope  in  God,  whose  saving  name 
Thou  shalt  joyfully  proclaim 
When  His  countenance  shall  shine 
Through  the  clouds  that  darken  thine. 

MONTGOMERY. 

857.  7s. 

1.  Quiet,  Lord,  my  froward  heart, 

Make  me  teachable  and  mild, 
Upright,  simple,  free  from  art, 

Make  me  as  a  weaned  child ; 
From  distrust  and  envy  free, 
Pleased  with  all  that  pleases  Thee. 

2.  What  Thou  shalt  to-day  provide, 

Let  me  as  a  child  receive ; 
What  to-morrow  may  betide, 

Calmly  to  Thy  wisdom  leave; 
'T  is  enough  that  Thou  wilt  care — 
Why  should  I  the  burden  bear  1 

3.  As  a  little  child  relies 

On  a  care  beyond  his  own ; 
Knows  he 's  neither  strong  nor  wise, 

Fears  to  stir  a  step  alone; 
Let  me  thus  with  Thee  abide, 
As  my  Father,  Guard,  and  Guide. 

NEWTON. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  511) 

858.  7s. 

1.  Gales  from  heaven,  if  God  so  will, 

Sweeter  melodies  can  wake, 
On  the  lonely  mountain  rill, 

Than  the  meeting  waters  make. 
Who  hath  the  Father  and  the  Son. 
May  be  left,  but  not  alone. 

2.  Sick  or  healthful,  slave  or  free, 

Wealthy,  or  despised  and  poor — 
What  is  that  to  him  or  thee, 

So  his  love  to  Christ  endure  ? 
When  the  shore  is  won  at  last, 
Who  will  count  the  billows  past  ? 

3.  Only,  since  our  souls  will  shrink 

At  the  touch  of  natural  grief, 
When  our  earthly,  loved  ones  sink, 

Lend  us,  Lord,  Thy  sure  relief; 
Patient  hearts,  their  pain  to  see, 
And  Thy  grace,  to  follow  Thee. 

859.  7s. 

1.  Gently,  gently  lay  Thy  rod 
On  my  sinful  head,  O  God ! 
Stay  thy  wrath,  in  mercy  stay, 
Lest  I  sink  beneath  its  sway. 

2.  Ileal  me,  for  my  flesh  is  weak  ; 
Heal  me,  for  Thy  grace  I  seek  ; 
This  my  only  plea  I  make — 
Ileal  me  for  Thy  mercy's  sake. 

3.  Who,  within  the  silent  grave, 
Shall  proclaim  Thy  power  to  save  % 
Lord !  my  sinking  soul  reprieve ; 
Speak,  and  I  shall  rise  and  live. 

■     4.  Lo !  He  comes — He  heeds  my  pica ; 
Lo  !  He  comes — the  shadows  flee  ; 
Glory  round  me  dawns  once  more  ; 
Rise,  my  spirit,  and  adore !  lyte. 


520  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


860.  7s. 

1.  In  the  hour  of  my  distress, 
When  temptations  me  oppress, 
And  when  I  my  sins  confess — 

Then,  sweet  Spirit,  comfort  me. 

2.  When  I  lie  within  my  bed, 
Sick  in  heart,  and  sick  in  head, 
And  with  doubts  disquieted — 

Then,  sweet  Spirit,  comfort  me. 

3.  When  the  house  doth  sigh  and  weep, 
And  the  world  is  drowned  in  sleep, 
Yet  mine  eyes  the  watch  do  keep — 

Then,  sweet  Spirit,  comfort  me. 

4.  When  the  tempter  mc  pursueth, 
With  the  sins  of  all  my  youth, 
And  condemns  mo  with  untruth — 

Then,  sweet  Spirit,  comfort  me. 

5.  When  the  flames  and  hellish  cries, 
Fright  mine  ears,  and  fright  mine  eyes, 
And  all  terrors  mc  surprise — 

Then,  sweet  Spirit,  comfort  mc. 

6.  When  the  judgment  is  rcveal'd, 
And  that  opened,  which  was  scal'd, 
When  to  Thee  I  have  appeal'd — ■ 

Then,  sweet  Spirit,  comfort  mc.      vaugiin. 


881.  7s. 

1.  Center  of  our  hopes  Thou  art; 
End  of  our  enlarged  desires, 
Stamp  Thine  image  on  our  heart, 

Fill  us  now  with  heavenly  fires ; 
Joined  to  Thee  by  love  divine, 
Seal  our  souls  forever  Thine. 


TRIALS    AND   TEMPTATIONS  521 

All  our  works  in  Thee  be  wrought — 

Leveled  at  one  common  aim  ; 
Every  word  and  every  thought 

Purge  in  the  refining  flame; 
Lead  us  through  the  paths  of  peace, 
On  to  perfect  holiness. 

Let  us  altogether  rise, 

To  Thy  glorious  life  restored  ; 
Here  regain  our  Paradise, 

Here  prepare  to  meet  our  Lord  ; 
Here  enjoy  the  earnest  given ; 
Travel  hand  in  hand  to  heaven.       c.  wesley. 


862.  7s. 

1.  Hark  !  my  soul !  it  is  the  Lord ; 
'T  is  thy  Saviour — hear  His  word  ; 
Jesus  speaks,  and  speaks  to  thee, 
"  Say,  poor  sinner,  lovest  thou  Me  ?" 

2  "  I  delivered  thee  when  bound, 

And  when  bleeding,  healed  thy  wound 
Sought  thee  wandering,  set  thee  right 
Turned  thy  darkness  into  light. 

3.  u  Can  a  woman's  tender  care 
Cease  toward  the  child  she  bare  ? 
Yes,  she  may  forgetful  be, 

Yet  will  I  remember  thee. 

4.  "  Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above  ; 
Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath — 
Free  and  faithful — strong  as  death. 

5.  "  Thou  shalt  see  My  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  grace  is  done  ; 
Partner  of  My  throne  shalt  be  ; 
Say,  poor  sinner !  lovest  thou  Me  V 


522  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 

6.  Lord  !  it  is  my  chief  complaint, 
That  my  love  is  weak  and  faint ; 
Yet  I  love  Thee,  and  adore  ; — 
Oh  !  for  grace  to  love  Thee  more,     cowper. 

863.  7s,   6  lines. 

1.  Abba,  Father,  hear  Thy  child, 
Late  in  Jesus  reconciled  ; 
Hear,  and  all  the  graces  shower, 
All  the  joy,  and  peace,  and  power  ; 
All  my  Saviour  asks  above, 

All  the  life  and  heaven  of  love. 

2.  Heavenly  Father,  Life  divine, 
Change  my  nature  into  Thine ; 
Move  and  spread  throughout  my  soul, 
Actuate  and  fill  the  whole  : 

Lord,  I  will  not  let  Thee  go 
Till  the  blessing  Thou  bestow. 

3.  Holy  Ghost,  no  more  delay ; 
Come,  and  in  Thy  temple  stay : 
Now  Thine  inward  witness  bear, 
Strong,  and  permanent,  and  clear  : 
Spring  of  life,  Thyself  impart ; 
Rise  eternal  in  my  heart. 

834.  7s.   6  lilies. 

1 .  Blessed  are  the  sons  of  God ; 
They  are  bought  with  Jesus'  blood ; 
They  are  ransomed  from  the  grave ; 
Life  eternal  they  shall  have  ; 
With  them  numbered  may  wTe  be, 
Here,  and  in  eternity. 

2.  They  are  justified  by  grace, 
They  enjoy  the  Saviour's  peace  ; 
All  their  sins  are  washed  away ; 
They  shall  stand  in  God's  great  clay  : 
With  them  numbered  may  we  be, 
Here,  and  in  eternity. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  52o 

3.  They  are  lights  upon  the  earth — 
Children  of  a  heavenly  birth — 
One  with  God,  with  Jesus  one ; 
Glory  is  in  them  begun  : 
With  them  numbered  may  we  be, 
Here,  and  in  eternity.  Humphries. 

865.  lis  k  10s. 

1.  Come,  ye  disconsolate,  where'er  you  languish. 

Come,  at  the  shrine  of  God  fervently  kneel ; 
Here  bring  your  wounded  hearts,  here  tell  youi 
anguish, 
Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  Heaven  can  not  heal. 

2.  Joy  of  the  desolate,  light  of  the  straying. 

Hope  of  the  penitent,  fadeless  and  pure  ! 
Here  speaks  the  Comforter,  tenderly  sayjhg, 
Earth  has  no  sorrow  that  Heaven  can  not  cure. 

3.  Here  see  the  bread  of  life;  see  waters  flowing 

Forth  from  the  throne  of  God,  pure  from  above  : 
Come  to  the  feast  of  love  ;  come,  ever-knowing, 
Earth  has  no  sorrow  but  Heaven  can  remove. 

866.  8s  &  4s. 

1.  When  the  spark  of  life  is  waning, 

Weep  not  for  me ; 
When  the  languid  eye  is  streaming, 

Weep  not  for  me ; 
When  the  feeble  pulse  is  ceasing, 
Start  not  at  its  swift  decreasing, 
"T  is  the  fettered  soul's  releasing — 

Weep  not  for  me ! 

2.  When  the  pangs  of  death  assail  me, 

Weep  not  for  me ; 
Christ  is  mine,  He  can  not  fail  me — 

Weep  not  for  me : 
Yet  though  sin  and  doubt  endeavor 
From  His  love  my  soul  to  sever, 
Jesus  is  my  strength  forever  : 

Weep  not  for  me  ! 


524  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 


867.  8s  &  4s. 

1.  There  's  a  Friend  above  all  others — 

O  how  He  loves ! 
His  is  love  beyond  a  brother's — 

O  how  He  loves ! 
Earthly  friends  may  fail  and  leave  us, 
This  day  kind,  the  next  bereave  us, 
But  this  Friend  will  ne'er  deceive  us — 

O  how  He  loves ! 

2.  Blessed  Jesus  ! — would'st  thou  know  Him?- 

O  how  He  loves ! 
Give  thyself  e'en  this  day  to  Him — 

O  how  He  loves  ! 
Is  it  sin  that  pains  and  grieves  thee  1 
Doubts  and  trials  do  they  tease  thee  1 
Jesus  can  from  all  release  thee — 

O  how  He  loves  ! 

3.  Love  this  Friend  who  longs  to  save  thee — 

O  how  He  loves  ! 
Dost  thou  love1?  He  will  not  leave  thee — 

O  how  He  loves ! 
Think  no  more,  then,  of  to-morrow, 
Take  His  easy  yoke  and  follow, 
Jesus  carries  all  thy  sorrow — 

O  how  He  loves ! 

4.  All  thy  sins  shall  be  forgiven — 

O  how  He  loves ! 
Backward  all  thy  foes  be  driven — 

O  how  He  loves  ! 
Best  of  blessings  He  '11  provide  thee, 
Naught  but  good  shall  e'er  betide  thee, 
Safe  to  glory  He  will  guide  thee  — 

O  how  He  loves ! 

5.  Pause,  my  soul !  adore  and  wonder — 

O  how  He  loves  ! 
Naught  can  cleave  this  love  asunder — 
O  how  He  loves ! 


TRIALS    AND    TEMPTATIONS.  525 

Neither  trial,  nor  temptation, 
Doubt,  nor  fear,  nor  tribulation, 
Can  bereave  us  of  salvation — 
O  how  He  loves  ! 

6.  Let  us  still  this  love  be  viewing — 

O  how  He  loves  ! 
And,  though  faint,  keep  on  pursuing — ■ 

O  how  He  loves  ! 
He  will  strengthen  each  endeavor, 
And  when  passed  o'er  Jordan's  river, 
This  shall  be  our  song  forever — 

O  how  He  loves  ! 

868.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  Oft  when  the  waves  of  passion  rise, 
And  storms  of  life  conceal  the  skies, 

And  o'er  the  ocean  sweep, 
Tossed  in  the  long  tempestuous  night, 
We  feel  no  ray  of  heavenly  light 

To  cheer  the  lonely  deep. 

2.  But  lo  !  in  our  extremity, 

The  Saviour  walking  on  the  sea ! 

E'en  now  He  passes  by  ! 
He  silences  our  clamorous  fear, 
And  mildly  says,  "  Be  of  good  cheer, 

Be  not  afraid,  't  is  I." 

3.  Ah,  Lord  !  if  it  be  Thou  indeed, 
So  near  us  in  our  time  of  need, 

So  good,  so  strong  to  save  ; — 
Speak  the  kind  word  of  power  to  me, 
Bid  me  believe,  and  come  to  Thee, 

Swift-walking  on  the  wave. 

4.  He  bids  me  come !  His  voice  I  know, 
And  boldly  on  the  waters  go, 

And  brave  the  tempest's  shock  : 
O'er  rude  temptations  now  I  bound ; 
The  billows  yield  a,  solid  ground, 

The  wave  is  firm  as  rock ! 


526  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

5.  Come  in,  come  in,  Thon  Prince  of  peace! 
And  all  the  storms  of  sin  shall  cease, 

And  fall,  no  more  to  rise  : 
O,  if  Thy  Spirit  still  remain, 
Our  rest  on  distant  shores  we  gain, 

Our  haven  in  the  skies !  c.  wesley. 

869.  G.  P.  fi. 

1.  Thy  mercy  heard  my  infant  prayer, 
Thy  love,  with  all  a  mother's  care, 

Sustained  my  childish  days  : 
Thy  goodness  watched  my  ripening  youth, 
And  formed  my  heart  to  love  Thy  truth, 

And  filled  my  lips  with  praise. 

2.  Then  e'en  in  age  and  grief,  Thy  name 
Shall  still  my  languid  heart  inflame, 

And  bow  my  faltering  knee  : 
Oh !  yet  this  bosom  feels  the  fire, 
This  trembling  hand  and  drooping  lyre 

Have  yet  a  strain  for  Thee  ! 

3.  Yes  !  broken,  tuneless,  still,  O  Lord, 
This  voice  transported  shall  record 

Thy  goodness,  tried  so  long ; 
Till,  sinking  slow,  with  calm  decay, 
Its  feeble  murmurs  melt  away 

Into  a  seraph's  song.  sir,  r.  grant. 

870.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  Come  on,  my  partners  in  distress, 
My  comrades  in  the  wilderness, 

Who  still  your  bodies  feel ; 
Awhile  forget  your  griefs  and  fears, 
And  look  beyond  this  vale  of  tears 

To  that  celestial  hill. 

2.  Be}:,ond  the  bounds  of  time  and  space, 
Look  forward  to  that  heavenly  pla<j^ 

The  saint's  secure  abode ; 
On  faith's  strong  eagle  pinions  rise, 
And  force  your  passage  to  the  skies, 

And  scale  the  mount  of  God. 


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TRIALS   AXD   TEMPTATIONS.  527 

3.  Who  suffer  with  our  Master  here, 
We  shall  before  his  face  appear, 

And  by  his  side  sit  down  : 
To  patient  faith  the  prize  is  sure ; 
And  all  that  to  the  end  endure 

The  cross,  shall  wear  the  crown. 

871.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Though  hard  the  winds  are  blowing. 

And  loud  the  billows  roar ; 
Full  swiftly  are  we  going 
To  our  dear  native  shore. 

2.  The  billows  breaking  o'er  us, 

The  storms  that  round  us  swell, 
Are  aiding  to  restore  us 
To  all  we  loved  so  well. 

3.  So  sorrow  often  presses 

Life's  mariner  along ; 
Afflictions  and  distresses 

Are  gales  and  billows  strong. 

4.  The  sharper  and  severer 

The  storm  of  life  we  meet, 
The  sooner  and  the  nearer 
Is  heaven's  eternal  seat. 

5.  Come,  then,  afflictions  dreary, 

Sharp  sickness  pierce  my  breast — 
You  only  bear  the  weary 
More  quickly  home  to  rest. 

872.  ^s  £  7s. 

1 .  Tell  me  not,  in  mournful  numbers, 

Life  is  but  an  empty  dream  ; 
For  the  soul  is  dead  that  slumbers, 
And  things  arc  not  what  they  seem. 

2.  Life  is  real !  life  is  earnest ! 

And  the  grave  is  not  its  goal ; 
Dust  thou  art,  to  dust  returnest, 
Was  not  spoken  of  the  soul ! 


528  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE 

3.  Not  enjoyment,  and  not  sorrow, 
Is  our  destined  end  and  way ; 
But  to  act,  that  each  to-morrow 
Find  us  farther  than  to-day. 

4.  Lives  of  true  men  all  remind  us 

We  can  make  our  lives  sublime, 
And,  departing,  leave  behind  us 
Footprints  on  the  sands  of  time ; 

5.  Footprints  which  perhaps  another, 

Sailing  o'er  life's  solemn  main, 

A  forlorn  and  shipwrecked  brother 

Seeing,  shall  take  heart  again. 

6.  Let  us,  then,  be  up  and  doing, 

With  a  heart  for  any  fate ; 
Still  achieving,  still  pursuing, 
Learn  to  labor  and  to  wait. 

LONGFELLOW 

873.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Joyful  words — we  meet  again  ! 
Love's  own  language,  comfort  darting 
Through  the  souls  of  friends  at  parting ; 

Life  in  death — we  meet  again  ! 

2.  While  we  walk  this  vale  of  tears, 
Compassed  around  with  care  and  sorrow, 
Gloom  to-day,  and  storm  to-morrow, 

"Meet  again  !"  our  bosom  cheers. 

3.  Far  in  exile,  when  we  roam, 
O'er  our  lost  endearments  weeping, 
Lonely,  silent  vigils  keeping, 

"  Meet  again  !"  transports  us  home. 

4.  When  this  weary  world  is  past, 
Happy  they,  whose  spirits  soaring, 
Vast  eternity  exploring, 

"  Meet  asrain"  in  heaven  at  last. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  529 

874.  8s  h  7s. 

1.  Full  of  trembling  expectation, 

Feeling  much,  and  fearing  more, 
Mighty  God  of  my  salvation ! 

I  Thy  timely  aid  implore; 
Suffering  Son  of  Man,  be  near  me, 

All  my  sufferings  to  sustain ; 
By  Thy  sorer  griefs  to  cheer  me, 

By  Thy  more  than  mortal  pain. 

2.  Call  to  mind  that  unknown  anguish, 

In  thy  days  of  flesh  below ; 
When  thy  troubled  soul  did  languish 

Under  a  whole  world  of  woe ; 
When  Thou  didst  our  curse  inherit, 

Groan  beneath  our  guilty  load, 
Burdened  with  a  wounded  spirit, 

Bruised  by  all  the  wrath  of  God. 

3.  By  Thy  most  severe  temptation, 

In  that  dark,  Satanic  hour : 
By  Thy  last,  mysterious  passion, 

Screen  me  from  the  adverse  power. 
By  Thy  fainting  in  the  garden, 

By  Thy  bloody  sweat.  I  pray, 
Write  upon  my  heart  the  pardon, 

Take  my  sins  and  fears  away. 

4.  By  the  travail  of  Thy  Spirit, 

By  Thine  outcry  on  the  tree, 
By  Thine  agonizing  merit, 

In  my  pangs,  remember  me  ! 
By  Thy  death  I  Thee  conjure, 

A  weak,  dying  soul  befriend ; 
Make  me  patient  to  endure. 

Make  me  faithful  to  the  end.     c.  wesley. 

875.  7s  k  6s. 

1.  When  human  hopes  all  wither, 
And  friends  no  aid  supply. 
Then  whither,  Lord,  ah  !   whither 
Can  turn  mv  straining  eye  S 
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530  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

'Mid  storms  of  grief  still  rougher, 
'Midst  darker,  deadlier  shade, 

That  cross  where  Thou  didst  suffer, 
On  Calvary  was  display'd. 

2.  On  that  my  gaze  I  Fasten, 

My  refuge  that  I  make ; 
Though  sorely  Thou  may'st  chasten, 

Thou  never  canst  forsake. 
Thou,  on  that  cross  didst  languish, 

Ere  glory  crowned  Thy  head ! 
And  I,  through  death,  and  anguish, 

Must  be  to  glory  led. 

878.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Lone,  amid  the  dead  and  dying, 

Lord,  my  spirit  faints  for  Thee ; 
Longing,  thirsting,  drooping,  sighing — 
When  shall  I  Thy  presence  see  ? 

2.  O,  how  altered  my  condition; 

Late  I  led  the  joyous  throng; 
Beat  my  heart  with  full  fruition, 
Flowed  my  lips  with  grateful  song. 

3.  Now  the  storm  goes  wildly  o'er  me, 

Waves  on  waves  my  soul  confound ; 
Naught  but  boding  fears  before  me, 
Naught  but  threatening  foes  around. 

4.  Save  me,  save  me,  O  my  Father ! 

To  Thy  faithful  word  I  cling; 
Thence,  my  soul !  thy  comfort  gather; 
Hope !  and  thou  again  shalt  sing. 

877.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  As  flows  the  rapid  river, 

With  channel  broad  and  free 
Its  waters  rippling  ever, 
And  hastening  to  the  sea. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  531 

So  life  is  onward  flowing, 

And  days  of  offered  peace. 
And  man  is  swiftly  going 

Where  calls  of  mercy  cease. 

2.  As  moons  are  ever  waning, 

As  hastes  the  sun  away. 
As  stormy  winds,  complaining, 

Bring  on  the  wint'ry  day, 
So  fast  the  night  comes  o'er  us — 

The  darkness  of  the  grave ; 
And  death  is  just  before  us; 

God  takes  the  life  He  gave. 

3.  Say,  hath  thy  heart  its  treasures 

Laid  up  in  worlds  above  % 
And  is  it  all  thy  pleasure 

Thy  God  to  praise  and  love  % 
Beware  !  lest  death's  dark  river 

Its  billows  o'er  thee  roll, 
And  thou  lament  forever 

The  ruin  of  thy  soul.  s.  f.  smith. 

Doxology.    7s  &  6s. 

We  'll  praise  Thy  name  forever — 

Thou  glorious  King  of  kings ! 
Thy  wondrous  love  and  favor 

Each  ransomed  spirit  sings ; 
Wre  '11  celebrate  Thy  glory, 

With  all  Thy  saints  above, 
And  shout  the  joyful  story 

Of  Thy  redeeming  love. 

878.  8»&"7s.    Double. 

1.  Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken. 

All  to  leave  and  follow  Thee ; 
Naked,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 

Thou,  from  hence,  my  all  shalt  be. 
Perish  every  fond  ambition, 

All  I  've  sought,  or  hoped,  or  known ; 
Yet  how  rich  is  my  condition ! 

God  and  heaven  are  still  my  own. 


532  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  Let  the  world  despise  and  leave  me, 

They  have  left  my  Saviour,  too ; 
Human  hearts  and  looks  deceive  me, 

Thou  art  not,  like  them,  untrue : 
And  while  Thou  shait  smile  upon  me, 

God  of  wisdom,  love,  and  might, 
Foes  may  hate,  and  friends  may  scorn  me; 

Show  Thy  face,  and  all  is  bright. 

3.  Man  may  trouble  and  distress  me, 

JT  will  but  drive  me  to  Thy  breast ; 
Life  with  trials  hard  may  press  me, 

Heaven  will  bring  me  sweeter  rest. 
Oh!  't  is  not  in  grief  to  harm  me, 

While  Thy  love  is  left  to  me  ; 
Oh !  't  were  not  m  joy  to  charm  me, 

Were  that  joy  unmixed  with  Thee. 

4.  Soul,  then  know  thy  full  salvation, 

Rise  o'er  sin,  and  fear,  and  care ; 
Joy  to  find  in  every  station 

Something  still  to  do  or  bear. 
Think  what  Spirit  dwells  within  thee ; 

Think  what  Father's  smiles  are  thine  5 
Think  that  Jesus  died  to  win  thee ; 

Child  of  heaven,  canst  thou  repine'? 

5.  Haste  thee  on  from  grace  to  glory, 

Armed  by  faith,  and  winged  by  prayer ; 
Heaven's  eternal  day  's  before  thee, 

God's  own  hand  shall  guide  thee  there. 
Soon  shall  close  thy  earthly  mission, 

Soon  shall  pass  thy  pilgrim  days ; 
Hope  shall  change  to  glad  fruition, 

Faith  to  sight,  and  prayer  to  praise. 

MISS  GRANT. 

879.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Cross,  reproach,  and  tribulation, 
Ye  to  me  are  welcome  guests, 
When  I  have  this  consolation, 
That  my  soul  in  Jesus  rests. 


TRIALS  AND   TEMPTATIONS.  538 

2.  The  reproach  of  Christ  is  glorious  ; 

Those  who  here  His  burden  bear 
In  the  end  shall  prove  victorious, 
And  eternal  gladness  share. 

3.  Bear,  then,  the  reproach  of  Jesus, 

Ye  who  live  a  life  of  faith  ! 
Lift  triumphant  songs  and  praises 
E'en  in  martyrdom  and  death. 

4.  Bonds  and  stripes,  and  evil  story, 

Are  our  honorable  crowns  ; 
Pain  is  peace,  and  shame  is  glory, 
Gloomy  dungeons  are  as  thrones. 

MORAVIAN. 

880.  8s  &  7s, 

] .  Tossed  upon  life's  raging  billow, 
Sweet  it  is,  O  Lord,  to  know, 
Thou  did'st  press  a  sailor's  pillow, 

And  canst  feel  a  sailor's  woe. 
Never  slumbering,  never  sleeping, 

Though  the  night  be  dark  and  drear, 
Thou  the  faithful  watch  art  keeping, 
"  All,  all 's  well,"  Thy  constant  cheer. 

%2.  And  though  loud  the  wind  is  howling, 

Fierce  though  flash  the  lightnings  red; 
Darkly  though  the  storm-cloud 's  scowling 

O'er  the  sailor's  anxious  head ; 
Thou  canst  calm  the  raging  ocean, 

All  its  noise  and  tumult  still, 
Hush  the  tempest's  wild  commotion, 

At  the  bidding  of  Thy  will. 

3.  Thus  my  heart  the  hope  will  cherish, 

While  to  Thee  I  lift  mine  eye; 
Thou  wilt  save  mc  ere  I  perish, 

Thou  wilt  hear  the  sailor's  cry. 
And  though  mast  and  sail  be  riven, 

Life's  short  voyage  will  soon  be  o'er; 
Safely  moored  in  heaven's  wide  haven, 

Storm  and  tempest  vex  no  more. 

CHRISTIAN  LYRE. 


534  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

881,  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Light  of  those  whose  dreary  dwelling 

Borders  on  the  shades  of  death  ! 
Rise  on  us,  Thyself  revealing — 
Rise  and  chase  the  clouds  beneath. 

2.  Thou,  of  heaven  and  earth  Creator  ! 

In  our  deepest  darkness  rise ; 
Scatter  all  the  night  of  nature, 
Pour  the  day  upon  our  eyes. 

3.  Still  we  wait  for  Thine  appearing ; 

Life  and  joy  Thy  beams  impart, 
Chasing  all  our  fears,  and  cheering 
Every  meek,  benighted  heart. 

4.  Save  us,  in  Thy  great  compassion, 

O  Thou  mild,  pacific  Prince ! 

Give  the  knowledge  of  salvation, 

Give  the  pardon  of  our  sins. 

5.  By  Thine  all-sufficient  merit, 

Every  burdened  soul  release  ; 
Every  weary,  wandering  spirit 

Guide  into  Thy  perfect  peace,      toplady. 


882.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Isr  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory, 

Towering  o'er  the  wrecks  of  time ; 
All  the  light  of  sacred  story 

Gathers  round  its  head  sublime. 

2.  When  the  woes  of  life  o'ertake  me, 

Hopes  deceive,  and  fears  annoy, 
Never  shall  the  cross  forsake  me ; 
Lo  !  it  glows  with  peace  and  joy. 

3.  When  the  sun  of  bliss  is  beaming 

Light  and  Jove  upon  my  way, 
From  the  cross  the  radiance  streaming 
Adds  more  luster  to  the  day. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  060 

4.  Banc  and  blessing,  pain  and  pleasure, 

By  the  cross  are  sanctified ; 
Peace  is  there  that  knows  no  measure, 
Joys  that  through  all  time  abide. 

5.  In  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory, 

Towering  o'er  the  wrecks  of  time  ; 
All  the  light  of  sacred  story 
Gathers  round  its  head  sublime. 

BOWRING. 

883.  8s,  7s  &  4s, 

1.  Saviour,  visit  Thy  plantation, 

Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain  ! 
All  will  come  to  desolation, 

Unless  Thou  return  again  ; 
Lord,  revive  us, 
All  our  help  must  come  from  Thee ! 

2.  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance. 

Shine  upon  us  from  on  high, 
Lest,  for  want  of  Thine  assistance, 
Ev'ry  plant  should  droop  and  die. 
Lord,  revive  us,  etc. 

3.  Surely  once  Thy  garden  flourished 

Ev'ry  part  looked  gay  and  green ; 
Then  Thy  wrord  our  spirits  nourish'd — 
Happy  seasons  we  have  seen  ; 
Lord,  revive  us,  etc. 

4.  But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded, 

And  a  sad  decline  we  see ; 
Lord,  Thy  help  is  greatly  needed — 
Help  can  only  come  from  Thee. 
Lord,  revive  us,  etc. 

5.  Dearest  Saviour,  hasten  hither, 

Thou  canst  make  them  bloom  again ! 
O !  permit  them  not  to  wither, 
Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain. 
Lord,  revive  us,  etc. 


536  CHRISTIAN  EXPERIENCE. 

6.  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power ; 
Turn  the  stony  heart  to  flesh ; 
And  begin  from  this  good  hour 
To  revive  Thy  work  afresh. 

Lord,  revive  us,  etc.  newto\. 


884,  8s  &  7s. 

1.  I  am  wear}*,  I  am  weary 

Of  the  cares  and  toils  of  life; 
I  am  weary  of  its  sorrows ; 

I  am  weary  of  its  strife ; 
I  am  weary  of  its  flowers, 

That  bloom  so  soon  to  die  ; 
And  the  immortal  spirit  pineth 

For  its  home  beyond  the  sky. 

2.  I  am  weary  of  the  trifles 

That  occupy  my  days ; 
I  am  wear}*  of  the  longing 

For  human  love  and  praise; 
I  am  weary  of  thoughts  that  turn 

So  constantly  to  earth, 
Fain  would  my  spirit  rise  above 

Its  idle  joy  and  mirth. 

3.  I  have  seen  the  flowers  wither  ; 

I  have  seen  the  loved  ones  die  : 
I  have  seen  the  clouds  of  sorrow 

Overcast  youth's  summer  sky  ; 
I  am  pining,  I  am  pining 

For  my  home  among  the  blest ; 
Where  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling, 

And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

885.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  0  my  God,  by  Thee  forsaken, 
Prostrate  in  the  dust  I  lie ; 
Faith  by  gloomy  terrors  shaken, 
All  my  hopes  within  me  die ; 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  537 

Yet,  my  soul,  in  Thee  confiding, 

Meditates  Thy  mercy  still ; 
Though,  on  earth's  dark  coasts  abiding. 

Distant  far  from  Zion's  hill. 

'2.  Deep  to  deep  reponsive  calling, 
Thunders  roar,  the  tor;  > 
Bursting  clouds  around  me  falling, 

"Wave  on  wave  o'erwhelms  my  soul  : 
Yet  the  Lord,  His  grace  commanding. 

Will  with  mercies  crown  ray  la; 
He  my  guardian,  near  me  standing, 

Cheers  my  nights  with  prayer-  and  praise. 

peatt's  coll. 

886.  Gs  k  10s, 

1.  ^YILT  Thou  not  visit  me  % 

The  plant  beside  me  feels  Thy  gentle  dew  ; 

Each  blade  of  grass  I  see 
From  Thy  deep  earth  its  quickening  mi  trew. 

2.  Wilt  Thou  not  visit  me  ? 

Thy  morning  calls  on  me  with  cheering  torn  : 

And  every  hill  and  tree 
Lend  but  one  voice,  the  voice  of  Thee  alone. 

3.  Come,  for  I  need  Thy  love, 

More  than  the  flower  the  dew,  or  grass  the  rain; 

Come,  like  Thy  holy  dove, 
And  lei  me  in  Thy  sight  rejoice  to  live  again. 

4.  Yes  !  Thou  wilt  visit  me ; 

Nor  plant,  nor  tree,  Thine  eyes  delight  so  well, 

As  when  from  sin  set  free, 
Man's  spirit  comes  with  Thine  in  peace  to  dwell. 

887.  6s  I  H. 

1 .  My  soul,  go  boldly  forth, 
Forsake  this  sinful  earth ; 
What  hath  it  been  to  thee 

But  pain  and  sorrow  I 
And  think'st  thou  it  will  be 
More  kind  to-morrow  ? 
23* 


538  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

2.  Thy  God,  thy  Head  's  above ; 

There  is  (he  world  of  love  ; 
Mansions  there  purchased  are 

By  Christ's  own  merit ; 
For  these  He  doth  prepare 

Thee  by  His  Spirit. 

3.  Lord  Jesus,  take  my  spirit ; 

I  trust  Thy  love  and  merit ; 
Take  home  Thy  wandering  sheep, 

For  Thou  hast  sought  it ; 
My  soul  in  safety  keep, 

For  Thou  hast  bought  it. 

888.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Guide  me,  O  Thou  great  Jehovah, 

Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land: 
I  am  weak,  but  Thou  art  mighty, 
Hold  me  with  Thy  powerful  hand; 

Bread  of  heaven, 
Feed  me  till  I  want  no  more. 

2.  Open  Thou  the  crystal  fountain, 

Whence  the  healing  waters  flow; 
Let  the  fiery,  cloudy  pillar, 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  through ; 

Strong  Deliverer, 
Be  Thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

8.  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 
Bid  the  swelling  stream  divide ; 
Death  of  death,  and  hell's  destruction. 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side  ; 

Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  Thee.  Oliver 

889.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Holy  Father,  Thou  hast  taught  me 
I  should  live  to  Thee  alone  ; 
Year  by  year,  Thy  hand  hath  brought  me 
On  through  dangers  oft  unknown. 


TRIALS    AND   TEMPTATIONS.  539 

When  I  wandered.  Thou  hast  found  me ; 

When  I  doubted,  sent  me  light. 
Still  Thine  arm  has  been  around  me, 

All  my  paths  were  in  Thy  sight. 

2.  In  the  world  will  foes  assail  me, 

Craftier,  stronger  far  than  I ; 
And  the  strife  may  never  fail  me, 

Well  I  know,  before  I  die. 
Therefore,  Lord,  I  come,  believing 

Thou  canst  give  the  power  I  need  ; 
Through  the  prayer  of  faith  receiving 

Strength — the  Spirit's  strength,  indeed. 

3.  I  would  trust  in  Thy  protecting, 

Wholly  rest  upon  Thine  arm  ; 
Follow  wholly  Thy  directing. 

Thou,  mine  only  guard  from  harm  ! 
Keep  me  from  mine  own  undoing, 

Help  me  turn  to  Thee  when  tried, 
Still  my  footsteps,  Father,  viewing, 

Keep  me  ever  at  Thy  side  ! 

890.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Gently,  Lord,  O  gently  lead  us 

Thro'  this  lowly  vale  of  tears, 
And,  O,  Lord,  in  mercy  give  us 

Thy  rich  grace  in  all  our  fears. 
O,  refresh  us — 
O,  refresh  us  with  Thy  grace. 

2.  Though  ten  thousand  ills  beset  us, 

From  without  and  from  within, 
Jesus  says  He'll  ne'er  forget  us, 

But  will  save  from  every  sin. 
Therefore  praise  Him — 
Praise  the  great  Redeemer's  name. 

3.  Though  distresses  now  attend  thee, 

And  thou  tread'st  the  thorny  road ; 
His  right  hand  shall  still  defend  thee ; 

Soon  He  '11  bring  thee  home  to  God ! 
Therefore  praise  Him — 
Praise  the  great  Redeemer's  name. 


540  CHRISTIAN   EXPEDIENCE. 

4.   O  that  I  could  now  adore  Him, 
Like  the  heavenly  host  above. 
Who  forever  bow  before  Him, 
And  unceasing  sing  His  love ! 
Happy  songsters ! 
When  shall  I  your  chorus  join? 

891.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Jesus,  full  of  all  compassion, 

Hear  thine  humble  suppliant's  cry, 
Let  me  know  Thy  great  salvation — 

See!  I  languish,  faint,  and  die. 
Guilty,  but  with  heart  relenting, 

Overwhelmed  with  helpless  grief, 
Prostrate  at  Thy  foot  repenting — 

Send,  O  send  me  quick  relief! 

2.  Whither  should  a  wretch  be  flying. 

But  to  Him  who  comfort  gives'? 
Whither,  from  the  dread  of  dying, 

Bat  to  Him  who  ever  lives  ? 
While  I  view  Thee,  wounded,  grieving, 

Breathless,  on  the  cursed  tree, 
Fain  1  'd  feel  my  heart  believing 

Thou  didst  suffer  thus  for  me. 

3.  In  the  world  of  endless  ruin, 

Let  it  never,  Lord,  be  said, 
"  Llere  's  a  soul  that  perished,  sueing 

For  the  boasted  Saviour's  aid  !" 
Saved! — the  deed  shall  spread  new  glory 

Through  the  shining  realms  above  ; 
Angels  sing  the  pleasing  story, 

All  enraptured  with  Thy  love.       turner 

892.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Onward,  Christian,  though  the  region 
Where  thou  art,  be  drear  and  lone! 
God  has  set  a  guardian  legion 
Very  near  thee — press  thou  on  ! 


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2.  Listen,  Christian,  their  Ilosanna 

Rolleth  o'er  thee — "  God  is  love.'' 
Write  upon  thy  red-cross  banner, 
';  Upward  ever — heaven 's  above/' 

3.  By  the  thorn-road,  and  none  other, 

Is  the  mount  of  vision  won ; 
Tread  it  without  shrinking,  brother ! 
Jesus  trod  it — press  thou  on  ! 

4.  Be  this  world  the  wiser,  stronger, 

For  thy  life  of  pain  and  peace ; 
While  it  needs  thee,  O,  no  longer 
Pray  thou  for  thy  quick  release. 

5.  Pray  thou,  Christian,  daily,  rather, 

That  thou  be  a  faithful  son ; 
By  the  prayer  of  Jesus — i;  Father, 
Not  my  will,  but  Thine,  be  done !" 


893.  10s  &  7s. 

1.  Forgive  my  folly,  O  Lord,  most  holy; 

Cleanse  me  from  every  stain ; 
For  Thee  I  languish ;  pity  my  anguish, 
Nor  let  my  sighing  be  vain. 

2.  Deeply  repenting,  sorely  lamenting 

All  my  departures  from  Thee ; 
And  now  returning,  Thine  absence  mourning. 
Lord,  show  Thy  mercy  to  me. 

3.  Sinful,  unworthy,  trembling  before  Thee, 

Here  at  Thy  cross  will  I  kneel  ; 
Thy  Love  once  bleeding,  now  interceding, 
Shall  for  my  ransom  avail. 


4.  Through  Thy  rich  merit,  by  Thy  free  Spirit, 
Comfort  my  desolate  soul : 
Heav'nly  Physician,  in  kind  compassion, 
Now  bid  the  wounded  be  whole. 


54:2  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

894.  10s  &  4s. 

1.  Send  kindly  light  amid  th'  encircling  gloom, 

And  lead  me  on ; 
The  night  is  dark,  and  I  am  far  from  home ; 

Lead  Thou  me  on ; 
Keep  Thou  my  feet :  I  do  not  ask  to  see 
The  distant  scene ;  one  step 's  enough  for  me. 

2.  I  was  not  ever  thus,  nor  prayed  that  Thou 

Should'st  lead  me  on  ; 
I  loved  to  choose  and  see  my  path ;  but  now 

Lead  Thou  me  on ! 
I  loved  day's  dazzling  light,  and,  spite  of  fears, 
Pride  ruled  my  will :  remember  not  past  years  ! 

3.  So  long  Thy  power  hath  blessed  me,  surely  still 

'Twill  lead  me  on 
Through  dreary  doubt,  through  pain  and  sorrow,  till 

The  night  is  gone, 
And  with  the  morn  those  angel  faces  smile 
Which  I  have  loved  long  since,  and  lost  awhile. 


895.  7s  &  5s. 

1.  Peace  to  thee,  O  favored  one, 
Weeping    thus  before  the  throne, 
O'er  the  ills  that  thou  hast  done, 

With  relenting  sighs  : 
While  thy  heart  with  grief  is  riven, 
All  thy  follies  are  forgiven ; 
And  beneath  a  smiling  heaven 

Light  will  soon  arise. 

2.  Earthly  joys  to  Thee  are  dross, 
Earthly  gain  is  heavenly  loss, 
Look  upon  the  bleeding  cross, 

View  the  Victim  there : 
He  that  for  thy  sins  hath  died, 
Bids  thee  in  His  love  confide ; 
Trust  in  Him,  and  none  beside— 

He  will  hear  thy  prayer. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  0±3 

3.  From  the  Saviour's  smiling  face 
Flows  the  plenitude  of  grace ; 
Pardon,  life,  and  heavenly  peace, 

Like  the  ocean's  wave : 
He  the  righteous  law  obeyed, 
He  hath  full  atonement  made, 
Let  Thy  soul  on  him  be  stayed, 

He  is  strong  to  save. 

896.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Jesus  my  God,  my  Saviour, 
In  Thy  celestial  favor 

Is  my  supreme  delight ; 
The  more  my  woes  oppress  me, 
The  more  do  Thou  possess  me, 

With  Thy  all  heavenly  might. 

2.  Whene'er  my  heart  is  broken, 
Before  my  grief  is  spoken, 

God  pities  my  complaint : 
And  though  He  might  reject  me, 
He  kindly  does  protect  me, 

Lest  all  my  courage  faint. 

3.  By  night  Thine  arm  attends  me, 
And  graciously  defends  me, 

And  soft  is  my  repose ; 
Thine  eyes,  that  watch  my  keeping, 
Are  never,  never  sleeping — 

I  can  not  fear  my  foes. 

4.  By  day  Thy  hand  shall  lead  me, 
Thy  heavenly  manna  feed  me 

Through  ail  life's  desert  way  ; 
Thy  beam  my  path  enlightens, 
And  more  and  more  it  brightens 

Unto  eternal  day. 

5.  O  Jesus,  my  sweet  Saviour, 
Soon  Thy  celestial  favor 

Shall  be  my  sole  delight ! 
With  seraphs  I  '11  adore  Thee, 
And  cast  my  crown  before  Thee, 

Around  Thy  throne  of  light. 


544  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 


897.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  O  that  the  Lord's  salvation, 
Jehovah's  great  salvation, 

Were  out  of  Zion  come ! 
To  heal  His  ancient  nation, 
His  long  forsaken  nation — 

To  lead  His  outcasts  home  ! 

2.  How  long  the  holy  city, 
Zion,  the  holy  city, 

Shall  heathen  feet  profane  ? 
Return,  O  God,  in  pity, 
In  everlasting  pity, 

Rebuild  her  walls  again. 

3.  Let  fall  Thy  rod  of  terror, 
Thine  iron  rod  of  terror, 

Thy  saving  grace  impart ! 
Remove  the  vail  of  error, 
The  midnight  vail  of  error, 

Release  the  fettered  heart. 

4.  Let  Israel  home  returning, 
With  ransom  home  returning, 

Their  lost  Messiah  see  ! 
Give  oil  of  joy  for  mourning, 
For  ages  long  of  mourning, 

And  build  Th v  Church  to  Thee  ! 


Doxology.    7s  &  6s. 

Glory  be  Thine  forever, 
O  Lord,  of  life  the  Giver, 

Immortal  King  of  kings, 
To  Thee  thrice-named  be  praises, 
Loud  as  all  heaven  raises, 

While  earth  responsive  sings. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  545 


898.  6s  k  4s. 

1.  Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee, 

Nearer  to  Thee, 
E'en  though  it  be  a  cross 

That  raiseth  me ; 
Still  all  my  pong  shall  be, 
Nearer,  my  Gocl,  to  Thee — 

Nearer  to  Thee ! 

2.  Though,  like  the  wanderer, 

The  sun  gone  down, 
Darkness  be  over  me, 

My  rest  a  stone ; 
Yet  in  my  dreams  I  'd  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee — 

Nearer  to  Thee ! 

3.  There  let  the  way  appear, 

Steps  unto  heaven ; 
All  that  Thou  sendest  me. 

In  mercy  given ; 
Angels  to  beckon  me 
Nearer,  my  God.  to  Thee — 

Nearer  to  Thee ! 

4.  Then  with  my  waking  thoughts, 

Bright  with  Thy  praise, 
Out  of  my  stony  grief-, 

Bethel  I  '11  raise ; 
So  by  my  woes  to  be 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee — 

Nearer  to  TIilc  ! 


5.  Or  if  on  joyful  wing, 

Cleaving  the  sky, 
Sun,  moon,  and  stars  forgot, 

Upward  1  fly  ; 
Still  all  my  song  shall  be, 
Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee — 

Nearer  to  Thee.         sarah  f.  adams. 


546  CHRISTIAN    EXPERIENCE. 


899.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  I  'm  but  a  stranger  here  : 

Heaven  is  my  home  ; 
Earth  is  a  desert  drear : 

Heaven  is  my  home ; 
Danger  and  sorrow  stand 
Round  me  on  every  hand, 
Heaven  is  my  Fatherland — 

Heaven  is  my  home. 

2.  What  though  the  tempests  rage 

Heaven  is  my  home ; 
Short  is  my  pilgrimage  : 

Heaven  is  my  home ; 
And  time's  wild,  wint'ry  blast 
Soon  will  be  overpast, 
I  shall  reach  home  at  last — 

Heaven  is  my  home. 

3.  Therefore  I  murmur  not : 

Heaven  is  my  home  ; 
Whate'er  my  earthly  lot, 

Heaven  is  my  home ; 
And  I  shall  surely  stand 
There  at  my  Lord's  right  hand : 
Heaven  is  my  Fatherland — 

Heaven  is  my  home. 


900. 


1.  Yea,  I  will  extol  Thee, 

Lord  of  Life  and  Light ; 
For  Thine  arm  upheld  me, 
Turned  my  foes  to  flight. 

2.  I  implored  Thy  succor, 

Thou  wast  swift  to  save, 
To  heal  my  wounded  spirit, 
And  bring  me  from  the  grave. 


TRIALS    AND   TEMPTATIONS.  547 

3.  Grief  may,  like  the  pilgrim, 

Through  the  night  sojourn, 
Yet  shall  joy,  to-morrow, 
With  the  sun  return. 

4.  Thou  hast  turned  my  mourning 

Into  minstrelsy  ; 
Girded  me  with  gladness, 
Set  from  thralldom  free. 

5.  Thee  my  ransomed  powers 

Henceforth  shall  adore ; 
Thee,  my  great  Deliverer, 

Bless  for  evermore !  Montgomery. 


901.  6s  &  5s. 

1.  God  of  our  salvation  ! 

Unto  Thee  we  pray ; 
Hear  our  supplication, 
Be  our  strength  and  stay. 

2.  Wretched  and  unworthy, 

Poor,  and  sick,  and  blind, 
Prostrate  we  adore  Thee, 
Call  Thy  grace  to  mind. 

3.  He  that  dwelleth  near  Thee, 

Safely  shall  abide ; 
Ever  love  and  fear  Thee, 
In  Thy  strength  confide. 

4.  Sure  is  Thy  protection, 

Safe  is  Thy  defense, 

While  in  deep  affliction, 

Woe,  or  pestilence. 

5.  God  of  our  salvation  ! 

Saviour,  Prince  of  Peace! 
Boundless  Thy  compassion, 
Infinite  Thy  grace. 


548  CHRISTIAN   EXPEEIENCE. 

6.  While  with  love  unceasing, 
Humbly  we  adore ; 
Grant  us  Thy  rich  blessing, 
And  we  ask  no  more. 

902.  6s  &  k. 

1.  If  life's  pleasures  charm  thee, 

Give  them  not  thy  heart ; 
Lest  the  gift  ensnare  thee 
From  thy  God  to  part. 

2.  If  distress  befall  thee, 

Painful  though  it  be, 

Let  not  grief  appall  thee, 

To  thy  Saviour  flee. 

3.  When  earth's  prospects  fail  thee, 

Let  it  not  distress ; 
Better  comforts  wait  thee, 
Christ  will  freely  bless. 

4.  Let  not  death  alarm  thee, 

Shrink  not  from  his  blow ; 
For  the  conflict  arm  thee, 
Triumph  o'er  the  foe. 


903. 


1.  I  feel  within  a  want 

Forever  burning  there, 
What  I  so  thirst  for,  grant, 

0  Thou  who  hearest  prayer  ! 

2.  This  is  the  thing  I  crave, 

A  likeness  to  Thy  Son ; 
This  would  I  rather  have 

Than  call  the  world  my  own. 

3.  Like  Him,  now  in  my  youth, 

1  long,  O  God,  to  be, 
In  tenderness  and  truth, 

In  sweet  humility. 


TRIALS   ASH   TEMPTATIONS.  5-±9 

4.  T  is  my  most  fervent  prayer 
Be  it  more  fervent  still, 
Be  it  my  highest  care, 

Be  it  my  settled  will.  furness. 

904.  Gs. 

1.  My  spirit  longeth  for  Thee 

To  dwell  within  my  breast ; 
Although  I  am  unworthy 
Of  so  divine  a  Guest ! 

2.  Of  so  divine  a  Guest — 

Unworthy  though  I  be ; 
Yet  hath  my  heart  no  rest 
Until  it  corne  to  Thee ! 

3.  Until  it  come  to  Thee ; 

In  vain  I  look  around ; 
In  all  that  I  can  see 

No  rest  is  to  be  found ! 

4.  No  rest  is  to  be  found 

But  in  Thy  bleeding  love  : 

Oh  !  let  my  wish  be  erown'd, 

And  send  it  from  above  ! 

905.  L.  M. 

1.  0  deem  not  they  are  blest  alone 

Whose  lives  a  peaceful  tenor  keep  \ 
For  God.  who  pities  man,  has  shown 
A  blessing  for  the  eyes  that  weep. 

2.  The  light  of  smiles  shall  fill  again 

The  lids  that  overflow  with  tears ; 
And  weary  hours  of  woe  and  pain 
Are  promises  of  happier  years. 

3.  There  is  a  day  of  sunny  rest 

For  every  dark  and  troubled  night ; 

And  grief  may  bide  an  evening  guest, 

But  joy  shall  come  with  early  light. 


550  CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

4.  Nor  let  the  good  man's  trust  depart, 

Though  life  its  common  gifts  deny, 

Though  with  a  pierced  and  broken  heart, 

And  spurned  of  men,  he  goes  to  die. 

5.  For  God  has  marked  each  sorrowing  day, 

And  numbered  every  secret  tear, 
And  heaven's  long  age  of  bliss  shall  pay 

For  all  His  children  suffer  here.        bryant, 

906.  L  M. 

1.  O  Zion  !  when  I  think  on  Thee, 

I  wish  for  pinions  like  the  dove, 

And  mourn  to  think  that  I  should  be 

So  distant  from  the  place  I  love. 

2.  A  captive  here,  and  far  from  home, 

For  Zion's  sacred  walls  I  sigh ; 

Thither  the  ransomed  nations  come, 

And  see  the  Saviour  eye  to  eye. 

3.  While  here  I  walk  on  hostile  ground ; 

The  few,  that  I  can  call  my  friends, 
Are  like  myself  with  fetters  bound, 
And  weariness  our  steps  attends. 

4.  But  we  shall  yet  behold  the  day 

When  Zion's  children  shall  return  ; 
Our  sorrows  then  shall  flee  away, 
And  we  again  shall  never  mourn. 

5.  The  hope  that  such  a  clay  will  come, 

Makes  e'en  the  captives'  portion  sweet ; 
Though  now  we  wander  far  from  home, 

In  Zion  soon  we  all  shall  meet.  kelly. 

907.  7s,  4s  &  7s. 

1.  Head  of  the  church  triumphant, 
We  joyfully  adore  Thee ; 

Till  Thou  appear, 

Thy  members  here 
Shall  sing  like  those  in  glory. 


TRIALS   AND   TEMPTATIONS.  551 

We  lift  our  hearts  and  voices 
In  blest  anticipation, 

And  cry  aloud, 

And  give  to  God 
The  praise  of  our  salvation. 

2.  While  in  affliction's  furnace, 
And  passing  through  the  fire, 

Thy  love  we  praise, 

That  knows  our  days, 
And  ever  brings  us  nigher. 
We  lift  our  hands  exulting 
In  Thine  almighty  favor ; 

The  love  divine. 

That  made  us  Thine, 
Shall  keep  us  Thine  forever. 

3.  Thou  dost  conduct  Thy  people 
Through  torrents  of  temptation  ; 

Nor  will  we  fear, 

While  Thou  art  near, 
The  fire  of  tribulation. 
The  world,  with  sin  and  Satan, 
In  vain  our  march  opposes ; 

By  Thee  we  will 

Break  through  them  all, 
And  sing  the  song  of  Moses. 

4.  Faith  now  beholds  the  glory 
To  which  Thou  wilt  restore  us ; 

And  earth  despise, 

For  that  high  prize 
Which  Thou  hast  set  before  us, 
And  if  Thou  count  us  worthy, 
We  each,  like  dying  Stephen, 

Shall  see  Thee  stand 

At  God's  right  hand, 
To  take  us  up  to  heaven. 

908.  C,  ft 

1.  Daughter  of  Zion,  from  the  dust 
Exalt  thy  fallen  head  ; 
Again  in  thy  Redeemer  trust : 
He  calls  thee  from  the  dead. 


552  THE  CHURCH. 

2.  Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength, 

Thy  beautiful  array ; 
The  day  of  freedom  dawns  at  length, 
The  Lord's  appointed  day. 

3.  Rebuild  thy  walls,  thy  bounds  enlarge, 

And  send  thy  heralds  forth ; 
Say  to  the  south — "  Give  up  thy  charge, 
And  keep  not  back,  O  north  I" 

4.  They  come,  they  come ; — Thine  exiled  bands, 

Where'er  they  rest  or  roam, 
Have  heard  Thy  voice  in  distant  lands, 
And  hasten  to  their  home. 

5.  Thus,  though  the  universe  shall  burn, 

And  God  His  works  destroy, 
With  songs  Thy  ransomed  shall  return, 

And  everlasting  joy.  Montgomery. 


909.  C.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  immortal  King  !  arise; 

Rise  and  assert  thy  sway ; 
Till  earth  subdued,  its  tribute  bring, 
And  distant  lands  obey. 

2.  Ride  forth,  victorious  Conqueror !  ride, 

Till  all  Thy  foes  submit; 
And  all  the  powers  of  hell  resign 
Their  trophies  at  Thy  feet. 

3.  Send  forth  Thy  word,  and  let  it  fly 

This  spacious  earth  around  ; 

Till  every  soul  beneath  the  sun 

Shall  hear  the  joyful  sound. 

4.  From  sea  to  sea,  from  shore  to  shore, 

May  Jesus  be  adored  ; 
And  earth,  with  all  her  millions,  shout 
Hosannas  to  the  Lord.  burder. 


INSTITUTIONS   AND   ORDINANCES.  553 

910.  C  31. 

1.  Alas,  the  utter  emptiness  ! 

What  life  has  it  to  give  1 
O,  shall  it  God's  own  lire  oppress? 
Soul,  wilt  thou  slightly  live  ? 

2.  Thyself  amid  the  silenee  clear, 

The  world  far  off  and  dim, 
Thy  vision  free,  the  Bright  One  near, 
Thyself  alone  with  Him. 

3.  The  silence  thronged  gloriously 

With  business  how  divine  ! 

God's  glory  passing  unto  thee — 

All  heaven  becoming  thine. 

4.  The  rapture,  mighty,  measureless. 

In  each  eternal  thing — 
The  minglincr  with  Al  mightiness — 
The  dwelling  by  Lite's  Spring  ! 

5.  Thus  sweetly  live,  thus  gently  watch — 

Soul,  be  but  inly  bright ! 
All  outer  things  must  smile,  must  catch 
Thy  strong,  transcendent  light. 

G.  Near  Thee  no  darkness  dares  abide. 
Thou  makest  all  things  shine ; 
Soul,  whom  the  Lord  has  glorified, 

Is  not  all  glory  thine  %  gill. 

911.  C.  )I. 

1.  Behold,  the  mountain  of  the  Lord, 

In  latter  days  shall  rise 
On  mountain  tops,  above  the  hills, 
And  draw  the  wond'ring  6yes. 

2.  To  this  the  joyful  nations  round, 

Ail  tribes  and  tongues  shall  flow; 
"Up  to  the  hill  of  God,"  they  say, 
"And  to  His  house  we'll  go." 
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554  THE   CHURCH. 

3.  The  beams  that  shine  on  Zion's  hill 

Shall  lighten  every  land ; 
The  King  who  reigns  in  Salem's  towers 
Shall  all  the  world  command. 

4.  No  longer  hosts  encountering  hosts, 

Their  millions  slain  deplore ; 
They  hang  the  trumpet  in  the  hall, 
And  study  war  no  more. 

5.  Come,  then — oh  come  from  every  land, 

To  worship  at  His  shrine ; 
And,  walking  in  the  light  of  God, 

With  holy  beauties  shine.  logan. 


912.  C.  M. 

1.  The  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light, 

And  my  salvation  too ; 
God  is  my  strength,  nor  will  I  fear 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 

2.  One  privilege  my  heart  desires ; 
0  grant  me  an  abode 

Among  the  churches  of  Thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  my  God ! 

3.  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests, 
And  sec  Thy  beauty  still ; 

Shall  hear  Thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  inquire  Thy  will. 

4.  When  troubles  rise,  and  storms  appear, 
There  may  His  children  hide  ; 

God  has  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 

5.  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 
Above  my  foes  around  ; 

And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 

Within  Thy  temple  sound.  watts. 


INSTITUTIONS   AND    ORDINANCES.  OOO 

913.  C.  M. 

1.  O  where  are  kings  and  empires  now 

Of  old  that  went  and  came  % 

But  Holy  Church  is  praying  yet, 

A  thousand  years  the  same. 

2.  Mark  ye  her  holy  battlements, 

And  her  foundations  strong; 
And  hear  within,  the  solemn  voice, 
And  her  unending  song. 

3.  For  not  like  kingdoms  of  the  world 

The  Holy  Church  of  God ! 
Though  earthquake  shocks  are  rocking  her, 
And  tempests  are  abroad ; 

4.  Unshaken  as  eternal  hills, 

Immovable  she  stands — 
A  mountain  that  shall  fill  the  earth, 

A  fane  unbuilt  by  hands.  a.  c.  coxe. 


914.  C.  M. 

1.  There  is  a  little  lonely  fold, 

Whose  flock  One  Shepherd  keeps, 
Through  summer's  heat  and  winter's  cold, 
With  eye  that  never  sleeps. 

2.  By  evil  beast,  or  burning  sky, 

Or  damp  of  midnight  air, 
Not  one  in  all  that  flock  shall  die 
Beneath  that  Shepherd's  care. 

3.  For  if,  unheeding  or  beguiled, 

In  danger's  path  they  roam, 
His  pity  follows  through  the  wild, 
And  guards  them  safely  home. 

4.  O,  gentle  Shepherd,  still  behold 

Thy  helpless  charge  in  me ; 
And  take  a  wanderer  to  Thy  fold, 
That  trembling  turns  to  Thee. 

Litchfield's  coll. 


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915.  C.  M. 

1.  A  mother  may  forgetful  be, 

For  human  love  is  frail ; 
But  Thy  Creator's  love  to  thee, 
O  Zion !  can  not  fail. 

2.  No  !  thy  dear  name  engraven  stands, 

In  characters  of  love, 
On  thy  almighty  Father's  hands; 
And  never  shall  remove. 

3.  Before  His  ever  watchful  eye 

Thy  mournful  state  appears, 
And  every  groan,  and  every  sigh, 
Divine  compassion  hears. 

4.  O  Zion !  learn  to  doubt  no  more, 

Be  every  fear  suppressed ; 
Unchanging  truth,  and  love,  and  power, 
Dwell  in  thy  Saviour's  breast. 

MRS.  STEELE. 

916.  CM. 

1.  How  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place, 

With  Christ  within  the  doors; 
While  everlasting  love  displays 
The  choicest  of  her  stores ! 

2.  While  all  our  hearts,  and  all  our  songs, 

Join  to  admire  the  feast, 
Each  of  us  cries,  with  thankful  tongues — 
"  Lord,  why  was  I  a  guest  ] 

3.  "  Why  was  I  made  to  hear  Thy  voice, 

And  enter  while  there  's  room, 
When  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice, 
And  rather  starve  than  come  V 

4.  'T  was  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast, 

That  sweetly  drew  us  in ; 
Else  we  had  still  refused  to  taste, 
And  perished  in  our  sin. 


INSTITUTIONS   AND    ORDINANCES.  00  ( 

5.  Pity  the  nations,  O  our  God ! 
Constrain  the  earth  to  come ; 
Send  Thy  victorious  word  abroad, 

And  bring  the  strangers  home.        watts. 

917.  C.  R 

1.  If  human  kindness  meets  return, 

And  owns  the  grateful  tie ; 
If  tender  thoughts  within  us  burn, 
To  feel  a  friend  is  nigh ; — 

2.  O,  shall  not  warmer  accents  tell 

The  gratitude  we  owe 
To  Him,  who  died,  our  fears  to  quell — 
Who  bore  our  guilt  and  woe ! 

3.  While  yet  in  anguish  He  surveyed 

Those  pangs  He  would  not  flee, 
What  love  His  latest  words  displayed — 
"  Meet  and  remember  me !" 

4.  Remember  Thee — Thy  death,  Thy  shame, 

Our  sinful  hearts  to  share  ! — 
O  memory  !  leave  no  other  name 

But  His  recorded  there.  noel. 

918.  C.  R 

1.  Lord,  may  the  spirit  of  this  feast — 
The  earnest  of  Thy  love — 
Maintain  a  dwelling  in  our  breast, 
Until  we  meet  above. 

2.  The  healing  sense  of  pardoned  sin, 
The  hope  that  never  tires, 
The  strength  a  joilgrim's  race  to  win, 
The  joy  that  heaven  inspires. 

3.  Still  may  their  light  our  duties  trace 
In  lines  of  hallowed  flame, 
Like  that  upon  the  prophet's  face, 
When  from  the  mount  he  came. 


558  THE   CHURCH. 

4.  But  if  no  more  with  kindred  dear 

The  broken  bread  we  share, 
Nor  at  the  banquet-board  appear 
To  breathe  the  grateful  prayer  • — 

5.  Forget  us  not — when  on  the  bed 

Of  dire  disease  we  waste, 
Or  to  the  chambers  of  the  dead, 
And  bar  of  judgment  haste. 

6.  Forget  not — Thou  who  bore  the  woe 

Of  Calvary's  fatal  tree — 
Those  who  within  these  courts  below 
Have  thus  remembered  Thee. 

MRS.  SIGOURNEY. 

919.  7s, 

1.  Many  centuries  have  fled 

Since  our  Saviour  broke  the  bread, 
And  this  sacred  feast  ordain'd, 
Ever  by  His  church  retain'd  : 
Those  His  body  who  discern, 
Thus  shall  meet  till  His  return. 

2.  Through  the  church's  long  eclipse, 
When,  from  priest  or  pastor's  lips, 
Truth  divine  was  never  heard — 
'Mid  the  famine  of  the  word, 
Still  these  symbols  witness  gave 
To  His  love  who  died  to  save. 

3.  All  who  bear  the  Saviour's  name, 
Here  their  common  faith  proclaim ; 
Though  diverse  in  tongue  or  rite, 
Here,  one  body  to  unite  ; 
Breaking  thus  one  mystic  bread, 
Members  of  one  common  Head. 

4.  Come,  the  blessed  emblems  share, 
Which  the  Saviour's  death  declare ; 
Come,  on  truth  immortal  feed ; 
For  His  flesh  is  meat  indeed : 
Saviour !  witness  with  the  sign, 
That  our  ransolned  souls  are  Thine. 

CONDER. 


IXSTTTTTIONS   AND   ORDINANCES.  559 


920.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  On  the  night  of  that  last  supper, 

Seated  with  His  chosen  band, 
Christ,  as  food  to  all  His  brethren, 
Gives  Himself  with  His  own  hand. 

2.  He,  as  man  with  man  conversing, 

Staid,  the  seeds  of  truth  to  sow ; 
Then  He  closed,  in  solemn  order, 
Wondrously,  His  life  of  woe. 

3.  Lo !  o'er  ancient  forms  departing, 

Newer  rites  of  grace  prevail ; 
Faith  for  all  defects  supplying, 
Where  the  feeble  senses  fail. 

4.  To  the  everlasting  Father, 

Through  the  Son  who  reigns  on  high, 
Be  salvation,  honor,  blessing, 

Might,  and  endless  majesty.         breviaky, 


921.  C.  31. 

1.  How  condescending  and  how  kind 

Was  God's  eternal  Son  ! 
Our  misery  reached  His  heavenly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  Him  down. 

2.  He  sunk  beneath  our  heavy  woes, 

To  raise  us  to  His  throne ; 
There  's  ne'er  a  gift  His  hand  bestows 
But  cost  His  heart  a  groan. 

3.  This  was  compassion,  like  a  God, 

That  when  the  Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon  was  His  blood, 
His  pity  ne'er  withdrew. 

4.  Now,  though  He  reigns  exalted  high, 

His  love  is  still  as  great ; 

Well  He  remembers  Calvary, 

Nor  let  His  saints  forget. 


560  THE   CHURCH. 

5.  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt, 
While  we  His  death  record, 
And,  with  our  joy  for  pardoned  guilt, 
Mourn  that  we  pierced  the  Lord.       watj 

922.  L  % 

1.  O,  happy  day  that  fixed  my  choice 

On  Thee,  my  Saviour,  and  my  God ! 
Well  may  this  glowing  heart  rejoice, 
And  tell  its  raptures  all  abroad. 

2.  O,  happy  bond  that  seals  my  vows 

To  Him  who  merits  all  my  love ! 
Let  cheerful  anthems  fill  the  house, 
While  to  His  altar  now  I  move. 

3.  'T  is  done — the  great  transaction  's  done ; 

I  am  my  Lord's,  and  He  is  mine ; 
He  drew  me,  and  I  followed  on, 

Charmed  to  confess  the  voice  divine. 

4.  Now  rest  my  long-divided  heart ! 

Fixed  on  this  blissful  center,  rest ; 
Here  have  I  found  a  nobler  part, 

Here  heavenly  pleasures  fill  my  breast. 

5.  High  Heaven,  that  hears  the  solemn  vow. 

That  vow  renewed,  shall  daily  hear ; 
Till,  in  life's  latest  hour,  I  bow, 
And  bless  in  death  a  bond  so  dear. 

DODDK1DGK 

923.  L.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  the  sinner's  Friend,  to  Thee, 
Lost  and  undone,  for  aid  I  flee ; 
Weary  of  earth,  myself,  and  sin, 
Open  Thine  arms  and  take  me  in. 

2.  Pity  and  save  my  sin-sick  soul, 

'T  is  Thou  alone  canst  make  me  whole ; 
Dark,  till  in  me  Thine  image  shine, 
And  lost  I  am  till  Thou  art  mine* 


INSTITUTIONS   AXD   ORDINANCES.  561 

3.  At  length  I  own  it  can  not  he, 
That  I  should  fit  myself  for  Thee. 
Here  now  to  Thee,  I  all  resign, 
Thine  is  the  work,  and  only  Thine. 

4.  "What  shall  I  say  Thy  grace  to  move? 
Lord,  I  am  sin,  but  Thou  art  love  ; 

I  give  up  every  plea  beside — 
Lord,  I  am  lost,  but  Thou  hast  died. 

924.  L  )I. 

1.  This  child  we  dedicate  to  Thee, 
O  God  of  grace  and  purity  ! 

Shield  it  from  sin  and  threatening  wrong, 
And  let  Thy  love  its  life  prolong. 

2.  0  may  Thy  Spirit  gently  draw 
Its  willing  soul  to  keep  Thy  law; 
May  virtue,  piety,  and  truth, 
Dawn  even  with  its  dawning  youth. 

3.  We,  too,  before  Thy  gracious  sight, 
Once  shared  the  blest  baptismal  rite, 
And  would  renew  its  solemn  vow 
With  love,  and  thanks,  and  praises,  now. 

4.  Grant  that,  with  true  and  faithful  heart, 
We  still  may  act  the  Christian's  part, 
Cheered  by  each  promise  thou  hast  given, 
And  laboring  for  the  prize  in  heaven". 

WEST  BOSTON  COLL. 

925.  II.  M. 

1.  Dear  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  should  stray 

From  Thy  secure  inclosure's  bound, 
And,  lured  by  worldly  joys  away, 

Among  the  thoughtless  crowd  be  found  ; 

2.  Remember  still  that  they  are  Thine. 

That  Thy  dear  sacred  name  they  bear ; 
Think  that  the  seal  of  love  divine, 

The  sign  of  covenant  grace  they  wear. 
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562  THE   CHURCH. 

3.  In  all  their  erring,  sinful  years, 

O  let  them  ne'er  forgotten  be ; 
Remember  all  the  prayers  and  tears 
Which  made  them  consecrate  to  Thee. 

4.  And  when  these  lips  no  more  can  pray. 

These  eyes  can  weep  for  them  no  more, 
Turn  Thou  their  feet  from  folly's  way  ; 
The  wand'rers  to  Thy  fold  restore. 

926.  C.  I. 

1.  Br  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 
How  fair  the  lily  grows ! 
How  sweet  the  breath,  beneath  the  hill, 
Of  Sharon's  dewy  rose ! 

3.  Lo  !  such  the  child,  whose  early  feet 
The  paths  of  peace  have  trod, 
Whose  secret  heart,  with  influence  sweet, 
Is  upward  drawn  to  God. 

3.  By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 

The  lily  must  decay  ; 
The  rose,  that  blooms  beneath  the  hill, 
Must  shortly  fade  away. 

4.  And  soon,  too  soon,  the  wint'ry  hour 

Of  man's  maturer  age 
Will  shake  the  soul  with  sorrow's  power, 
And  stormy  passion's  rage. 

5.  O  Thou,  who  givest  life  and  breath, 

WTe  seek  Thy  grace  alone, 
In  childhood,  manhood,  age  and  death, 

To  keep  us  still  Thine  own.  iieber. 

927.  C.  )I. 

1.  O  say  not,  think  not,  heavenly  notes 
To  childish  ears  are  vain ; 
That  the  young  mind  at  random  floats, 
And  can  not  reach  the  strain. 


INSTITUTIONS   AND    ORDINANCES.  563 

Was  not  our  Lord,  a  little  child, 


Taught  by  degrees  to  pray, 
By  father  dear,  and  mother  mild, 
Instructed  day  by  day  1 

3.  And  though  some  tones  be  weak  and  low, 

What  are  all  prayers  beneath 
But  cries  of  babes,  that  can  not  know 
Half  the  deep  thought  they  breathe  1 

4.  In  His  own  words  we  Christ  adore ; 

But  angels,  as  we  speak, 
Higher  above  our  meaning  soar, 

Than  we  o'er  children  weak.  keble, 

928.  C.  M. 

1.  See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand, 

With  all-engaging  charms ; 
Hark !  how  He  calls  the  tender  lambs, 
And  folds  them  in  His  arms ! 

2.  "  Permit  them  to  approach,''  he  cries, 

"  Nor  scorn  their  humble  name ; 
It  was  to  bless  such  souls  as  these 
The  Lord  of  angels  came." 

3.  We  bring  them,  Lord,  in  thankful  bands, 

And  yield  them  up  to  Thee  ; 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  Thine, 

Thine  let  our  offspring  be !        doddridge. 

929.  S.  M, 

1.  Dear  Saviour,  we  are  Thine 

By  everlasting  bands ; 
Our  hearts,  our  souls,  we  would  resign 
Entirely  to  Thy  hands. 

2.  To  Thee  we  still  would  cleave 

With  ever-growing  zeal ; 
If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 
O,  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 


564:  THE    CHURCH. 

3.  Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 

Our  souls  to  Thee,  our  Head ; 

Shall  form  us  to  Thy  image  bright, 

And  teach  Thy  paths  to  tread. 

4.  Death  may  our  souls  divide 

From  these  abodes  of  clny  : 

But  love  shall  keep  us  near  Thy  side, 

Through  all  the  gloomy  way. 

5.  Since  Christ  and  wo  are  one, 

Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear  % 
If  He  in  heaven  has  fixed  His  throne, 

He  '11  fix  His  members  there.       doddridge. 


930.  I M. 

1.  Jesus,  my  strength,  my  hope, 

On  Thee  I  cast  my  care, 
With  humble  confidence  look  up, 

And  know  Thou  hear'st  my  prayer. 

2.  Give  me  on  Thee  to  wait, 

Till  I  can  all  things  do, 
On  Thee,  almighty  to  create, 
Almighty  to  renew. 

3.  I  want  a  sober  mind, 

A  self-renouncing  will, 
That  tramples  down,  and  casts  behind 
The  baits  of  pleasing  ill ; 

4.  A  soul  inured  to  pain, 

To  hardship,  grief,  anil  loss, 
Bold  to  take  up,  firm  to  sustain 
The  consecrated  cross. 

5.  I  want  a  godly  fear, 

A  quick-discerning  eye, 
That  looks  to  Thee  when  sin  is  near, 
And  sees  the  tempter  fly. 


INSTITUTIONS   AND    ORDINANCES.  565 

6.   A  spirit  still  prepared, 

And  armed  with  jealous  care, 
Forever  standing  on  its  guard, 

And  watching  unto  prayer.        c.  wesley. 


931.  s.  B. 

1.  My  Father  bids  me  come, 

0,  why  do  I  delay  % 
He  calls  the  wandering  spirit  home, 
And  yet  from  Him  I  stay  ! 

2.  Father,  the  hind'rance  show 

"Which  I  have  failed  to  see ; 
And  let  me  now  consent  to  know 
What  keeps  me  far  from  Thee. 

3.  Searcher  of  hearts,  in  mine 

Thy  trying  powers  display ; 
Into  its  darkest  corner  shine — 
Take  every  vail  away. 

4.  In  me  the  hind'rance  lies ; 

The  fatal  bar  remove, 
And  let  me  see,  in  sweet  surprise, 

Thy  full  redeeming  love.  wesley. 

932.  A  Baptismal  Service. 

1.  And  Jesus  said.  Suffer  little  children,  and  forbid 

them  not  to  |  come  unto  |  me ; 
For  of  |  such  is  the  |  kingdom  of  |  heaven. 

2.  He  shall  feed  His  [  flock  like  a  |  shepherd : 

He  shall  gather  the  lambs  with  His  arm  and 
carry  them  |  in  His  |  bosom. 

3.  I  will  pour  My  Spirit  upon  thy  seed,  and  my  bless- 

ing  up-  |  on  thine  |  offspring ; 
And  they  shall  spring  up  as  among  the  fines,  i  - 
willows  by  the  |  water  |  courses 


»$Q  THE   CHURCH. 

4.  Go  ye,  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptizing 

them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son, 
and  of  the  |  Holy  |  Ghost ; 
Teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  whatsoever  I 
have  commanded  you,  and  lo  !  I  am  with  you 
always  |  even  unto  the  |  end  of  the  |  world. 
Amen. 

5.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to 

the  |  Holy  |  Ghost; 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  | 
shall  be,  I  world  without  I  end.  I  Amen. 


933.  S.  M. 

1.  To  Him  who  children  blest, 

And  suffered  |  them  to  |  come, 
To  Him  who  took  them  to  His  breast, 
We  |  bring  these  |  children  |  home. 

2.  To  Thee,  O  God,  whose  face 

Their  spirits  |  still  be-  |  hold, 
We  bring  them,  praying  that  Thy  grace 
May  |  keep,  thine  |  arms  en-  [  fold. 

3.  And  as  this  water  falls 

On  each  un-  |  conscious  |  brow, 
Thy  Holy  Spirit  grant,  O  Lord, 

To  |  keep  them  |  pure  as  |  now ! 

J.   F.   CLAKKE. 

934,  7s. 


Little  travelers,  Zionward, 

Each  one  entering  into  rest, 
In  the  kingdom  of  your  Lord, 

In  the  mansions  |  of  the  |  blest ; 
There,  to  welcome,  Jesus  waits, 

Gives  the  crowns  his  followers  win — 
Lift  your  heads  ye  golden  gates  ! 

Let  the  I  little  I  travelers  I  in. 


INSTITUTIONS   AND    ORDINANCES.  567 

2.  Who  are  they  whose  little  feet, 

Pacing  life's  dark  journey  through, 
Now  have  reach"d  that  heavenly  seat, 

They  had  ever  |  kept  in  |  view  ? 
"  I,  from  Greenland's  frozen  land  •," 

"  I,  from  India's  sultry  plain  ;" 
"  I,  from  Afric's  burning  sand  ;" 

"  I,  from  |  islands  |  of  the  |  main." 

3.  u  All  our  earthly  journey  past, 

Every  tear  and  pain  gone  by, 
Here  together  met  at  last, 

At  the  portal  |  of  the  |  sky! 
Each  the  welcome  '  Come'  awaits, 

Conquerors  over  death  and  sin  !" 
Lift  your  heads,  ye  golden  gates  ! 

Let  the  I  little  I  travelers  I  in !      edmeston\ 


935.  L.  M. 

1.  O,  bow  Thine  ear,  Eternal  One  ! 

On  Thee  our  heart  adoring  calls; 
To  Thee  the  followers  of  Thy  Son 

Have  raised,  and  now  devote  these  walls. 

2.  Here  let  Thy  holy  days  be  kept ; 

And  be  this  place  to  worship  given. 
Like  that  bright  spot  where  Jacob  slept, 
The  house  of  God,  the  gate  of  heaven. 

3.  Here  may  Thine  honor  dwell ;  and  here, 

As  incense,  let  Thy  children's  prayer, 
From  contrite  hearts  and  lips  sincere, 
Rise  on  the  still  and  holy  air. 

4.  Here  be  Thy  praise  devoutly  sung  ; 

Here  let  Thy  truth  beam  forth  to  save, 
As  when,  of  old,  Thy  Spirit  hung. 

On  wings  of  light,  o'er  Jordan's  wave. 


568  THE    CHURCH. 

5.  And  when  the  lips,  that  with  Thy  name 
Are  vocal  now,  to  dust  shall  turn, 
On  others  may  devotion's  flame 
Be  kindled  here,  and  purely  burn  ! 

936.  L  M. 

1 .  Where  ancient  forests  widely  spread, 

Where  bends  the  cataract's  ocean-fall ! 
On  the  lone  mountain's  silent  head, 
There  are  Thy  temples,  God  of  all ! 

2.  All  space  is  holy,  for  all  space 

Is  filled  by  Thee ;  but  human  thought 
Burns  clearer  in  some  chosen  place, 

Where  Thine  own  words  of  love  are  taught. 

3.  Here  be  they  taught ;  and  may  we  know 

That  faith  Thy  servants  knew  of  old, 
Which  onward  bears  through  weal  or  woe, 
Till  death  the  gates  of  heaven  unfold. 

4.  Nor  we  alone ;  may  those  whose  brow 

Shows  yet  no  trace  of  human  cares 
Hereafter  stand  where  we  do  now, 
And  raise  to  Thee  still  holier  prayers. 

NORTON. 

937.  I<.  M. 

1 .  When  here,  O  Lord,  we  seek  Thy  face, 

And  dying  sinners  pray  to  live, 
Hear  Thou,  in  heaven,  Thy  dwelling-place, 
And  when  Thou  hearest,  Lord,  forgive. 

2.  When  here  Thy  messengers  proclaim 

The  blessed  Gospel  of  Thy  Son, 
Still  by  the  power  of  His  great  name 
Be  mighty  signs  and  wonders  done. 

3.  When  children's  voices  raise  the  song — 

Hosanna !  to  their  heavenly  King — 
Let  heaven  with  earth  the  strain  prolong ; 
Hosanna !  let  their  angels  sing. 


INSTITUTIONS   AND   ORDINANCES.  569 

4.  But  will,  indeed,  Jehovah  deign 

Here  to  abide,  no  transient  Guest  ? 
Here  will  our  great  Redeemer  reign, 
And  here  the  Holy  Spirit  rest  ? 

5.  Thy  glory  never  hence  depart ; 

Yet  choose  not,  Lord,  this  house  alone; 
Thy  kingdom  come  to  every  heart ; 
In  every  bosom  fix  Thy  throne. 

MONTGOMERY. 

938.  L.  H. 

1.  The  perfect  world,  by  Adam  trod, 
Was  the  first  temple  built  to  God ; 
His  fiat  laid  the  corner-stone, 
And  heaved  its  pillars  one  by  one. 

2.  He  hung  its  starry  roof  on  high — 
The  broad,  illimitable  sky  ; 

He  spread  its  pavement,  green  and  bright, 
And  curtained  it  with  morning  light. 

3.  The  mountains  in  their  places  stood, 
The  sea — the  sky — and  ;;  all  was  good ;" 
And  when  its  first  few  praises  rang, 
The  "  morning  stars  together  sang." 

4.  Lord,  'tis  not  ours  to  make  the  sea, 
And  earth,  and  sky,  a  house  for  Thee ; 
But  in  Thy  sight  our  off'ring  stands — 
An  humbler  temple,  "made  with  hands.1' 

5.  "We  can  not  bid  the  morning  star 
To  sing  how  bright  Thy  glories  are ; 
But,  Lord,  if  Thou  will  meet  us  here, 
Thy  praise  shall  be  the  Christian's  tear. 

K.   P.   WILLIS. 

939.  L.  31. 

1 .  We  bid  thee  welcome  in  the  name 
Of  Jesus,  our  exalted  Head — 
Come  as  a  servant,  so  He  came, 
And  we  receive  thee  in  His  stead. 


570  THE    CHURCH. 

2.  Come  as  a  Shepherd  ;  guard  and  keep 

This  fold  from  hell,  and  earth,  and  sin 
Nourish  the  lambs,  and  feed  the  sheep, 
The  wounded  heal,  the  lost  bring  in. 

3.  Come  as  a  Watchman ;  take  thy  stand 

Upon  the  tower  amid  the  sky, 
And  when  the  sword  comes  on  the  land 
Call  us  to  fight,  or  warn  to  fly. 

4.  Come  as  an  Angel,  hence  to  guide 

A  band  of  pilgrims  on  their  way, 
That,  safely  walking  at  thy  side, 

We  fail  not,  faint  not,  turn,  nor  stray. 

5.  Come  as  a  Teacher,  sent  from  God, 

Charged  His  whole  counsel  to  declare ; 
Lift  o'er  our  ranks  the  prophet's  rod, 
While  we  uphold  thy  hands  with  prayer. 

6.  Come  as  a  Messenger  of  peace, 

Filled  with  the  Spirit,  fired  with  love ; 
Live  to  behold  our  large  increase, 
And  die  to  meet  us  all  above. 

MONTGOMERY. 

Doxology.    L.  M. 

1.  O  saving  Victim  !  opening  wide 

The  gates  of  Heaven  to  man  below ! 
Our  foes  press  on  from  every  side — 
Thine  aid  supply,  Thy  strength  bestow. 

2.  To  Thy  great  name  be  endless  praise, 

Immortal  Godhead,  One  in  Three ! 
Oh,  grant  us  endless  length  of  days, 
In  our  true  native  land,  with  Thee ! 

940.  C.  1 

1.  O  thou,  whose  own  vast  temple  stands. 
Built  over  earth  and  sea, 
Accept  the  walls  that  human  hands 
Have  raised  to  worship  Thee ! 


INSTITUTIONS   AND    ORDINANCES.  571 

2.  Lord,  from  Thine  inmost  glory  send, 

Within  these  courts  to  bide, 
The  peace  that  dwelleth  without  end, 
Serenely  by  Thy  side  ! 

3.  May  erring  minds  that  worship  here 

Be  taught  the  better  way  ; 
And  they  who  mourn,  and  they  who  fear. 
Be  strengthened  as  they  pray. 

4.  May  faith  grow  firm,  and  love  grow  warm, 

And  pure  devotion  rise, 
While  round  these  hallowed  walls  the  storm 
Of  earth-born  passion  dies. 

BRYANT. 

941.  C.  M. 

1.  The  Saviour  said,  "  Yet  one  thing  more, 

If  thou  would'st  perfect  be, 

Give  all  thou  hast  unto  the  poor, 

And  come  and  follow  me." 

2.  Within  this  temple,  Christ  again 

Those  sacred  words  hath  said ; 
Unseen  His  hands  to-day  have  been 
Laid  on  a  young  man's  head. 

3.  Henceforth,  beside  him  on  his  way 

The  unseen  Christ  shall  move, 
That  he  may  lean  on  Him  and  say, 
"  Dost  Thou,  dear  Lord,  approve  1" 

4.  Near  at  the  marriage-feast  shall  be, 

To  make  the  scene  more  fair ; 
Near,  in  the  dark  Gethsemane, 
Of  pain  and  midnight  prayer. 

5.  O  holy  trust !  O  endless  rest ! 

Like  the  beloved  John, 
To  lean  upon  the  Saviour's  breast, 
And  thus  to  journey  on  ! 

ALTERED  FROM  LONGFELLOW. 


72  CONFLICTS    OF   THE   GOSPEL. 


942.  C.  ffl. 

1.  Angels,  where'er  we  go,  attend 

Our  steps,  whate'er  betide, 
"With  watchful  care  their  charge  defend, 
And  evil  turn  aside. 

2.  Myriads  of  bright  cherubic  bands, 

Sent  by  the  King  of  kings, 
Rejoice  to  bear  us  in  their  hands, 
And  shade  us  with  their  wings. 

3.  Jehovah's  charioteers  surround ; 

The  ministerial  choir 
Encamp,  where'er  his  heirs  are  found, 
And  form  our  wall  of  fire. 

4.  Ten  thousand  offices  unseen 

For  us  they  gladly  do, 
Deliver  in  the  furnace  keen, 
And  safe  escort  us  through. 

5.  But  thronging  round,  with  busiest  love 

They  guard  the  dying  breast, 
The  lurking  fiend  fir  off  remove, 
And  sing  our  souls  to  rest. 

6.  And  when  our  spirits  we  resign, 

On  outstretched  wings  they  bear, 
And  lodge  us  in  the  arms  Divine, 

And  leave  us  ever  there.  c.  wesley, 


943.  7s  &  6s, 

1.  From  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 

From  India's  coral  strand, 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 

Roll  down  their  golden  sand ; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 

From  many  a  palmy  plain, 
They  call  us  to  deliver 

Their  land  from  error's  chain. 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  573 

2.  What  though  the  spicy  breezes 

Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  isle ; 
Though  every  prospect  pleases, 

And  only  man  is  vile ; 
In  vain  with  lavish  kindness 

The  gifts  of  God  are  strown : 
The  heathen,  in  his  blindness, 

Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone ! 

3.  Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 

With  wisdom  from  on  high, 
Shall  we  to  men  benighted 

The  lamp  of  life  deny  ? 
Salvation,  O  salvation ! 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  each  remotest  nation 

Has  learned  Messiah's  name. 

4.  Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story. 

And  you,  ye  waters,  roll, 
Till,  like  a  sea  of  glory, 

It  spreads  from  pole  to  pole ; 
Till  o'er  our  ransomed  nature 

The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  King,  Creator, 

In  bliss  returns  to  reign.  iieber. 


944.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Now  be  the  Gospel  banner 

In  every  land  unfurl'd ; 
And  be  the  shout  hosanna 

Re-echoed  through  the  world 
Till  ev'ry  isle  and  nation, 

Till  every  tribe  and  tongue, 
Receive  the  great  salvation, 

And  join  the  happy  throng. 

2.  Yes,  Thou  shalt  reign  forever, 

O  Jesus,  King  of  kings ! 
Thy  light,  Thy  love,  Thy  favor, 
Each  ransomed  captive  sings : 


574  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

The  isles  for  Thee  are  waiting, 
The  deserts  learn  Thy  praise, 

The  hills  and  valleys  greeting, 

The  song  responsive  raise.  Hastings. 

945.  L  M, 

1.  Ye  Christian  heroes,  go,  proclaim 
Salvation  through  Immanuel's  name ; 
To  distant  climes  the  tidings  bear, 
And  plant  the  rose  of  Sharon  there. 

2.  He  '11  shield  you  with  a  wall  of  fire, 
With  flaming  zeal  your  breasts  inspire; 
Bid  raging  winds  their  fury  cease, 
And  hush  the  tempest  into  peace. 

3.  And  when  your  labors  all  are  o'er, 
Then  we  shall  meet  to  part  no  more ; 
Meet,  with  the  blood-bought  throng  to  fall — 
And  crown  our  Jesus  Lord  of  all. 

pratt's  coll. 

046.  L.  M. 

1.  Triumphant  Zion !  lift  thy  head 
From  dust,  and  darkness,  and  the  dead ! 
Though  humbled  long — awake  at  length, 
And  gird  thee  with  thy  Saviour's  strength ! 

2.  Put  all  thy  beauteous  garments  on, 
And  let  thy  excellence  be  known ; 
Decked  in  the  robes  of  righteousness, 
The  world  thy  glories  shall  confess. 

3.  No  more  shall  foes  unclean  invade, 
And  fill  thy  hallowed  walls  with  dread ; 
No  more  shall  hell's  insulting  host 
Their  victory  and  thy  sorrows  boast. 

4.  God,  from  on  high,  has  heard  thy  prayer ; 
His  hand  thy  ruins  shall  repair ; 

Nor  will  thy  watchful  Monarch  cease 

To  guard  thee  in  eternal  peace.         doddridge. 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  575 


947.  1.  M. 

1.  O  Spirit  of  the  living  God, 

In  all  Thy  plenitude  of  grace, 
Where'er  the  foot  of  man  hath  trod, 
Descend  on  our  apostate  race. 

2.  Give  tongues  of  fire,  and  hearts  of  love, 

To  preach  the  reconciling  word ; 
Give  power  and  unction  from  above, 
Where'er  the  joyful  sound  is  heard. 

3.  Be  darkness,  at  Thy  coming,  light ; 

Confusion — order,  in  Thy  path  ; 
Souls  without  strength,  inspire  with  might ; 
Bid  mercy  triumph  over  wrath. 

4.  Baptize  the  nations  ;  far  and  nigh 

The  triumphs  of  the  cross  record ; 
The  name  of  Jesus  glorify, 

Till  every  kindred  call  Him  Lord. 

5.  O  Spirit  of  the  Lord  !  prepare 

All  the  round  earth  her  God  to  meet, 
Breathe  Thou  abroad  like  morning  air, 
Till  hearts  of  stone  begin  to  beat. 

MONTGOMERY. 

948.  I.  M. 

1 .  Arm  of  the  Lord  !  awake,  awake  ! 

Put  on  Thy  strength  !  the  nations  shake ! 
And  let  the  world,  adoring,  see 
Triumphs  of  mercy  wrought  by  Thee. 

2.  Say  to  the  heathen,  from  Thy  throne — 
"I  am  Jehovah — God  alone  !" 

Thy  voice  their  idols  shall  confound, 
And  cast  their  altars  to  the  ground. 

3.  Almighty  God  !  Thy  grace  proclaim 
In  every  land,  of  every  name  ; 

Let  Zion's  time  of  favor  come ; 

Oh  !  bring  the  tribes  of  Israel  home. 


576  CONFLICTS   OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

4.  Arm  of  the  Lord  !  awake,  awake ! 

Put  on  Thy  strength  !  the  nations  shake  ! 
Let  hostile  powers  before  Thee  fall, 
And  crown  the  Saviour  Lord  of  all. 

burder's  coll. 

949.  L  M.    Peculiar. 

1.  Hark  !  how  the  Gospel  trumpet  sounds ! 
Through  all  the  world  the  echo  bounds ! 
And  Jesus,  by  redeeming  blood, 

Is  bringing  sinners  back  to  God, 
And  guides  them  safely  by  His  word 
To  endless  day. 

2.  Hail,  Jesus  !  all  victorious  Lord  ! 
Be  Thou  by  all  mankind  adored  ! 
For  us  didst  Thou  the  fight  maintain, 
And  o'er  our  foes  the  victory  gain, 
That  we,  with  Thee,  might  ever  reign 

In  endless  day. 

3.  Fight  on,  ye  conquering  souls,  fight  on, 
And  when  the  conquest  you  have  won, 
Then  palms  of  victory  you  shall  bear, 
And  in  His  kingdom  have  a  share, 
And  crowns  of  glory  ever  wear, 

In  endless  day. 

4.  There  we  shall  in  full  chorus  join, 
With  saints  and  angels,  all  combine 
To  sing  of  His  redeeming  love, 

When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 
And  this  shall  be  our  theme  above, 

In  endless  day.  medley. 

950.  L.  M. 

1.  Hark,  hark  !  the  Gospel  trumpet  sounds! 
Through  earth  and  heaven  the  echo  bounds ! 
Pardon  and  peace  by  Jesus'  blood, 
Sinners  are  reconciled  to  God 
By  grace  divine. 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  577 

2.  Come,  sinners,  hear  the  joyful  news, 

Nor  longer  dare  the  grace  refuse ; 

Mercy  and  justice  here  combine, 

Goodness  and  truth  harmonious  join, 

T  invite  you  near. 

0.  Ye  saints  in  glory,  strike  the  lyre ; 
Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sacred  fire ; 

Let  both  the  Saviour's  love  proclaim — 
Forever  worthy  is  the  Lamb 
Of  endless  praise. 

951.  L  31, 

1.  From  day  to  day,  before  our  eyes, 

Grows  and  extends  the  work  begun ; 
When  shall  the  new  creation  rise 
O'er  every  land  beneath  the  sun  1 

2.  When,  in  the  sabbath  of  Llis  love, 

Shall  God  from  all  His  labors  rest ; 
And  bending  from  His  throne  above, 
Again  pronounce  His  creatures  blest  ? 

3.  As  sang  the  morning  stars  of  old, 

Shouted  the  sons  of  God  for  joy  ; 
llis  widening  reign  while  we  behold, 

Let  praise  and  prayer  our  tongues  cmplo) 

4.  Till  the  redeemed  in  every  clime, 

Yea,  all  that  breathe,  and  move,  and  live, 
To  Christ,  through  every  age  of  time, 
The  kingdom,  power,  and  glory  give. 

MONTGOMERY. 

952.  L.  Iff. 

1.  Arise!  arise!  with  joy  survey 
The  glory  of  the  latter  day, 
Already  is  the  dawn  begun, 

That  marks  at  hand  the  rising  sun. 

2.  The  friends  of  truth  assembled  stand, 
A  chosen,  consecrated  band, 

The  emblem  of  the  cross  display, 
And  cry  aloud — "  Behold  the  way  !" 
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578  CONFLICTS    OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

3.  Behold  the  way  to  Zion's  hill, 
Where  Israel's  God  delights  to  dwell ; 
Pie  fixes  there  His  lofty  throne, 

And  calls  the  sacred  place  His  own. 

4.  "  Behold  the  way  !"  ye  heralds  !  cry, 
Spare  not,  but  lift  your  voices  high, 
Convey  the  sound  from  shore  to  shore  ; 
And  bid  the  captive  sigh  no  more. 

5.  Auspicious  dawn  !  thy  rising  ray 
With  joy  we  view,  and  hail  the  day ; 
Thou  Sun  !  arise,  supremely  bright, 

And  fill  the  world  with  purest  light.        kelly. 


953.  L.  M. 

1 .  Go — messenger  of  peace  and  love  ! 

To  nations  plunged  in  shades  of  night ; 
Like  angels  sent  from  fields  above, 
Be  Thine  to  shed  celestial  light. 

2.  Go — to  the  hungry  food  impart ; 

To  paths  of  peace  the  wanderer  guide, 
And  lead  the  thirsty,  panting  heart, 
Where  streams  of  living  water  glide. 

3.  Go — bid  the  bright  and  morning-star, 

From  Bethlehem's  plains  resplendent  shine, 
And  piercing  through  the  gloom  afar, 
Shed  heavenly  light  and  love  divine. 

4.  To  India's  various  castes  proclaim 

The  Gospel's  soft,  but  powerful  voice ; 
And,  at  the  blest  Redeemer's  name, 
Let  ocean's  lonely  isles  rejoice. 

5.  From  north  to  south,  from  east  to  west, 

Messiah  yet  shall  reign  supreme  ; 
His  name  by  every  tongue  confess'd — 

His  praise — the  universal  theme.         ralfour. 


MISSIONS   AND   KEFOJiM.  579 


954.  I*.  1. 

1.  Marked  as  the  purpose  of  the  skies, 
This  promise  meets  our  anxious  eyes, 
That  heathen  lands  the  Lord  shall  know, 
And  warm  with  faith  each  bosom  glow. 

2.  E'en  now  the  hallowed  scenes  appear ; 
E'en  now  unfolds  the  promised  year ; 
Lo !  distant  shores  Thy  heralds  trace, 
And  bear  the  tidings  of  Thy  grace. 

3.  'Mid  burning  climes  and  frozen  plains, 
Where  pagan  darkness  brooding  reigns, 
Lord  !  mark  their  steps,  their  fears  subdue. 
And  nerve  their  arm,  and  clear  their  view. 

4.  When,  worn  by  toil,  their  spirits  fail, 
Bid  them  the  glorious  future  hail ; 
Bid  them  the  crown  of  life  survey, 
And  onward  urge  their  conquering  way. 

B.  NOEL. 

955.  L.  31. 

1.  Exert  Thy  power,  Thy  rights  maintain, 

Almighty,  everlasting  King  ! 
The  influence  of  thy  crown  increase, 
And  strangers  to  thy  footstool  bring. 

2.  In  one  vast  symphony  of  praise, 

Gentile  and  Jew  shall  then  unite, 
And  unbelief  no  longer  reign. 

But  sink  in  shades  of  endless  night. 

3.  Then  Afric's  liberated  sons 

Shall  chant  to  Asia's  rapturous  song, 
Europe  resound  her  Saviours  fame, 
And  western  climes  the  notes  prolong. 

4.  To  every  land  beneath  the  sun 

Immanuel's  kingdom  shall  extend  ; 
And  every  man  in  every  dime 

Shall  meet  a  brother  and  a  friend.      voke. 
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580  CONFLICTS    OF   THE   GOSPEL. 


956.  L.  M. 

1.  Though  now  the  nations  sit  beneath 
The  darkness  of  o'erspreading  death  ; 
God  will  arise  with  light  divine, 

On  Zion's  holy  towers  to  shine. 

2.  That  light  shall  shine  on  distant  lands, 
And  wandering  tribes,  in  joyful  bands, 
Shall  come,  Thy  glory,  Lord,  to  see, 
And  in  Thy  courts  to  worship  Thee, 

3.  0  light  of  Zion,  now  arise  ! 

Let  the  glad  morning  bless  our  eyes ! 

Ye  nations,  catch  the  kindling  ray, 

And  hail  the  splendors  of  the  day.      l.  bacon. 


957.  L.  M. 

1.  Great  God,  whom  heaven,  and  earth,  and  sea, 
With  all  their  countless  hosts  obey, 
Upheld  by  Thee  the  nations  stand, 

And  empires  fall  at  Thy  command. 

2.  O  show  Thyself  the  Prince  of  Peace, 
Command  the  din  of  war  to  cease  ; 
With  sacred  love  the  world  inspire, 
And  burn  its  chariots  in  the  fire. 

3.  In  sunder  break  each  warlike  spear, 
Let  all  the  Saviour's  ensigns  wear  ; 
The  universal  Sabbath  prove 

The  perfect  rest  of  Christian  love  ! 

pratt's  coll. 

958.  L  31. 

1.  O  God,  beneath  Thy  guiding  hand, 

Our  exiled  fathers  crossed  the  sea ; 
And  when  they  trod  the  wint'ry  strand, 

With  prayer  and  psalm  they  worshiped  Thee. 

2.  Thou  heard'st,  well  pleased,  the  song,  the  prayer- 

Thy  blessing  came  ;  and  still  its  power 
Shall  onward  through  all  ages  bear 
The  memory  of  that  holy  hour. 


MISSIONS   AND   REFOBM.  581 

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3.  What  change !  through  pathless  wilds  no  more 

The  fierce  and  naked  savage  roams ; 
Sweet  praise,  along  the  cultured  shore, 
Breaks  from  ten  thousand  happy  homes. 

4.  Laws,  freedom,  truth,  and  faith  in  God 

Came  with  those  exiles  o'er  the  waves, 
And  where  their  pilgrim  feet  have  trod, 
The  God  they  trusted  guards  their  graves. 

5.  And  here  Thy  name,  O  God  of  love, 

Their  children's  children  shall  adore, 
Till  these  eternal  hills  remove, 

And  spring  adorns  the  earth  no  more. 

L.    BACON. 

959.  L  I. 

1.  ,;  Let  there  be  light,"  thus  spake  the  Word, 

The  Word  was  God,  "  and  there  was  light :" 
Still  the  creative  Voice  is  heard  : 
A  day  is  born  from  every  night. 

2.  And  every  night  shall  turn  to  day, 

While  months,  and  years,  and  ages  roll ; 
But  we  have  run  a  brighter  ray, 
Down  on  the  chaos  of  the  soul. 

3.  Nor  we  alone ;  its  wakening  smiles 

Have  broke  the  gloom  of  pagan  sleep  ; 
The  Word  hath  reached  the  utmost  isles — - 
God's  Spirit  moves  upon  the  deep. 

4.  Already,  from  the  dust  of  death, 

Man  in  his  Maker's  image  stands, 
Once  more  inhales  immortal  breath, 

And  stretches  forth  to  heaven  his  hands. 

MONTGOMERY". 

960.  LI    Double. 

I.   Depart  awhile,  each  thought  of  care, 
Be  earthly  things  forgotten  all, 
And  speak,  my  soul,  thy  grateful  prayer, 
Obedient  to  the  sacred  call. 


582  CONFLICTS    OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

For  hark  !  the  pealing  chorus  swells; 

Devotion  chants  the  hymn  of  praise, 
And  now  of  joy  and  hope  it  tells, 

Till,  fainting  on  the  ear,  it  says — 
Glory  to^Thce,  to  Thee,  0"Lord ! 

2.  Thine,  wondrous  Babe  of  Galilee! 

Fond  theme  of  David's  harp  and  song, 
Thine  arc  the  notes  of  minstrelsy, 

To  Thee  its  ransomed  chords  belong. 
And  hark  !  again  the  chorus  swells, 

The  song  is  wafted  on  the  breeze, 
And  to  the  listening  earth  it  tells, 

In  aeccnts  soft  and  sweet  as  these — 
Glory  to  Thee,  to  Thee,  O  Lord  ! 

3.  My  heart  doth  feel  that  still  He  's  near, 

To  meet  the  soul  in  hours  like  this ; 
Else,  why,  O  why,  that  falling  tear, 

When  all  is  peace,  and  love,  and  bliss? 
But  hark !  that  Bethlehem  chorus  swells 

Anew  its  thrilling  vesper  strain  ; 
And  still  of  joy  and  hope  it  tells, 

And  bids  creation  sing  again — 
Glory  to  Thee,  to  thee,  O  Lord ! 

LYRA  CATH. 

961.  L.  M. 

1.  Great  God,  whose  universal  sway 
The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obey, 
Now  give  the  kingdom  of  Thy  Son, 
Extend  His  power,  exalt  His  throne. 

2.  Thy  scepter  well  becomes  His  hands, 
All  heaven  submits  to  His  commands ; 
His  justice  shall  avenge  the  poor, 
And  pride  and  rage  prevail  no  more. 

3.  With  power  lie  vindicates  the  just, 
And  treads  th'  oppressor  in  the  dust ; 
His  worship  and  His  fear  shall  last, 
Till  hours,  and  years,  and  time  be  past. 


MISSI02TS   AND   REFORM.  5 

4.  The  heathen  lands  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading  death, 
Revive  at  His  first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

5.  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  His  days, 
Dressed  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise; 

Peace,  like  a  river  from  His  throne, 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

962.  L.  M. 

1.  "  Go,  preach  my  Gospel,"  saith  the  Lord, 

"Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive; 
He  shall  be  saved  that  trusts  my  word  ; 
And  he  condemned  that  won't  believe. 

2.  "I'll  make  your  great  commission  known, 

And  ye  shall  prove  My  Gospel  true, 
By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3.  "Teach  all  the  nations  My  commands; 

I  'in  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end  ; 
All  power  is  trusted  in  my  hands ; 
I  can  destroy,  and  I  defend." 

4.  He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  His  head, 

On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  lie  rude  ; 
They  to  the  furthest  nations  spread 

The  grace  of  their  ascended  God.         watts. 

963.  L  31, 

1.  Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies, 

A  word  of  Thine  almighty  breath 
Can  sink  the  world,  or  bid  it  ri 

Thy  smile  is  life,  Thy  frown  is  death. 

2.  When  angry  nations  rush  to  arms, 

And  rage,  and  noise,  and  tumult  reign; 
And  war  resounds  its  dire  alarms, 

And  slaughter  spreads  the  hostile  plain; 


584  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

3.  Thy  Sovereign  eye  looks  calmly  down, 

And  marks  their  course,  and  bounds  their  power ; 
Thy  word  the  angry  nations  own, 

And  noise  and  war  are  heard  no  more. 

4.  Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  wing, 

Sweet  peace !  with  her  what  blessings  fled  ! 
Glad  plenty  laughs,  the  valleys  sing, 
Reviving  commerce  lifts  her  head. 

5.  Thou  good,  and  wise,  and  righteous  Lord, 

All  move  subservient  to  Thy  will ; 
And  peace  and  war  await  Thy  word, 

And  Thy  sublime  decrees  fulfill.      mrs.  Steele. 


964.  L.  ft 

1.  O  what  stupendous  mercy  shines 

Around  the  majesty  of  Heaven ! 
Rebels  He  deigns  to  call  His  sons — 
Their  souls  renewed,  their  sins  forgiven. 

2.  Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine — 

The  grace  that  blazes  likes  a  sun  ; 
Hold  forth  your  fair,  though  feeble  light, 
Through  all  your  lives  let  mercy  run. 

3.  Upon  your  bounty's  willing  wTings 

Swift  let  the  great  salvation  fly  ; 

The  hungry  feed,  the  naked  clothe ; 

To  pain  and  sickness  help  apply. 

4.  Pity  the  weeping  widow's  woe, 

And  be  her  counselor  and  stay ; 
Adopt  the  fatherless,  and  smooth 
To  useful,  happy  life,  his  way. 

5.  When  all  is  done,  renounce  your  deeds, 

Renounce  self-righteousness  with  scorn  : 
Thus  will  you  glorify  your  God, 
And  thus  the  Christian  name  adorn. 

RIP  PON. 


MISSIONS   AND    REFORM.  585 

965.  C.  M. 

1.  0,  City  of  the  Lord !  begin 

The  universal  song : 
And  let  the  scattered  villages 
The  joyful  notes  prolong. 

2.  Let  Kedar's  wilderness  afar 

Lift  up  the  lonely  voice ; 
And  let  the  tenants  of  the  rock 
In  accent  rude  rejoice. 

3.  Oh !  from  the  streams  of  distant  lands 

To  our  Jehovah  sing ; 
And  joyful,  from  the  mountain-tops, 
Shout  to  the  Lord,  the  King. 

4.  Let  all  combined,  with  one  accord, 

The  Saviour's  glories  raise, 
Till  in  the  earth's  remotest  bounds 

The  nations  sound  His  praise.       £ogan. 


966.  C.  M. 

1.  Spirit  of  power  and  might,  behold 

A  world  by  sin  destroyed; 
Creator,  Spirit,  as  of  old, 
Move  on  the  formless  void. 

2.  Give  Thou  the  word  ;  that  healing  sound 

Shall  quell  the  deadly  strife, 
And  earth  again,  like  Eden  crown'd, 
Produce  the  tree  of  life. 

3.  If  sang  the  morning  stars  for  joy 

When  nature  rose  to  view, 
What  strains  will  angel  harps  employ 
When  Thou  shalt  all  renew ! 

4.  And  if  the  sons  of  God  rejoice 

To  hear  a  Saviour's  name, 
How  will  the  ransomed  raise  their  voice, 
To  whom  that  Saviour  came  ! 
25* 


586  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

5.  Lo !  every  kindred,  tongue,  and  tribe, 
Assembling  round  the  throne, 
The  new  creation  shall  ascribe 

To  sovereign  love  alone.        Montgomery 

967.  C.  M. 

1.  The  mighty  angel,  to  whose  hand 

The  word  of  life  is  given, 
Waves  his  broad  wing  o'er  sea  and  land, 
And  soaring,  cleaves  the  heaven. 

2.  And  say — shall  aught  oppose  his  flight  ? — 

Or  cloud  his  flaming  scroll  1 
No  ! — not  till  truth  with  holy  light 
Shall  visit  every  soul; 

3.  Not  till  blest  Peace  shall  spring  to  birth ; 

And  hatred  sheathe  his  sword ; 
Not  till  the  nations  of  the  earth 

Are  subject  to  the  Lord.  sigourney. 

968.  C.  M. 

1.  Lord!  send  Thy  servants  forth 

To  call  the  Hebrews  home ; 
From  east,  and  west,  and  south,  and  north, 
Let  all  the  wanderers  come. 

2.  Where'er,  in  lands  unknown, 

The  fugitives  remain, 
Bid  every  creature  help  them  on, 
Thy  holy  mount  to  gain. 

3.  An  offering  to  the  Lord, 

There  let  them  all  be  seen, 
Sprinkled  with  water  and  with  blood, 
In  soul  and  body  clean. 

4.  With  Israel's  myriads  seal'd, 

Let  all  the  nations;  meet; 
And  show  the  mystery  fulfill'd — 

Thy  family  complete.  c.  wesley. 


MISSIONS  AND   HEFOEM.  587 


969. 


1.  Thy  way  is  in  the  deep,  O  Lord! 

E'en  there  we  '11  go  with  Thee ; 
We  '11  meet  the  tempest  at  Thy  word, 
And  walk  upon  the  sea ! 

2.  Poor  tremblers  at  His  rougher  wind, 

Why  do  we  doubt  Him  so  1 — 
Who  gives  the  storm  a  path,  will  find 
The  way  our  feet  shall  go. 

3.  A  moment  may  His  hand  be  lost — 

Drear  moment  of  delay  ! — 
We  cry,  "  Lord,  help  the  tempest-toss'd," 
And  safe  we  're  borne  away. 

4.  The  Lord  yields  nothing  to  our  fears, 

And  flies  from  selfish  care ; 
But  comes  himself,  where'er  He  hears 
The  voice  of  loving  prayer. 

970.  C.  M. 

1.  God's  glory  is  a  wondrous  thing, 

Most  strange  in  all  its  ways, 
And,  of  all  things  on  earth,  least  like 
What  men  agree  to  praise. 

2.  O  blessed  is  he  to  whom  is  given 

The  instinct  that  can  tell 
That  God  is  on  the  field,  when  He 
Is  most  invisible ! 

3.  Workmen  of  God  !  O  lose  not  heart, 

But  learn  what  God  is  like; 
And  in  the  darkest  battle-field 
Thou  shalt  know  where  to  strike. 

4.  And  blessed  is  he  who  can  divine 

Where  real  right  doth  lie, 
And  dares  to  take  the  side  that  seems 
Wrong  to  man's  blindfold  eye! 


588  CONFLICTS   OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

5.  O  learn  to  scorn  the  praise  of  men  ! 
O  learn  to  lose  with  God ! 
For  Jesus  won  the  world  through  shame, 
And  beckons  thee  His  road. 

LYRA  CATH. 

971.  C.  M. 

1.  Oppression  shall  not  always  reign, 

There  comes  a  brighter  day, 
When  freedom,  burst  from  every  chain, 
Shall  have  triumphant  sway. 

2.  Then  right  shall  over  might  prevail, 

And  truth,  fall  armed  in  mail, 
The  hosts  of  tyrant  wrong  assail, 
And  hold  eternal  sway. 

3.  AVhat  voice  shall  bid  the  progress  stay 

Of  truth's  victorious  car  ? 
What  arm  arrest  the  growing  day, 
Or  quench  the  solar  star  ? 

4.  What  soul  shall  dare,  though  stout  and  strong, 

Restore  the  ancient  wrong ; 
Oppression's  guilty  night  prolong, 
And  freedom's  morning  bar  1 

5.  The  hour  of  triumph  comes  apace, 

The  fated,  promised  hour, 
When  earth  upon  a  ransomed  race 
Her  bounteous  gifts  shall  shower. 

0.  Ring,  liberty,  the  glorious  bell, 

On  high  thy  banners  swell, 
Let  trump  on  trump  the  triumph  swell, 
Of  Heaven's  redeeming  power. 

II.  WARE. 

972.  7s. 

1.  Watchman!  tell  us  of  the  night, 

What  its  signs  of  promise  are. — 
Traveler !  o'er  yon  mountain's  height, 
See  that  glory-beaming  star ! 


MISSIONS  AND   REFORM.  580 

Watchman  !  does  its  beauteous  ray 
Aught  of  joy  or  hope  foretell  ? — 

Traveler  !  yes  ;  its  brings  the  day — 
Promised  day  of  Israel. 

2.  Watchman !  tell  us  of  the  night, 

Higher  yet  that  star  ascends — 
Traveler !  blessedness  and  light, 

Peace  and  truth,  its  course  portends ! — 
Watchman!  will  its  beams  alone 

Gild  the  spot  that  gave  them  birth? 
Traveler  !  ages  are  its  own, 

See,  it  bursts  o'er  all  the  earth. 

3.  Watchman !  tell  us  of  the  night, 

For  the  morning  seems  to  dawn. — 
Traveler  !  darkness  takes  its  flight, 

Doubt  and  terror  are  withdrawn. — 
Watchman  !  let  thy  wanderings  cease  ; 

Hie  thee  to  thy  quiet  home. — 
Traveler  !  lo  !  the  Prince  of  Peace, 

Lo  !  the  Son  of  God  is  come ! 

BO  WRING. 

973.  7s. 

1.  See  how  great  a  flame  aspires, 

Kindled  by  a  spark  of  grace ! 
Jesus'  love  the  nations  fires — 
Sets  the  kingdoms  on  a  blaze. 

2.  To  brim*  fire  on  earth  He  came  : 

Kindled  in  some  heart  it  is : 
O  that  all  might  catch  the  flame. 
All  partake  the  glorious  bliss  ! 

3.  When  He  first  the  work  begun, 

Small  and  feeble  was  His  day ; 

Now  the  word  doth  swiftly  run ; 

Now  it  wins  its  widening  way. 

4.  More  and  more  it  spreads  and  grows. 

Ever  mighty  to  prevail ; 
Sin's  strongholds  it  now  o'erthrows — 
Shakes  the  trembling  gates  of  hell. 


590  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 

5.  Saw  ye  not  the  cloud  arise, 

Little  as  a  human  hand  ? 
Now  it  spreads  along  the  skies — 
Hangs  o'er  all  the  thirsty  land. 

6.  Lo  !  the  promise  of  a  shower 

Drops  already  from  above ; 
But  the  Lord  will  shortly  pour 

All  the  Spirit  of  His  love.     c.  wesley. 

974.  7s. 

1.  Wake  the  song  of  jubilee, 
Let  it  echo  o'er  the  sea  ! 

Now  hath  come  the  promised  hour; 
Jesus  reigns  with  sovereign  power. 

2.  All  ye  nations !  join  and  sing — 

"  Christ,  of  lords  and  kings,  is  King !" 
Let  it  sound  from  shore  to  shore — 
"Jesus  reigns  for  evermore  !" 

3.  Now  the  desert  land  rejoice, 
And  the  islands  join  their  voice  ; 
Yea,  the  whole  creation  sings — 
"  Jesus  is  the  King  of  kings !" 

fratt's  coll. 

975.  7s. 

1.  Hark!  the  song  of  jubilee, 

Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar, 
Or  the  fullness  of  the  sea, 

When  it  breaks  upon  the  shore ! 

2.  See,  Jehovah's  banner  furled  ; 

Shcath'd  His  sword  : — He  speaks — 't  is  done  ! 
Now  the  kingdoms  of  this  world 
Are  the  kingdom  of  His  Son. 


's 


lie  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole 
With  supreme,  unbounded  sway; 

He  shall  reign,  when,  like  a  scroll, 
Yonder  heavens  have  passed  away. 


MISSIONS   AND    REFORM.  591 

4.  Hallelujah !  for  the  Lord 

God  omnipotent  shall  reign ; 
Hallelujah  ! — let  the  word 

Echo  round  the  earth  and  main. 

5.  Hallelujah  !  hark  !  the  sound, 

From  the  center  to  the  skies, 
Wakes,  above,  beneath,  around, 

All  creation's  harmonies.  Montgomery. 

976.  7s. 

1.  See  the  ransomed  millions  stand — 
Palms  of  conquest  in  their  hands  ! 
This  before  the  throne  their  strain — 
';  Hell  is  vanquished — death  is  slain  ! 

2.  ';  Blessing,  honor,  glory,  might, 
Are  the  Conqueror's  native  right ; 
Thrones  and  powers  before  Him  fall — 
Lamb  of  God,  and  Lord  of  all !" 

3.  Hasten,  Lord  !  the  promised  hour ; 
Come  in  glory  and  in  power ; 
Still  Thy  foes  are  unsubdued — 
Nature  sighs  to  be  renewed. 

4.  Time  has  nearly  reached  its  sum ; 

All  things,  with  the  bride,  say,  "  Come  !'; 

Jesus  !  whom  all  worlds  adore, 

Come — and  reim  for  evermore.  coxder. 


'-• 


977.  7s. 

1.  Go.  ye  messengers  of  God, 

Like  the  beams  of  morning  fly  ; 
Take  the  wonder-working  rod, 
Wave  the  banner-cross  on  high. 

2.  Where  the  lofty  minaret 

Gleams  along  the  morning  skies, 
Wave  it  till  the  crescent  set, 
And  the  "  Star  of  Jacob"'  rise. 


592  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 

3.  Go  to  many  a  tropic  isle, 

In  the  bosom  of  the  deep, 
Where  the  skies  forever  smile, 
And  th'  oppressed  forever  weep. 

4.  O'er  the  negro's  night  of  care 

Pour  the  living  light  of  heaven; 
Chase  away  the  fiend  despair, 
Bid  him  hope  to  "be  forgiven. 

5.  Where  the  golden  gates  of  day 

Open  on  the  palmy  East, 
Wide  the  bleeding  cross  display, 
Spread  the  Gospel's  richest  feast. 

G.  Bear  the  tidings  round  the  ball, 
Visit  every  soil  and  sea ; 
Preach  the  cross  of  Christ  to  all — 
Christ,  whose  love  is  full  and  free. 

MAItSDEN. 

978.  7s. 

1.  Lord  !  Thou  didst  arise  and  say, 

To  the  troubled  waters,  K  Peace !" 
And  the  tempest  died  away, 

Down  they  sank,  the  foaming  seas ; 
And  a  calm  and  heaving  sleep 
Spread  o'er  all  the  glassy  deep  ; 
All  the  azure  lake  serene 
Like  another  heaven  was  seen  ! 

2.  Lord  !  Thy  gracious  word  repeat 

To  the  billows  of  ihe  proud  ; 
Quell  the  tyrant's  martial  heat-; 

Quell  the  fierce  and  changing  crowd; 
Then  the  earth  shall  find  repose 
From  oppressions  and  from  woes  ; 
And  an  imaged  heaven  appear 
On  our  world  of  darkness  here.  milman. 


MISSIONS  AND   REFORM.  593 

979.  7s. 

1.  Sons  of  men,  behold  from  far, 
Hail  the  long-expected  star  ! 
Star  of  truth  that  gilds  the  night, 
And  guides  bewildered  men  aright. 

2.  Mild  it  shines  on  all  beneath, 
Piercing  through  the  shades  of  death; 
Scattering  error's  wide-spread  night ; 
Kindling  darkness  into  light. 

3.  Nations  all,  remote  and  near, 
Haste  to  see  your  Lord  appear ; 
Haste,  for  Him  your  hearts  prepare, 
Meet  Him  manifested  there ! 

4.  There  behold  the  day-spring  rise, 
Pouring  light  on  mortal  eyes  ; 
See  it  chase  the  shades  away, 
Shining  to  the  perfect  day. 


980.  US  &  10s. 

1.   Hail  to  the  brightness  of  Zion's  glad  morning! 
Joy  to  the  lands  that  in  darkness  have  lain ; 
Hushed  be  the  accents  of  sorrow  and  mourning, 
Zion  in  triumph  begins  her  mild  reign. 

2.  Hail  to  the  brightness  of  Zion's  glad  morning. 
Long  by  the  prophets  of  Israel  foretold ; 
Hail  to  the  millions  from  bondage  returning, 
Gentiles  and  Jews  the  blest  vision  behold. 

3.  Lo  !  in  the  desert  rich  flowers  arc  springing, 

Streams  ever  copious  arc  gliding  along; 
Loud  from  the  mountain-tops  echoes  are  ringing. 
Wastes  rise  in  verdure  and  mingle  in  song. 

4.  Sec,  from  all  lands — from  the  isles  of  the  ocean, 

Praise  to  Jehovah  ascending  on  high ; 
Fallen  arc  the  engines  of  war  and  commotion, 
Shouts  of  salvation  arc  rending  the  sky. 


594  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 


981.  H.  ft. 

1.  O  ye  immortal  throng 

Of  angels  round  the  throne, 
Join  with  our  feeble  song, 
To  make  the  Saviour  known ! 
On  earth  ye  knew 
His  wondrous  grace ; 
His  beauteous  face 
In  heaven  ye  view. 

2.  Ye  saw  the  heaven-born  Child 

In  human  flesh  arrayed, 
Benevolent  and  mild, 

While  in  the  manger  laid ; 
And  praise  to  God, 
And  peace  on  earth, 
For  such  a  birth, 
Proclaimed  aloud. 

3.  Ye  in  the  wilderness 

Beheld  the  tempter  spoiled, 
Well  known  in  every  dress, 
In  every  combat  foiled; 
And  joined  to  crown 
The  Victor's  head, 
When  Satan  fled 
Before  His  frown. 

4.  Around  His  sacred  tomb 

A  willing  watch  ye  keep, 
Till  the  blest  moment  come 
To  rouse  Him  from  His  sleep  ; 
Then  rolled  the  stone, 
And  all  adored, 
Your  rising  Lord, 
With  joy  unknown. 

5.  When,  all  arrayed  in  light, 

The  shining  Conqueror  rode, 
Ye  hailed  His  rapturous  flight 
Up  to  the  throne  of  God  j 


MISSIONS   AND   REFOBK.  OHO 

And  waved  around 
Your  golden  wings, 
And  struck  your  strings 

Of  sweetest  sound. 

6.  The  warbling  notes  pursue, 
And  louder  anthems  raise, 
While  mortals  sing  with  you 
Their  own  Redeemer's  praise ; 
And  thou,  my  heart, 
With  equal  flame, 
And  joy  the  same, 
Perform  thy  part.  doddridge. 

Doxology.    II.  ft 

To  God  the  Father's  throne 

Your  highest  honors  raise  ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son  ; 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise  ; 
With  all  our  powers,  eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  while  faith  adores. 

982.  Ss  k  7s. 

1.  We  are  living,  we  are  dwelling, 

In  a  grand  and  awful  time, 
In  an  age  on  ages  telling, 

To  be  living  is  sublime. 
Hark!  the  waking  up  of  nations, 

Gog  and  Magog  to  the  frav. 
Hark !  what  soundeth  ?  is  creation 

Groaning  for  its  latter  day  ? 

2.  Will  ye  play,  then,  will  ye  dally. 

With  your  music  and  your  wine  ? 
Up  !  it  is  Jehovah's  rally  ! 

God's  own  arm  hath  need  of  thine. 
Hark  !  the  onset!  will  ye  fold  your 

Faith-clad  arms  in  lazy  lock  ) 
Up,  O  up,  thou  drowsy  soldier; 

Worlds  are  charging  to  the  shock. 


596  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 


8.  Worlds  are  charging — heaven  beholding  ; 

Thou  hast  but  an  hour  to  fight ; 
Now  the  blazoned  cross  unfolding, 

On — right  onward,  for  the  right. 
On !  let  all  the  soul  within  you 

For  the  truth's  sake  go  abroad  ! 
Strike !  let  every  nerve  and  sinew 

Tell  on  ages — tell  for  God  !         a.  c.  coxe. 


983.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken, 

Zion,  city  of  our  God: 
He,  whose  word  can  not  be  broken, 

Formed  thee  for  His  own  abode ; 
On  the  Rock  of  Ages  founded — 

What  can  shake  thy  sure  repose  1 
With  salvation's  walls  surrounded, 

Thou  may'st  smile  on  all  thy  foes. 


2.  See,  the  streams  of  living  waters, 

Springing  from  eternal  love, 
Well  supply  thy  sons  and  daughters, 

And  all  fear  of  want  remove ; 
Who  can  faint  while  such  a  river 

Ever  flows  the  thirst  t'  assuage  1 
Grace,  which,  like  the  Lord,  the  giver, 

Never  fails  from  age  to  age. 

3.  Round  each  habitation  hovering, 

See  the  cloud  and  fire  appear ! 
For  a  glory  and  a  covering, 

Showing  that  the  Lord  is  near — 
He  who  gives  them  daily  manna, 

He  who  listens  when  they  cry — 
Let  him  hear  the  loud  hosanna 


Rising  to  His  throne  on  high. 


NEWTON. 


MISSIONS  AND    REFORM.  507 

984.  Ss  &  7s. 

1.  Yes — my  native  land  !  I  love  thee; 

All  thy  scenes  I  love  them  Well ; 
Friends,  connections,  happy  country, 
Can  I  bid  yon  all  farewell? 

Can  I  leave  you, 
Far  in  heathen  lands  to  dwell  % 

2.  Home  ! — thy  joys  are  passing  lovely — 

Joys  no  stranger-heart  can  tell ; 
Happy  home  ! — t  is  sure  I  love  thee ! 
Can  I — can  I  say — Farewell  ? 

Can  I  leave  thee, 
Far  in  heathen  lands  to  dwell  1 

3.  Scenes  of  sacred  peace  and  pleasure, 

Holy  days  and  Sabbath-bell, 
Richest,  brightest,  sweetest  treasure  ! 
Can  I  say  a  last  farewell  1 

Can  I  leave  you, 
Far  in  heathen  lands  to  dwell  ? 

4.  Yes  !  I  hasten  from  you  gladly, 

From  the  scenes  I  love  so  well ; 
Far  away,  ye  billows  !  bear  me  ; 
Lovely  native  land ! — farewell ! 

Pleased  I  leave  thee, 
Far  in  heathen  lands  to  dwell. 

5.  In  the  deserts  let  me  labor, 

On  the  mountains  let  me  tell 
How  He  died — the  blessed  Saviour — 
To  redeem  a  world  from  hell ! 

Let  me  hasten, 
Far  in  heathen  lands  to  dwell. 

985.  8s  k  7s. 

1.   Onward,  onward,  men  of  heaven  ! 
Bear  the  Gospel's  banner  high  ; 
Rest  not  till  its  light  is  given, 
Star  of  every  pagan  sky. 


598  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 

Send  it  where  the  pilgrim-stranger 
Faints  'neath  Asia's  scorching  ray  ; 

Bid  the  red-browed  forest  ranger 
Hail  it,  ere  he  fades  away. 

2.  "Where  the  arctic  ocean  thunders, 

Where  the  tropics  fiercely  glow, 
Broadly  spread  its  page  of  wonders, 

Brightly  bid  its  radiance  flow. 
India  marks  its  luster  stealing, 

Shiv'ring  Greenland  loves  its  rays, 
Afric,  'mid  her  deserts  kneeling, 

Lifts  the  untaught  strain  of  praise. 

3.  Rude  in  speech,  or  grim  in  feature, 

Dark  in  spirit  tho'  they  be, 
Show  that  light  to  every  creature, 

Prince  or  vassal — bond  or  free. 
Lo !  they  haste  to  every  nation, 

Host  on  host  the  ranks  supply, 
Onward  ! — Christ  is  your  salvation. 

And  your  death  is  victory.  sigourney. 

986.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Christian  !  see  !  the  orient  morning 

Breaks  along  the  heathen  sky  ; 
Lo!  th'  expected  day  is  dawning — 
Glorious  day-spring  from  on  high ; 

Hallelujah  !— 
Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high  ! 

2.  Heathens  at  the  sight  are  singing ; 

Morning  wakes  the  tuneful  lavs ; 
Precious  offerings  they  are  bringing — 
First-fruits  of  more  perfect  praise  ; 

Hallelujah!— 
Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high ! 

3.  Zion's  Sun  ! — salvation  beaming — 

Gilding  now  the  radiant  hills — 
Rise  and  shine,  till  brighter  gloamings 
All  the  world  Thv  glory  fills  ; 

Hallelujah!— 
Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high ! 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  599 

4.  Lord  of  every  tribe  and  nation  ! 

Spread  Thy  truth  from  pole  to  pole ; 
Spread  the  light  of  Thy  salvation, 
Till  it  shine  on  every  soul ; 

Hallelujah  !— 
Hail  the  day-spring  from  on  high  ! 

leland's  hymns. 

987.  8s  k  7s. 

1.  Hark!  the  sounds  of  joy  and  gladness; 

Whence  the  shout  of  rural  mirth  ? 
Man  repents  his  murderous  madness, 

Man,  the  tiger  of  the  earth  ! 
Lo !  the  glittering  sword  descending, 

Cleaves  the  soil  it  drenched  before ; 
And  the  spear,  the  vintage  tending, 

Gives  its  work  of  carnage  o'er. 

2.  Men,  not  now  their  hands  imbruing, 

Brother,  in  a  brother's  blood, 
Sport  with  terror,  death  and  ruin, 

Reckless  borne  on  passion's  flood ; 
Arts  of  peace,  the  nations  blessing, 

Clothe  the  hills,  the  valleys  cheer  ; 
"While  the  world,  its  wrongs  redressing, 

Breathes  a  new,  sabbatic  year. 

3.  Lord  of  earth!  its  mournful  story 

Hasten,  in  Thy  grace,  to  close ; 
Bring  the  days  of  brighter  glory, 

Calm  its  tumults,  heal  its  woes ; 
All,  around  the  cross  uniting, 

Blend  in  one  harmonious  throng ; 
Peace,  the  rolls  of  time  inditing, 

Love,  the  universal  song.       mrs.  gilbert. 

988.  8s,  7s  k  h, 

1.  On  the  mountain's  top  appearing, 
Lo  !  the  sacred  herald  stands, 
Welcome  news  to  Zion  bearing, 
Zion  long  in  hostile  lands. 

Mourning  captive, 
God  himself  shall  loose  thv  bands. 


600  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

2.  Has  thy  night  been  long  and  mournful  ? 

Have  thy  friends  unfaithful  proved  1 
Have  thy  foes  been  proud  and  scornful, 
By  thy  sighs  and  tears  unmoved  ? 

Cease  thy  mourning; 
Zion  still  is  well  beloved. 

3.  God,  thy  God,  will  now  restore  thee ; 

He  Himself  appears  thy  Friend ; 
All  thy  foes  shall  flee  before  thee ; 
Here  their  boasts  and  triumphs  end ; 

Great  deliverance 
Zion's  King  will  surely  send. 

4.  Peace  and  joy  shall  now  attend  thee ; 

All  thy  warfare  now  is  past ; 
God  thy  Saviour  will  defend  thee ; 
Victory  is  thine  at  last ; 

All  thy  conflicts 
End  in  everlasting  rest.  keli 

989.  8s,  7s  k  4s. 

1.  Zion  stands  with  hills  surrounded — 

Zion,  kept  by  power  divine; 
All  her  foes  shall  be  confounded, 
Though  the  world  in  arms  combine ; 

Happy  Zion, 
What  a  favored  lot  is  thine ! 

2.  Every  human  tic  may  perish ; 

Friend  to  friend  unfaithful  prove ; 

Mothers  cease  their  own  to  cherish ; 

Heaven  and  earth  at  last  remove ; 

But  no  changes 
Can  attend  Jehovah's  love. 

3.  In  the  furnace  God  may  prove  thee, 

Thence  to  bring  thee  forth  more  bright, 
But  can  never  cease  to  love  thee ; 
Thou  art  precious  in  Plis  sight; 

God  is  with  thee — 
God,  thine  everlasting  light.  kelli 


MISSIONS  AND   REFORM-.  601 

980.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  See,  from  Zion's  sacred  mountain, 

Streams  of  living  water  flow; 
God  has  opened  there  a  fountain 
That  supplies  the  world  below ; 

They  are  blessed 
Who  its  sovereign  virtues  know. 

2.  Through  ten  thousand  channels  flowing 

Streams  of  mercy  find  their  way : 
Life,  and  health,  and  joy  bestowing, 
Waking  beauty  from  decay. 

O,  ye  nations, 
Hail  the  long-expected  day. 

3.  Gladdened  by  the  flowing  treasure, 

All-enriching  as  it  goes, 
Lo !  the  desert  smiles  with  pleasure, 
Buds  and  blossoms  as  the  rose ; 

Lo !  the  desert 
Sings  for  joy  where'er  it  flows.         kellt. 

991.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Men  of  God,  go  take  your  stations, 

Darkness  reigns  o'er  all  the  earth — 
Go,  proclaim  among  the  nations 
Joyful  news  of  heavenly  birth — 

Bear  the  tidings, 
Tell  the  Saviour's  matchless  worth. 

2.  Go — and  when  exposed  to  dangers, 

Jesus  will  your  souls  defend ; 
Go,  and  when  'mid  foes  and  strangers, 
He  will  still  appear  your  Friend — 

His  kind  presence 
Shall  be  with  you  to  the  end.  kelly. 

992.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Cheek  grow  pale,  but  heart  be  vigorous ; 
Body  fail,  but  soul  have  peace ; 
Welcome,  pain !  thou  searcher  rigorous, 
Slay  me,  but  my  faith  increase. 
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602  CONFLICTS   OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

2.  Sin,  o'er  sense  so  softly  stealing ; 

Doubt,  that  would  my  strength  impair ; 
Hence  at  once  from  life  and  feeling — 
Now  my  cross  I  gladly  bear. 

3.  Up,  my  soul !  with  clear  sedatcness 

Read  heaven's  law,  writ  bright  and  broad, 
Up !  a  sacrifice  to  greatness, 

Truth,  and  goodness — up  to  God ! 

4.  Up  to  labor !  from  thee  shaking 

Off  the  bonds  of  sloth,  be  brave ! 

Give  thyself  to  prayer  and  waking  ; 

Toil  some  fainting  heart  to  save ! 

MISS  BREMER. 

993.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Yes!  we  trust  the  day  is  breaking, 

Joyful  things  are  near  at  hand ; 
God,  the  mighty  God,  is  speaking 
By  His  word  in  every  land ; 

God  is  speaking — 
Darkness  flies  at  His  command. 

2.  With  the  voice  of  joy  and  singing 

Let  us  hail  the  dawning  ray  ; 

Lo !  the  blessed  day-star,  bringing 

O'er  the  earth  a  glorious  day ; 

At  his  rising 
Gloom  and  darkness  flee  away.        kelly. 

994.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Hark!  what  mean  those  lamentations, 

Rolling  sadly  through  the  sky  ? 
'T  is  the  cry  of  heathen  nations — 
"  Come  and  help  us,  or  we  die !" 

2.  Hear  the  heathen's  sad  complaining  ! 

Christians  !  hear  their  dying  cry  ; 
And,  the  love  of  Christ  constraining, 
Haste  to  help  them,  ere  they  die. 

CAWOOD. 


MISSIONS  AND  REFORM.  GO'S 

995.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  O'er  the  realms  of  pagan  darkness 

Let  the  eye  of  pity  gaze ; 
See  the  thronging,  wandering  nations, 
Lost  in  sin's  bewildering  maze : 

Darkness  brooding 
On  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 

2.  Light  of  them  that  sit  in  darkness, 

Rise  and  shine !  Thy  blessings  bring : 
Light  to  lighten  all  the  Gentiles ! 
Rise  with  healing  in  Thy  wing ; 

To  Thy  brightness 
Let  all  kings  and  nations  come. 

3.  May  the  millions  now  adoring 

Idol-gods  of  wood  and  stone 
Come,  and  worshiping  before  Him, 
Serve  the  living  God  alone : 

Let  Thy  glory 
Fill  the  earth  as  floods  the  sea. 

4.  Thou,  to  whom  all  power  is  given, 

Speak  the  wrord ;  at  Thy  command 
Let?  the  heralds  of  Thy  mercy 

Spread  Thy  name  from  land  to  land ; 

Lord,  be  with  them, 
Always,  to  the  end  of  time.      cotterell* 

996.  8s,  7s  k  -Is. 

1.  O'er  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness, 

Cheered  by  no  celestial  ray, 
Sun  of  righteousness  !  arising, 

Bring  the  bright,  the  glorious  day  ; 

Send  the  Gospel 
To  the  earth's  remotest  bound. 

2.  Kingdoms  wide  that  sit  in  darkness — 

Grant  them,  Lord  !  the  glorious  light ; 
And,  from  the  eastern  coast  to  western, 
May  the  morning  chase  the  night ; 

And  redemption, 
Freely  purchased,  win  the  day. 


()04  CONFLICTS   OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

3.  Fly  abroad,  thou  mighty  Gospel ! 
Win  and  conquer,  never  cease ; 
May  thy  lasting,  wide  dominions, 
Multiply  and  still  increase ; 

Sway  Thy  scepter, 
Saviour !  all  the  world  around. 

P.  WILLIAMS. 

997.  7s  &  Cs. 

1.  The  morning  light  is  breaking, 

The  darkness  disappears ; 
The  sons  of  earth  are  waking 

To  penitential  tears. 
Each  breeze  that  sweeps  the  ocean 

Brings  tidings  from  afar 
Of  nations  in  commotion, 

Prepared  for  ZioiVs  war. 

2.  Rich  dews  of  grace  come  o'er  us 

In  many  a  gentle  shower; 
And  brighter  scenes  before  us 

Are  opening  every  hour  : 
Each  cry  to  heaven  going 

Abundant  answer  brings ; 
And  heavenly  gales  are  blowing, 

With  peace  upon  their  wings. 

3.  See  heathen  nations  bending 

Before  the  God  we  love, 
And  thousand  hearts  ascending 

In  gratitude  above ; 
While  sinners,  now  confessing, 

The  Gospel  call  obey, 
And  seek  the  Saviour's  blessing — 

A  nation  in  a  day. 

4.  Blest  river  of  salvation, 

Pursue  thine  onward  way ; 
Plow  thou  to  every  nation, 
Nor  in  thy  richness  stay  : 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM,  605 

Stay  not  till  all  the  lowly 

Triumphant  reach  their  home; 
Stay  not  till  all  the  holy 

Proclaim — 41  The  Lord  is  come." 


998.  7s  k  6s. 

1.  Roll  on,  thou  mighty  ocean; 

And,  as  thy  billows  flow, 
Bear  messengers  of  mercy 

To  every  land  below. 
Arise,  ye  gales,  and  waft  them 

Safe  to  the  destined  shore ; 
That  man  may  sit  in  darkness 

And  death's  black  shade  no  more. 

2.  O  Thou  eternal  Ruler, 

Who  holdest  in  Thine  arm 
The  tempests  of  the  ocean, 

Protect  them  from  all  harm  ! 
Thy  presence,  Lord,  be  with  them, 

Wherever  they  may  be  ; 
Though  far  from  us,  who  love  them, 

Still  let  them  be  with  Thee.       pratt's  coll. 


999.  7s  k  6s. 

1.  Wretched,  helpless,  and  distress'd, 

Ah  1  whither  shall  I  fly  ; 
Ever  gasping  after  rest — 

I  can  not  find  it  nigh : 
Naked,  sick,  and  poor,  and  blind — 

Fast  bound  in  sin  and  misery — 
Friend  of  sinners,  let  me  find 

My  help,  my  all  in  Thee. 

2.  Clothe  me,  Lord,  with  holiness, 

With  meek  humility  ; 
Put  on  me  that  glorious  dross — 
Endue  mv  soul  with  Thee  : 


006  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

Let  Thine  image  be  restored ; 

Thy  name  and  nature  let  me  prove  ; 
With  Thy  fullness  fill  me,  Lord, 

And  perfect  me  in  love.  c.  wesley 

1000.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  When  shall  the  voice  of  singing 

Flow  joyfully  along? 
When  hill  and  valley,  ringing 

With  one  triumphant  song, 
Proclaim  the  contest  ended, 

And  Him,  who  once  was  slain, 
Again  to  earth  descended, 

In  righteousness  to  reign  ? 

2.  Then  from  the  craggy  mountains 

The  sacred  shout  shall  fly  ; 
And  shady  vales  and  fountains 

Shall  echo  the  reply  : 
High  tower  and  lowly  dwelling 

Shall  send  the  chorus  round, 
All  hallelujah  swelling 

In  one  eternal  sound.  pratt's  coll. 


1001.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed, 

Great  David's  greater  Son  ! 
Hail,  in  the  time  appointed, 

His  reign  on  earth  begun  ! 
He  comes  to  break  oppression, 

To  set  the  captive  free, 
To  take  away  transgression, 

And  rule  in  equity. 

2.  He  comes,  with  succor  speedy, 

To  those  who  sutler  wrong ; 
To  help  the  poor  and  needy, 
And  bid  the  weak  be  strong  ; 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  607 

To  give  them  songs  for  sighing, 
Their  darkness  turn  to  light, 

Whose  souls,  condemned  and  dying, 
Were  precious  in  His  sight. 

3.  He  shall  come  down,  like  showers 

Upon  the  fruitful  earth, 
And  love,  and  joy,  like  flowers, 

Spring  in  His  path  to  birth  : 
Before  Him,  on  the  mountains, 

Shall  peace,  the  herald,  go ; 
And  righteousness,  in  fountains, 

From  hill  to  valley  flow. 

4.  For  Him  shall  prayer  unceasing, 

And  daily  vows  ascend ; 
His  kingdom  still  increasing — 

A  kingdom  without  end  : 
The  tide  of  time  shall  never, 

His  covenant  remove ; 
His  name  shall  stand  forever ; 

That  name  to  us  is — Love. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1002.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Now,  host  with  host  assembling, 

The  victory  we  win  ; 
Lo  !  on  his  throne  sits  trembling 

That  old  and  giant  Sin  ; 
Like  chaff  by  strong  winds  scattered, 

His  banded  strength  has  gone, 
His  charmed  cup  lies  shattered, 

And  still  the  cry  is — "  On." 

2.  Our  fathers'  God,  our  Keeper ! 

Be  Thou  our  strength  divine  ! 
Thou  scndest  forth  the  reaper — 

The  harvest  all  is  Thine. 
Roll  on,  roll  on  this  gladness, 

Till,  driven  from  every  shore, 
The  drunkard's  sin  and  madness 

Shall  smite  the  earth  no  more.     e.  ii.  chapin. 


608  CONFLICTS    OF   THE    GOSPEL. 


1003.  7s  k  6s. 

1.  On  Thibet's  snow-capped  mountains, 

O'er  Afric's  burning  sand, 
Where  roll  the  fiery  fountains 

Along  Hawaii's  strand  : 
In  every  distant  nation, 

The  mighty  globe  around, 
The  heralds  of  salvation 

The  Gospel  trumpet  sound. 

2.  In  golden  armor  blazing, 

They  press  their  onward  way, 
And,  high  in  air  upraising, 

The  glorious  cross  display  : 
Away  their  weapons  hurling, 

The  warring  nations  cease, 
And  hail  with  joy,  unfurling 

The  banner  folds  of  peace. 

3.  What  though  hell's  fiery  legions 

Pour  forth  their  dread  array, 
Look  up — angelic  legions 

Attend  you  on  your  way  : 
March  on,  ye  sons  of  heaven, 

This  precious  promise  sing — 
The  heathen  shall  be  given 

To  Christ,  our  glorious  King ! 

D.  DUTTON,  JR. 

1004.  Cs  &  4s. 

1.  My  country  !  'tis  of  thee, 
Sweet  land  of  liberty, 

Of  thee.  I  sing  ; 
Land  where  my  fathers  died; 
Land  of  the  pilgrim's  pride; 
From  every  mountain-side 

Let  freedom  ring. 


MISSIONS    AND   REFORM.  GOD 

2.  My  native  country  !  thee 
Land  of  the  noble  free, 

Thy  name  I  love ; 
I  love  thy  rocks  and  rills, 
Thy  woods  and  templed  hills : 
My  heart  with  rapture  thrills, 

Like  that  above. 

3.  Let  music  swell  the  breeze, 
And  ring  from  all  the  trees 

Sweet  freedom's  song ; 
Let  mortal  tongues  awake, 
Let  all  that  breathes  partake. 
Let  rocks  their  silence  break. 

The  sound  prolong. 

4.  Our  fathers'  God  !  to  Thee, 
Author  of  liberty ! 

To  Thee  we  sing ; 
Long  may  our  land  be  bright 
With  freedom's  holy  light, 
Protect  us  by  Thy  might, 

Great  God,  our  King.         s.  f.  smith. 


-■ 


1005.  6s  &  4s, 

1.  Break  forth  in  song,  }'e  trees. 
As,  through  your  tops,  the  breeze 

Sweeps  from  the  sea  ; 
For,  on  its  rushing  wings, 
To  your  cool  shades  and  springs, 
That  breeze  a  people  brings. 

Exiled,  though  free. 

2.  Ye  sister  hills  lay  down 

Of  ancient  oaks  your  crown. 

In  homage  due  ; — 
These  arc  the  great  of  earth. 
Great,  not  by  kingly  birth, 
Great  in  their  well-proved  worth. 

Firm  hearts  and  true. 
26* 


610  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

3.  These  arc  the  living  lights 

That  from  your  hold,  green  heights 

Shall  shine  afar, 
Till  they  who  name  the  name 
Of  Freedom,  to  the  flame 
Come,  as  the  Magi  came 

Toward  Bethlehem's  star.        pie:;pjn' 


1006.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  Gone  are  those  great  and  good 
Who  here,  in  peril,  stood 

Aud  raised  their  hymn. 
Peace  to  the  reverend  dead ! 
The  light,  that  on  their  head 
Two  hundred  years  have  shed, 

Shall  ne'er  grow  dim. 

2.  Ye  temples,  that  to  God 
Rise  where  our  fathers  trod, 

Guard  well  your  trust — 
The  f  lith,  that  dared  the  sea, 
The  truth,  that  made  them  free, 
Their  cherished  purity, 

Their  garnered  dust. 

3.  Thou  high  and  holy  One, 
Whose  care  for  sire  and  son 

All  nature  fills ; 
While  day  shall  break  and  close, 
While  night  her  crescent  shows, 
O,  let  Thy  light  repose 

On  these  our  hills !  pierpont. 


1007.  S.  M. 

1.  The  breaking  waves  dash'd  high 

On  a  stern  and  rock-bound  coast, 
And  the  woods  against  a  stormy  sky 
Their  giant  branches  tossed  ; 


MISSIONS   AND    REFORM.  611 

And  the  heavy  night  hung  dark 
+  The  hills  and  waters  o'er, 
When  a  band  of  exiles  moored  their  bark 
On  the  wild  New  England  shore. 

2.  Xot  as  the  conqueror  comes, 

They,  the  true  hearted,  came; 
Not  with  roll  of  the  stirring  drums, 

And  the  trumpet  that  sings  of  fame  ; 
Not  as  the  flying  come, 

In  silence  and  in  fear ; — 
They  shook  the  depths  of  the  desert  gloom 

With  their  hymns  of  lofty  cheer. 

3.  Amid  the  storm  they  sang, 

And  the  stars  heard,  and  the  sea ! 
And  the  sounding  aisles  of  the  dim  woods  rang 

To  the  anthem  of  the  free, 
The  ocean  eagle  soared 

From  his  nest  by  the  white  wave's  foam. 
And  the  rocking  pines  of  the  forest  roared — 

This  was  their  welcome  home  ! 

4.  What  sought  they  thus  afar  ? 

Bright  jewels  of  the  mine1? 
The  wealth  of  seas,  the  spoils  of  war  ? — 

They  sought  a  faith's  pure  shrine ! 
Ay,  call  it  holy  ground, 

The  soil  where  first  they  trod  ! 
They  have  left  unstained  what  there  they  found — 

Freedom  to  worship  God.         sirs,  hemans. 

1008.  10s. 

1.  Rise,  crowned  with  light,  imperial  Salem  rise  ! 
Exalt  thy  towering  head,  and  lift  thine  eyes; 
See  heaven  its  sparkling  portals  wide  display, 
And  break  upon  thee  in  a  flood  of  day. 

2.  See  a  long  race  thy  spacious  courts  adorn ; 
See  future  sons  and  daughters  yet  unborn, 
In  crowding  ranks  on  every  side  arise, 
Demanding  life,  impatient  for  the  skies. 


612       CONFLICTS  OF  THE  GOSPEL. 

3.  See  barbarous  nations  at  thy  gates  attend, 
Walk  in  Thy  light,  and  in  thy  temple  bend ; 

See  thy  bright  altars,  thronged  with  prostrate  kings, 
While  every  land  its  joyous  tribute  brings. 

4.  The  seas  shall  waste,  the  skies  to  smoke  decay, 
Rocks  fall  to  dust,  and  mountains  melt  away  ; 
But  fixed  His  word,  His  saving  power  remains; 
Thy  realm  shall  last,  thy  own  Messiah  reigns. 

POPE. 

1009.  10s. 

1.  Pour,  blessed  Gospel,  glorious  news  for  man ! 

Thy  stream  of  life  o'er  springless  deserts  roll : 
Thy  bond  of  peace  the  mighty  earth  can  span, 
And  make  one  brotherhood  from  pole  to  pole. 

2.  On,  piercing  Gospel,  on !  of  every  heart, 

In  every  latitude,  thou  own'st  the  key ; 
From  their  dull  slumbers  savage  souls  shall  start, 
With  all  their  treasures  first  unlocked  by  thee. 

3.  Spread,  mighty  Gospel,  spread  thy  soaring  wings! 

Gather  thy  scattered  ones  from  every  land : 
Call  home  the  wanderers  to  the  King  of  kings ; 
Proclaim  them   all   thine    own ; — 't  is  Christ's 
command !  asiiwoktii. 

1010.  10s. 

1 .  Restore,  O  Father !  to  our  times  restore 

The  peace  which  filled  Thine  infant  church  of  yore : 
Ere  lust  of  power  had  sown  the  seeds  of  strife, 
And  quenched  the  new-born  charities  of  life. 

2.  O,  never  more  may  different,  judgments  part 
From  kindly  sympathy  a  brother's  heart ! 
But,  linked  in  one,  believing  thousands  kneel, 
And  share  with  each  the  sacred  joy  they  feel. 

3.  From  soul  to  soul,  quick  as  the  sunbeam's  ray, 
Let  concord  spread  one  universal  day  ; 

And  faith  by  love  leads  all  mankind  to  Thee, 
Parent  of  peace,  and  Fount  of  harmony  ! 


MISSIONS    ASTD   KEFORM.  613 


1011.  lis.  10s  k  9s, 

i .  God,  the  alhterrible  !  Thou  who  ordainest 

Thunder  Thy  clarion,  and  lightning  Thy  sword: 
Show  forth  Thy  pity  on  high  where  Thou  reigne<t. 
Give  to  us  peace  in  our  time,  O  Lord. 

'-'.   God,  the  Omnipotent !  mighty  Avenger, 
Watching  invisible,  judging  unheard; 
Save  us  in  mercy,  O  save  us  from  danger, 
Give  to  us  peace  in  our  time,  O  Lord. 

;!•.   God,  the  all-mere i fid  !  earth  hath  forsaken 

Thy  ways  all  holy,  and  slighted  Thy  word; 
But  not  Thy  wrath  in  its  terror  awaken, 
Give  to  us  pardon  and  peace,  O  Lord. 

4.   So  will  Thy  people  with  thankful  devotion, 

Praise  Him   who  saved  them   from   peril    and 
sword ; 
Shouting  in  chorus,  from  ocean  to  ocean, 

Peace  to  the  nations,  and  praise  to  the  Lord. 

1012.  lis  &  10s. 

1.  Down  the  dark  future,  through  long  generation-. 

The  sounds  of  war  grow  fainter,  and  then  ceas.- ; 
And  like  a  bell  with  solemn,  sweet  vibrations, 
I  hear  once  more  the  voice  of  Christ  say, ;s  Peace !" 

2.  Peace!  and  no  longer,  from  its  brazen  portals. 

The  blast  of  war*s  great  organ  shakes  the  skies : 
But  beautiful  as  songs  of  the  immortals, 
The  holy  melodies  of  love  arise. 

LONGFELLOW. 

1013.  10s. 

1.  Father  divine  !  this  deadening  power  control, 
Which  to  the  senses  binds  the  immortal  soul; 
O,  break  this  bondage,  Lord !  I  would  bo  free, 
And  in  my  soul  would  find  rny  heaven  in  Thee. 


614  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

2.  My  heaven  in  Thee !  O  God,  no  other  heaven 
To  the  immortal  soul  can  e'er  be  given ; 

O,  let  Thy  kingdom  now  within  me  come, 
And  as  above,  so  here,  Thy  will  be  done ! 

3.  My  heaven  in  Thee,  O  Father,  let  me  find, 
My  heaven  in  Thee,  within  a  heart  resigned ; 
No  more,  of  heaven  and  bliss,  my  soul,  despair; 
For  where  my  God  is  found,  my  heaven  is  there. 

1014.  S,  % 

1.  Lord  Jesus  come !  for  here 

Our  path  through  wilds  is  laid ; 
We  watch,  as  for  the  day-spring  near, 
Amid  the  breaking  shade. 

2.  Lord  Jesus,  come !  for  hosts 

Meet  on  the  battle- plain ; 
Our  holiest  hopes  seem  vainest  boasts, 
And  tears  are  shed  like  rain. 

3.  Lord  Jesus,  come !  the  slave 

Still  bears  his  heavy  chains ; 
Their  daily  bread  the  hungry  crave, 
While  teem  the  fruitful  plains. 

4.  Hark  !  herald  voices  near 

Lead  on  Thy  happier  day ; 

Come,  Lord,  and  our  hosannas  hear ! 

We  wait  to  strew  Thy  way. 

MISS  MARTINEAU. 

1015.  I  I. 

1.  Husn  the  loud  cannon's  roar, 

The  frantic  warrior's  call ! 
Why  should  the  earth  be  drenched  with  gore  1 
Are  we  not  brothers  all  1 

2.  Want,  from  the  wretch  depart ! 

Chains,  from  the  captive  fall ! 
Sweet  mercy,  melt  the  oppressor's  heart — 
Sufferers  are  brothers  all. 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  615 

3.  Churches  and  sects,  strike  down 

Each  mean  partition  wall ! 
Let  love  each  harsher  feeling  drown — 
Christians  are  brothers  all. 

4.  Let  love  and  truth  alone 

Hold  human  hearts  in  thrall, 
That  Heaven  its  work  at  length  may  own 
And  men  be  brothers  all.  johns. 

1016.  S,  ft 

1.  "  Is  this  a  fast  for  me  V 

Thus  saith  the  Lord  our  God ; 
"  A  day  for  man  to  vex  his  soul 
And  feel  affliction's  rod  % 

2.  "  No  ;  is  not  this  alone 

The  sacred  fast  I  choose — 
Oppression's  yoke  to  burst  in  twain, 
The  bands  of  guilt  unloose  % 

3.  "  To  nakedness  and  want 

Your  food  and  raiment  deal, 
To  dwell  your  kindred  race  among, 
And  all  their  sufferings  heal  ? 

4.  "  Then,  like  the  morning  ray, 

Shall  spring  your  health  and  light; 
Before  you,  righteousness  shall  shine, 
Behind,  my  glory  bright !" 

DRUMMOND. 

1017.  12s. 

1.  May  freedom  speed  onward,  wherever  the  blood 
Of  the  wronged  and  the  guiltless  is  crying  to  God  ; 
Wherever  from  kindred,  torn  rudely  apart, 
Comes  the  sorrowful  wail  of  the  broken  of  heart. 

"2.  Wherever  the  shackles  of  tyranny  bind 
In  silence  and  darkness  the  God-given  mind, 
There,  Lord,  speed  it  onward  !  the  truth  shall  be  felt, 
The  bonds  shall  be  loosened,  the  iron  will  melt. 


616  CONFLICTS   OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

3.  Help  us  turn  from  the  cavil  of  words,  to  unite 
Once  again  for  the  poor  in  defense  of  the  right, 
Unappalled  by  the  danger,  the  shame,  or  the  pain, 
And  counting  each  trial  for  truth  as  our  gain. 

WHITTIER. 

1018.  12s,  lis  &  8s. 

1.  The  Prince  of  salvation  in  triumph  is  riding, 

And  glory  attends  Him  along  His  bright  way, 
The  news  of  His  grace  on  the  breezes  are  gliding. 
And  nations  are  owning  His  sway. 

2.  Ride  on  in  Thy  greatness,  Thou  conquering  Saviour, 

Let  thousands  of  thousands  submit  to  Thy  reign, 
Acknowledge  Thy  goodness,  entreat  for  Thy  favor, 
And  follow  Thy  glorious  train. 

3.  Then  loud  shall  ascend  from  each  sanctified  nation 

The  voice  of  thanksgiving,  the  chorus  of  praise, 
And  heaven  shall  re  echo  the  song  of  salvation, 
In  rich  and  melodious  lays.  s.  f.  smith. 

1019.  Us  &  10S. 

1.  O.  he  whom  Jesus  loved  has  truly  spoken ! 

The  holier  worship  which  God  deigns  to  bless, 
Restores  the  lost,  and  heals  the  spirit  broken, 
And  feeds  the  widow  and  the  fatherless. 

2.  Then,  brother  man,  fold  to  thy  heart  thy  brother ! 

For  where  love  dwells,  the  peace  of  God  is  there : 
To  worship  rightly  is  to  love  each  other ; 

Each  smile  a  hymn,  each  kindly  deed  a  prayer. 

3.  Follow,  with  reverent  steps,  the  great  example 

Of  Him  whose  holy  work  was  doing  good ; 
So  shall  the  wide  earth  seem  our  Father's  temple, 
Each  loving  life  a  psalm  of  gratitude. 

4.  Thus  shall  all  shackles  fall ;  the  stormy  clangor 

Of  wild  war-music  o'er  the  earth  shall  cease ; 
Love  shall  tread  out  the  baleful  fires  of  anger, 
And  in  its  ashes  plant  the  tree  of  peace. 

WHITTIER. 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  61' 

1020.  C.  31. 

1.  AViiex  the  great  Judge,  supreme  and  just, 
Shall  once  inquire  fur  blood, 
The  humble  souls,  that  mourn  in  dust, 
Shall  find  a  faithful  God. 

'I.   lie  from  the  dreadful  gates  of  death 
Doth  His  own  children  raise  ; 
In  Zion's  gates  with  cheerful  breath 
They  sing  their  Father's  praise. 

3.  His  foes  shall  fill  with  heedless  feet 

Into  the  pit  they  made ; 
And  sinners  perish  in  the  net 

That  their  own  hands  have  spread. 

4.  Though  saints  to  sore  distress  are  brought, 

And  wait,  and  long  complain, 

Their  cries  shall  never  be  forgot, 

Nor  shall  their  hopes  be  vain. 

5.  Rise,  great  Redeemer  !  from  Thy  seat, 

To  judge  and  save  the  poor  ; 
Let  nations  tremble  at  Thy  feet, 

And  man  prevail  no  more.  watts. 

1021.  C.  1, 

1.  Lord,  when  iniquities  abound, 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold, 
When  faith  is  hardly  to  be  found, 
And  love  is  waxing  cold — 

2.  Is  not  Thy  chariot  hastening  on  1 

Hast  Thou  not  given  the  sign  1 
May  we  not  trust  and  live  upon 
A  promise  so  divine  ? 

3.  "  Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  ';  now  will  I  rise, 

And  make  oppressors  flee  : 
I  will  appear  to  their  surprise, 
And  set  Mv  servants  free." 


618  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 

4.  Thy  word,  like  silver  seven  times  tried, 
Through  ages  shall  endure  ; 
The  men,  that  in  Thy  truth  confide, 

Shall  find  the  promise  sure.  watts. 


1022.  C.  M. 

1.  With  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise  my  song, 

Thy  wonders  I  '11  proclaim  ; 
Thou,  sovereign  Judge  of  right  and  wrong, 
Wilt  put  my  foes  to  shame. 

2.  I  '11  sing  Thy  majesty  and  grace : 

My  God  prepares  His  throne 
To  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
And  make  His  vengeance  known. 

3.  Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge  prove 

For  all  the  poor  oppress'd  ; 
To  save  the  people  of  His  love, 
And  give  the  weary  rest. 

4.  The  men  that  know  Thy  name  will  trust 

In  Thine  abundant  grace ; 
For  Thou  dost  ne'er  forsake  the  just 
Who  humbly  seek  Thy  face. 

5.  Sing  praises  to  the  righteous  Lord, 

Who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 
Who  executes  His  threatening  word, 

And  doth  His  grace  fulfill.  watts. 


1023.  II.  M. 

1.  Gird  on  Thy  conquering  sword, 

Ascend  Thy  shining  car, 

And  march,  almighty  Lord  ! 

To  wage  Thy  holy  war. 

Before  His  wheels,  in  glad  surprise, 

Ye  valleys,  rise,  and  sink,  ye  hills. 


MISSIONS   AND    REFORM.  619 

2.  Fair  truth,  and  smiling  love, 

And  injured  righteousness, 
Under  Thy  banners  move, 

And  seek  from  Thee  redress  ; 
Thou  in  their  cause  shalt  prosperous  ride, 
And  far  and  wide  dispense  Thy  laws. 

3.  Before  Thine  awful  face 

Millions  of  foes  shall  fall, 
The  captives  of  Thy  grace — 
The  grace  that  captures  all. 
The  world  shall  know,  great  King  of  kings, 
What  wondrous  things  Thine  arm  can  do. 

4.  Here  to  my  willing  soul 

Bend  Thy  triumphant  way  ; 
Here  every  foe  control, 

And  all  Thy  power  display ; 
My  heart,  Thy  throne,  blest  Jesus  !  see, 
Bows  low  to  Thee,  to  Thee  alone.        doddridge. 

1024.  H.  M. 

1.  We  give  immortal  praise 

For  God  the  Father's  love — 
For  all  our  comforts  here, 

And  better  hopes  above ; 
He  sent  His  own  eternal  Son 
To  die  for  sins  that  we  had  done. 

2.  To  God  the  Son  belongs 

Immortal  glory,  too, 
Who  bought  us  with  His  blood 
From  everlasting  woe ; 
And  now  He  lives,  and  now  He  reigns, 
And  sees  the  fruit  of  all  His  pains. 

3.  To  God  the  Spirit's  name 

Immortal  worship  give, 
Whose  new-creating  power 

Makes  the  dead  sinner  live ; 
His  work  completes  the  great  design, 
And  fills  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 


620  CONFLICTS    OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

4.  Almighty  God !  to  Thee 

Be  endless  honors  done, 
The  undivided  Three, 

And  the  mysterious  One  : 
Where  reason  fails,  with  all  her  powers. 
There  faith  prevails,  and  love  adores,      watts. 


1025.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  God  bless  our  native  land ! 
Firm  may  she  ever  stand, 

Through  storm  and  night ; 
When  the  wild  tempests  rave, 
Ruler  of  winds  and  wave, 
Do  Thou  our  country  save 

By  Thy  great  might. 

2.  For  her  our  prayer  shall  rise 
To  God  above  the  skies ; 

On  Him  we  wait; 
Thou  who  hast  heard  each  sigh, 
Watching  each  weeping  eye, 
Be  Thou  forever  nigh ; — 

God  save  the  State  ! 


1026.  6s  &  i& 

1.  Lord,  from  Thy  blessed  throne 
Sorrow  look  down  upon  ! 

God  save  the  poor ! 
Teach  them  true  liberty, 
Make  them  from  tyrants  free, 
Let  their  homes  happy  be  ! 

God  save  the  poor ! 

2.  The  arms  of  wicked  men 

Do  Thou  with  might  restrain — 

God  save  the  poor  ! 
Raise  Thou  their  lowliness, 
Succor  Thou  their  distress, 
Thou  whom  the  meanest  bless  ! 
God  save  the  poor ! 


MISSIONS   AND   KEFOliM.  621 

3.  Give  them  stanch  honesty, 
Let  their  pride  manly  be — 

God  save  the  poor ! 
Help  them  to  hold  the  right, 
Give  them  both  truth  and  might, 
Lord  of  all  lite  and  light! 

God  save  the  poor !  nicoll. 

1027.  Gs  &  4s. 

1.  Roll  on,  thou  joyful  day, 
When  tyranny's  proud  sway, 

Stern  as  the  grave, 
Shall  to  the  ground  be  hurl'd, 
And  freedom's  flag,  unfurl'd, 
Shall  wave  throughout  the  world 

O'er  every  slave. 

2.  Trump  of  glad  jubilee, 
Echo  o'er  land  and  sea, 

Freedom  for  all ; 
Let  the  glad  tidings  fly, 
And  every  tribe  reply, 
Glory  to  God  on  high, 

At  slavery's  fall. 

3.  Free,  too,  the  captive  mind 
By  darkness  long  confined 

In  slavery's  night ; 
The  Saviour's  reign  extend, 
Virtue  with  freedom  blend, 
And  full  salvation  send 

With  freedom's  light.  duncan. 

1028.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1 ,  Hark  !  a  voice  from  heaven  proclaiming 
Comfort  to  the  mourning  slave  ; 
God  has  heard  him  long  complaining, 
And  extends  His  arm  to  save ; 

Proud  oppression 
Soon  shall  find  a  shameful  grave. 


622  CONFLICTS   OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

2.  See,  the  light  of  truth  is  breaking 

Full  and  clear  on  every  hand, 
And  the  voice  of  mercy  speaking, 
Now  is  heard  through  all  the  land ; 

Firm  and  fearless 
See  the  friends  of  freedom  stand. 

3.  Lo,  the  nation  is  arousing 

From  its  slumber,  long  and  deep, 
And  the  friends  of  God  are  waking, 
Never,  never  more  to  sleep 

While  a  bondman 
In  his  chains  remains  to  weep. 

4.  Long,  too  long  have  we  been  dreaming 
O'er  our  country's  sin  and  shame ; 
Let  us  now,  the  time  redeeming, 
Press  the  helpless  captive's  claim 

Till,  exulting, 
He  shall  cast  aside  his  chain. 

1029.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Everlasting!  changing  never  ! 

Of  one  strength,  no  more,  no  less : 
Thine  Almightiness  forever — 
All  the  same  Thy  holiness; 

Thee  Eternal, 
Thee  All-glorious  we  possess ! 

2.  But  we  weak  ones,  but  we  sinners, 

Would  not  in  our  poorness  stay ; 
We,  the  low  ones,  would  be  winners 
Of  what  holy  height  we  may, 

Ever  nearer 
To  Thy  pure  and  perfect  day. 

3.  Shall  things  withered,  fashions  olden, 

Keep  us  from  life's  flowing  spring1? 
Waits  for  us  the  promise  golden — 
Waits  each  new,  diviner  thing  1 

Onward !  onward ! 
Why  this  faithless  tarrying? 


MISSIONS  AND   REFORM.  623 

4.  Nearer  to  Thee  would  we  venture, 

Of  Thy  truth  more  largely  take, 
Upon  life  diviner  enter, 

Into  day  more  glorious  break  ; 

To  the  ages 
Fair  bequests  and  costly  make. 

5.  By  each  saving  word  unspoken, 

By  Thy  truth,  as  yet  half-won, 
By  each  idol  still  unbroken, 

By  Thy  will,  yet  poorly  done — 

Hear  us  !  hear  us  ! 
Our  Almighty,  help  us  on !  gill. 

1030.  L.  31. 

1.  Now  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing 
The  glories  of  my  Saviour  King — 
Jesus  the  Lord ;  how  heavenly  fair 

His  form  !  how  bright  His  beauties  are  ! 

2.  O'er  all  the  sous  of  human  race, 
He  shines  with  a  superior  grace ; 
Love  from  His  lips  divinely  flows, 
And  blessings  all  Llis  state  compose. 

3.  Dress  Thee  in  arms,  most  mighty  Lord ! 
Gird  on  the  terror  of  Thy  sword ; 

In  majesty  and  glory  ride, 

With  truth  and  meekness  at  Thy  side. 

4.  Thine  anger,  like  a  pointed  dart, 

Shall  pierce  the  foes  of  stubborn  heart : 
Or  words  of  mercy,  kind  and  sweet, 
Shall  melt  the  rebels  at  Thy  feet. 

5.  Thy  throne,  O  God  !  forever  stands ; 
Grace  is  the  scepter  in  Thy  hands ; 
Thy  laws  and  works  are  just  and  right ; 
Justice  and  grace  are  Thy  delight. 

6.  God,  thine  own  God,  has  richly  shed 
His  oil  of  gladness  on  thy  head  ; 
And  with  His  sacred  Spirit  bless'd 

His  first-born  Son  above  the  rest.         watts. 


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1031.  L  M. 

1.  My  refuge  is  the  God  of  love, 

Why  do  my  foes  insult  and  cry, 
t;  Fly,  like  a  timorous,  trembling  dove, 
To  distant  woods  or  mountains  fly  ?" 

2.  If  government  be  all  destroyed — 

That  firm  foundation  of  our  peace — 
And  violence  make  justice  void, 

Where  shall  the  righteous  seek  redress  1 

3.  The  Lord  in  heaven  hath  fixed  His  throne, 

His  eye  surveys  the  world  below ; 
To  Him  all  mortal  things  are  known, 
His  eyelids  search  our  spirits  through. 

4.  If  He  afflicts  His  saints  so  far, 

To  prove  their  love,  and  try  their  grace, 
What  must  the  bold  transgressors  fear  1 
His  very  soul  abhors  their  ways. 

5.  On  impious  wretches  He  shall  rain 

Tempests  of  brimstone,  fire,  and  death, 
Such  as  He  kindled  on  the  plain 
Of  Sodom,  with  His  angry  breath. 

6.  The  righteous  Lord  loves  righteous  souls, 

Whose  thoughts  and  actions  are  sincere ; 
And  with  a  gracious  eye  beholds 

The  men  that  His  own  image  bear.       watts. 


1032.  LM.    6  lines. 

1 .  I  "ll  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath ; 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers, 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne  'er  be  past, 
WThile  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 


MISSIONS  A>~1>   REFORM.  625 

2.  ITapny  the  man,  -whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God :   He  made  the  sky, 

And  earth  and  seas,  with  all  their  train  ; 
His  truth  forever  stands  secure; 
He  saves  th'  oppressed,  He  feeds  the  poor; 

And  none  shall  find  His  promise  vain. 

3.  'Die  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind  : 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind ; 

He  sends  the  laboring  conscience  peace  ; 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  widow  and  the  father!'.  —  . 

And  grants  the  prisoner  sweet  release. 

4.  He  loves  His  saints ;  He  knows  them  well : 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell ; 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 
Let  every  tongue,  let  every  age, 
In  this  exalted  work  engage  ; 

Praise  Him  in  everlasting  strains.         watts. 

1033.  L  P,  E 

1.  Judges,  who  rule  the  world  by  laws, 
Will  ye  despise  the  righteous  cause, 

When  the  oppressed  bef jre  you  stands  ? 
Dare  ye  condemn  the  righteous  poor, 
And  let  rich  sinners  go  secure, 

While  gold  and  greatness  bribe  your  har. 

2.  Have  ye  forgot,  or  never  knew, 

■  God  will  judge  the  judges,  too  ? 

High  in  the  heavens  His  justice  reigns  ; 
Yet  you  invade  the  rights  of  God, 
And  send  your  bold  decrees  abroad, 

To  bind  the  conscience  in  your  chains  ! 

3.  Tlv  Almighty  thunders  from  the  skv — 
Their  grandeur  melts,  their  titles  die — 

They  perish  like  dissolving  frost ; 
As  empty  chaff,  when  whirl  \vi: 
Before  the  sweeping  tempest  fli 

So  shall  their  hopes  and  names  be  lost. 
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626  CONFLICTS   OF   THE   GOSPEL. 

4.  Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
Safety  and  joy  to  saints  afford ; 

And  all  that  hear  shall  join  and  say — 
"Sure  there's  a  God  that  rules  on  high, 
A  God  that  hears  His  children  cry, 

And  will  their  sufferings  well  repay." 

WATTS 

1034.  L  M. 

1.  Lord,  when  Thine  ancient  people  cried, 

Oppressed  and  bound  by  Egypt's  king, 
Thou  didst  Arabia's  sea  divide, 

And  forth  Thy  fainting  Israel  bring. 

2.  Lo,  in  these  latter  days,  our  land 

Groans  with  the  anguish  of  the  slave! 
Lord  God  of  hosts !  stretch  forth  Thy  hand, 
Not  shortened  that  it  can  not  &ave. 

3.  Roll  back  the  swelling  tide  of  sin, 

The  lust  of  gain,  the  lust  of  power ; 
The  day  of  freedom  usher  in ; 

How  long  delays  th'  appointed  hour "? 

4.  As  Thou  of  old  to  Miriam's  hand 

The  thrilling  timbrel  didst  restore, 
And  to  the  joyful  song  her  hand 

Echoed  from  desert  to  the  shore ; — 

5.  •  O  let  Thy  smitten  ones  again 

Take  up  the  chorus  of  the  free — 
"  Praise  ye  the  Lord  !  His  power  proclaim, 
For  He  hath  conquered  gloriously  !" 

CAROLINE  SEWARD. 

1035.  L  M. 

1.  O  Holy  Eather  !  just  and  true 

Are  all  Thy  works,  and  words,,  and  ways, 
And  unto  Thee  alone  arc  due 
Thanksgiving  and  eternal  praise  ! 

2.  As  children  of  Thy  gracious  care, 

We  vail  the  eye — we  bend  the  knee — 
With  broken  words  of  praise  and  prayer, 
Eather  and  God,  we  come  to  Thee. 


MISSIONS   AND   ItEFORM.  627 

3.  For  Thou  hast  heard,  O  God  of  right ! 

The  sighing  of  the  hapless  slave ; 
And  stretched  for  him  the  arm  of  might, 
Not  shortened  that  it  could  not  save. 

4.  Speed  on  Thy  work,  Lord  God  of  hosts ! 

And  when  the  bondsman's  chain  is  riven, 
And  swells  from  all  our  country's  coasts 
The  anthem  of  the  free  to  heaven, 

5.  O,  not  to  those  whom  Thou  hast  led, 

As  with  Thy  cloud  and  fire  before, 
But  unto  Thee,  in  fear  and  dread. 

Be  praise  and  glory  evermore.        whittier. 


1036.  L.  M. 

1.  0  Lord  !  our  eyes  have  waited  long, 

But  now  a  little  cloud  appears, 

Spreading  and  swelling  as  it  glides 

Onward  into  the  coming  years. 

2.  Bright  cloud  of  Liberty !  full  soon, 

Far  stretching  from  the  ocean  strand, 
Thy  glorious  folds  shall  spread  abroad, 
Encircling  our  beloved  land. 

3.  Like  that  sweet  rain  on  Judah's  hills, 

The  glorious  boon  of  love  shall  fall, 
And  our  bound  millions  shall  arise 
As  at  an  angel's  trumpet  call. 

4.  Then  shall  a  shout  of  joy  go  up, 

The  wild,  glad  cry  of  freedom,  come 
From  hearts  long  crushed  by  cruel  hands, 
And  songs  from  lips  long  sealed  and  dumb. 

5.  And  every  bondsman's  chain  be  broke, 

And  every  soul  that  moves  abroad 
In  this  wide  realm,  shall  know  and  feel 
The  blessed  liberty  of  God. 

J.   II.   BRYANT. 


628  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 

1037.  7s. 

1.  Lord!  deliver;  Thou  canst  save ! 

Save  from  evil,  Mighty  God ! 
Hear,  O  !  hear  the  kneeling  slave: 
Break,  O  !  break  th'  oppressor's  rod. 

2.  May  the  captive's  pleading  fill 

All  the  earth,  and  all  the  sky ; 
Every  other  voice  be  still, 

While  he  pleads  with  God  on  high. 

3.  He,  whose  ear  is  every  where, 

Who  doth  silent  sorrow  see, 
Will  regard  the  captive's  prayer, 
Will  from  bondage  set  him  free. 

4.  From  the  tyranny  within, 

Save  thy  children,  Lord  !  we  pray  ; 
Chains  of  iron,  chains  of  sin, 
Cast,  forever  cast  away. 

5.  Love  to  man,  and  love  to  God, 

Are  the  weapons  of  our  war ; 
These  can  break  th'  oppressor's  rod — 
Burst  the  bonds  that  we  abhor. 

MRS.  FOLLEN". 

1038.  7s. 

1.  Men  !  whose  boast  it  is,  that  ye 
Come  of  fathers  brave  and  free, 
If  there  breathe  on  earth  a  slave,. 
Are  ye  truly  free  and  brave  ? 

If  ye  do  not  feel  the  chain 
When  it  works  a  brother's  pain, 
Are  ye  not  base  slaves,  indeed — 
Slaves  unworthy  to  be  freed  1 

2.  Is  true  freedom  but  to  break 
Fetters  for  our  own  dear  sake, 
And  with  leathern  hearts  forget 
That  we  owe  mankind  a  debt '? 


MISSIONS   AND   REFORM.  629 

No !  true  freedom  is  to  share 
All  the  chains  our  brothers  wear, 
And  with  heart  and  hand  to  be 
Earnest  to  make  others  free ! 

3.  They  are  slaves,  who  fear  to  speak 
For  the  fallen  and  the  weak; 
They  are  slaves,  who  will  not  choose 
Hatred,  scoffing,  and  abuse, 
Rather  than,  in  silence,  shrink 
From  the  truth  they  needs  must  think ; 
They  are  slaves,  who  dare  not  be 
In  the  right  with  two  or  three. 

JAMES  R.  LOWELL. 

1039.  7s. 

1.  God  made  all  His  creatures  free  ; 
Life  itself  is  liberty  ; 

God  ordained  no  other  bands 
Than  united  hearts  and  hands. 

2.  Sin  the  primal  charter  broke — 
Sin,  itself  earth's  heaviest  yoke  ; 
Tyranny  with  sin  began, 

Man  o'er  brute,  and  man  o'er  man. 

3.  But  a  better  day  shall  be, 
Life  again  be  liberty, 

And  the  wide  world's  only  bands 
Love-knit  hearts  and  love-linked  hands. 

4.  So  shall  every  slavery  cea^e, 

All  God's  children  dwell  in  peace, 
And  the  new-born  earth  record 
Love,  and  Love  alone,  is  Lord. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1040.  8,  K 

1.  How  beauteous  are  their  feet 
"Who  stand  on  Zion's  hill  ! 
Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal. 


630  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

2.  How  charming  is  their  voice ! 

How  sweet  the  tidings  are  ! — 
"  Zion,  behold  thy  Saviour  King  ! 
He  reigns  and  triumphs  here." 

3.  How  happy  are  our  ears, 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found ! 

4.  How  blessed  are  our  eyes, 

That  see  this  heavenly  light ! 
Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long, 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5.  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ ; 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

G.  O  God,  make  bare  Thine  arm 
Through  all  the  earth  abroad : 

Let  every  nation  now  behold 

Their  Saviour  and  their  Lord,      watts. 


1041.  S.  )I. 

1.  Mourn  for  the  thousands  slain, 

The  youthful  and  the  strong ; 
Mourn  for  the  wine-cup's  fearful  reign, 
And  the  deluded  throng. 

2.  Mourn  for  the  tarnished  gem — 

For  reason's  light  divine, 
Quenched  from  the  soul's  bright  diadem, 
Where  God  had  bid  it  shine. 

3.  Mourn  for  the  ruined  soul — 

Eternal  life  and  light 
Lost  by  the  fiery,  maddening  bowl, 
And  turned  to  hopeless  night. 


MISSIONS   AND   REFOBJL  631 

4.  Mourn  for  the  lost — but  call, 


Call  to  the  strong,  the  free; 
Rouse  them  to  shun  that  dreadful  fall, 
And  to  the  refuge  flee. 

5.  Mourn  for  the  lost — hut  pray, 
Pray  to  our  God  above, 

To  break  the  fell  destroyer's  sway, 
And  show  His  saving;  love. 


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1042.  S.  M. 

1 .  Lord  !  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray, 

Of  every  clime  and  coast, 

O  hear  us  for  our  native  land — 

The  land  we  love  the  most. 

2.  Our  fathers'  sepulchers  are  here, 

And  here  our  kindred  dwell ; 
Our  children,  too ;  how  should  wtc  love 
Another  land  so  well  ? 

3.  O  guard  our  shores  from  every  foe, 

With  peace  our  borders  bless ; 
With  prosperous  times  our  cities  crown, 
Our  fields  with  plenteousness. 

4.  Unite  us  in  the  sacred  love 

Of  knowledge,  truth,  and  Thee ; 
And  let  our  hills  and  valleys  shout 
The  songs  of  liberty. 

5.  Lord  of  the  nations !  thus  to  Thee 

Our  country  we  commend ; 
Be  Thou  her  Refuge  and  her  Trust, 
Her  everlasting  Friend ! 

1043.  L.  BL 

1.  When  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay, 

What  were  his  works  from  day  to  day, 

But  miracles  of  power  and  grace, 

That  spread  salvation  through  our  race  ? 


632  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

2.  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  to  keep  in  view 
Thy  pattern,  and  Thy  steps  pursue ; 
Let  alms  bestowed,  let  kindness  done, 
Be  witnessed  by  each  rolling  sun. 

3.  That  man  may  last,  but  never  lives, 
"Who  much  receives,  but  nothing  gives ; 
Whom  none  can  love,  whom  none  can  thank, 
Creation's  blot,  creation's  blank  ! 

4.  But  he  who  marks,  from  day  to  day, 
In  generous  acts  his  radiant  way, 
Treads  the  same  path  his  Saviour  trod, 

The  path  to  glory  and  to  God.  gibbons. 

1044.  L.  M. 

1.  We  praise  Thee,  Lord!  if  but  one  soul, 

While  the  past  year  prolonged  its  flight, 
Turned  shudd'ring  from  the  pois'nous  bowl, 
To  health,  and  liberty,  and  light. 

2.  We  praise  Thee — if  one  clouded  home, 

Where  broken  hearts  despairing  pined, 
Beheld  the  sire  and  husband  come, 
Erect,  and  in  his  perfect  mind. 

3.  No  more  a  weeping  wife  to  mock, 

Till  all  her  hopes  in  anguish  end — 
No  more  the  trembling  mind  to  shock, 
And  sink  the  father  in  the  fiend. 

4.  Still  give  us  grace,  Almighty  King ! 

Unwavering  at  our  posts  to  stand  ; 
Till  grateful  at  Thy  shrine  we  bring 
The  tribute  of  a  ransomed  land. 

1045.  L  M. 

1.  Slavery  and  death  the  cup  contains; 

Dash  to  the  earth  the  poisoned  bowl ! 
Softer  than  silk  are  iron  chains, 

Compared  with  those  that  chafe  the  soul. 


MISSIONS   AXD    REFORM.  633 

2.  Hosamia^,  Lord  !  to  Thee  we  sing, 

Whose  power  the  giant  fiend  obeys : 
What  countless  thousands  tribute  bring, 
For  happier  homes  and  brighter  days ! 

3.  Thou  wilt  not  break  the  bruised  reed, 

Nor  leave  the  broken  heart  unbound ; 
The  wife  regains  a  husband  freed  ! 
The  orphan  clasps  a  father  found ! 

4.  Spare,  Lord  !  the  thoughtless  ;  guide  the  blind  ; 

Till  man  no  more  shall  deem  it  just 
To  live,  by  forging  chains  to  bind 

His  weaker  brother  in  the  dust.  sakgent. 


1046.  C,  M. 

1.  Father  of  mercies!  send  Thy  grace, 

All  powerful  from  above, 
To  form,  in  our  obedient  souls, 
The  image  of  Thy  love. 

2.  O  may  our  sympathizing  breasts 

The  generous  pleasure  know, 
Kindly  to  share  in  others'  joy, 
And  weep  for  others'  woe ! 


3.  When  the  most  helpless  sons  of  grief 

In  low  distress  are  laid, 
Soft  be  our  hearts  their  pains  to  feel, 
And  swift  our  hands  to  aid. 

4.  So  Jesus  looked  on  dying  men, 

When  throned  above  the  skies  ; 
And  'mid  th'  embraces  of  his  God, 
lie  felt  compassion  rise. 

5.  On  wings  of  love  the  Saviour  flew, 

To  raise  us  from  the  ground, 
And  made  the  richest  of  His  blood, 

A  balm  for  everv  wound.  doddridge. 

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034  CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 


1047.  C.  M. 

1 .  Blest  is  the  man  whose  softening  heart 

Feels  all  another's  pain ; 
To  whom  the  supplicating  eye 
Was  never  raised  in  vain  : — 

2.  Whose  breast  expands  with  generous  warmth, 

A  stranger's  woes  to  feel ; 
And  bleeds  in  pity  o'er  the  wound 
He  wants  the  power  to  heal. 

3.  He  spreads  His  kind,  supporting  arms, 

To  every  child  of  grief: 
His  secret  bounty  largely  flows, 
And  brings  unasked  relief. 

4.  To  gentle  offices  of  love 

His  feet  are  never  slow  ; 
He  views,  through  mercy's  melting  eye, 
A  brother  in  a  foe. 

5.  Peace  from  the  bosom  of  his  God 

The  Saviour's  grace  shall  give  ; 
And  when  he  kneels  before  the  throne, 
His  trembling  soul  shall  live. 

MRS.  BARBAULD. 

1048.  C,  M. 

1.  Speak  gently — it  is  better  far 

To  rule  by  love  than  fear ; 
Speak  gently — let  no  harsh  word  mar 
The  good  we  may  do  here. 

2.  Speak  gently  to  the  young — for  they 

Will  have  enough  to  bear ; 
Pass  through  this  life  as  best  they  may, 
'T  is  full  of  anxious  care. 

3.  Speak  gently  to  the  aged  one, 

Grieve  not  the  careworn  heart ; 
The  sands  of  life  are  nearly  run, 
Let  them  in  peace  depart. 


MISSIOHS   AND    EEFOKM.  635 

4.  Speak  gently  to  the  erring  ones — 

They  must  have  toiled  in  vain ; 
Perchance  unkindness  made  them  so ; 
0,  win  them  back  again  ! 

5.  Speak  gently — 't  is  a  little  thing, 

Dropped  in  the  heart's  deep  well ; 
The  good,  the  joy,  that  it  may  bring, 

Eternity  shall  tell.  bates. 


1049.  C.  M. 

1 .  Friends  of  the  poor,  the  young,  the  weak  ! 

Regard  our  humble  train, 
Compassion  at  your  hands  we  seek  ; 
Shall  children  plead  in  vain  ? 

2.  Were  you  not  children  once  ?     Renew 

The  time  when  young  as  we  : 
Think  of  the  friends  that  nourished  you, 
And  hearken  to  our  plea. 

3.  Are  there  not  feelings  from  above, 

In  every  heart  that  reigns  1 
The  pulse,  the  voice,  the  look  of  love ; 
Shall  nature  plead  in  vain  ? 

4.  Have  you  no  dear  ones  round  your  hearth 

As  weak  and  young  as  we  1 
Think,  if  like  ours  had  been  their  birth 
Could  you  resist  their  plea? 

5.  Have  you  not  known  a  Saviour's  grace, 

For  man's  redemption  slain  % 
Behold  that  Saviour  in  our  place ; 
Shall  Jesus  plead  in  vain  ? 

6.  No  !  by  His  early  griefs  and  tears, 

When  poor  and  young  as  we; 
By  all  His  woes  in  after  years, 

Accept  your  Saviour's  plea.  Montgomery 


036  CONFLICTS    OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

1050.  C.  M. 

1.  Go  to  the  pillow  of  disease, 

Where  night  gives  no  repose, 
And  on  the  cheek  where  sickness  preys, 
Bid  health  to  plant  the  rose. 

2.  Go  where  the  friendless  stranger  lies ; 

To  perish  is  his  doom  ; 
Snatch  from  the  grave  his  closing  eyes, 
And  bring  his  blessing  home. 

3.  Thus  what  our  heavenly  Father  gave 

Shall  we  as  freely  give; 
Thus  copy  Him  who  lived  to  save, 
And  died  that  we  might  live. 

LUTHERAN  COLL. 

1051.  C.  M. 

1.  Who  is  thy  neighbor?  he  whom  thou 

Hast  power  to  aid  or  bless ; 
Whose  aching  heart  or  burning  brow 
Thy  soothing  hand  may  press. 

2.  Thy  neighbor  1  't  is  the  fainting  poor. 

Whose  eye  with  want  is  dim ; 
O  enter  thou  his  humble  door, 
With  aid  and  peace  for  him. 

3.  Thy  neighbor  1  he  who  drinks  the  cup 

When  sorrow  drowns  the  brim  ; 
With  words  of  high  sustaining  hope 
Go  thou  and  comfort  him. 

4.  Thy  neighbor  1  't  is  the  weary  slave, 

Fettered  in  mind  and  limb; 
He  hath  no  hope  this  side  the  grave. 
Go  thou  and  ransom  him. 

5.  Thy  neighbor  ?  pass  no  mourner  by  ; 

Perhaps  thou  canst  redeem 
A  breaking  heart  from  misery ; 

Go,  share  thy  lot  with  him.  peabody. 


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1052.  L  M. 

1.  Come,  let  us  sound  her  praise  abroad, 
Sweet  Charity — the  child  of  God  ! 
Tiers,  on  whose  kind  maternal  breast, 
The  sheltered  babes  of  misery  rest ; 

2.  Who — when  she  sees  the  sufferer  bleed — 
Reckless  of  name,  or  sect,  or  creed, 
Comes  with  prompt  hand  and  look  benign 
To  bathe  his  wounds  in  oil  and  wine ; 

3.  Who  in  her  robe  the  sinner  hides, 

And  soothes  and  pities  while  she  chides ; 
Who  lends  an  ear  to  every  cry, 
And  asks  no  plea  but  misery. 

4.  Her  tender  mercies  freely  fall, 

Like  heaven's  refreshing  dews,  on  all ; 

Encircling  in  their  wide  embrace 

Her  friends,  her  foes — the  human  race. 

5.  Nor  bounded  to  the  earth  alone, 

Her  love  expands  to  worlds  unknown ; 
Wherever  faith's  rapt  thought  has  soared, 
Or  hope  her  upward  flight  explored  ! 

DRUMMOND. 

1053.  ft  8L 

1.  The  Lord  will  come  and  not  be  slow; 

His  footsteps  can  not  err ; 
Before  Him  righteousness  shall  go, 
His  royal  harbinger. 

2.  Mercy  and  Truth,  that  long  were  missed, 

Now  joyfully  are  met ; 
Sweet  Peace  and  Righteousness  have  kissed, 
And  hand  in  hand  are  set. 

3.  The  nations  all  whom  Thou  hast  made 

Shall  come,  and  all  shall  frame 
To  bow  them  low  before  Thee,  Lord  ! 
And  glorify  Thy  name. 


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CONFLICTS   OF  THE   GOSPEL. 

Truth  from  the  earth,  like  to  a  flower, 

Shall  bud  and  blossom  then, 
And  Justice,  from  her  heavenly  bower, 

Look  down  on  mortal  men. 

Thee  will  I  praise,  O  Lord,  my  God  ! 

Thee  honor  and  adore 
With  my  whole  heart ;  and  blaze  abroad 

Thy  name  for  evermore  !  milton. 


1054.  C.  M. 

1.  Jesus,  my  Lord,  how  rich  Thy  grace ! 

Thy  bounties  how  complete  ! 
How  shall  I  count  the  matchless  sum  1 
How  pay  the  mighty  debt? 

2.  High  on  a  throne  of  radiant  light 

Dost  Thou  exalted  shine  ; 
What  can  my  poverty  bestow, 
When  all  the  worlds  arc  Thine  % 

3.  But  Thou  hast  brethren  here  below, 

The  partners  of  Thy  grace ; 
And  wilt  confess  their  humble  names, 
Before  Thy  Father's  face. 

4.  In  them  Thou  may'st  be  clothed  and  fed, 

And  visited  and  cheered ; 
And  in  their  accents  of  distress, 
My  Saviour's  voice  is  heard. 

5.  Thy  face,  with  reverence  and  with  love, 

I  in  Thy  poor  would  see ; 
O  let  me  rather  beg  my  bread, 

Than  keep  it  back  from  Thee.       doddridgk. 

1055.  C.  M. 

1.  She  loved  her  Saviour,  and  to  Him 
Her  costliest  present  brought ; 
To  crown  His  head,  or  grace  His  name, 
No  gift  too  rare  she  thought. 


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2.  So  let  the  Saviour  be  adored, 

And  not  the  poor  despised. 
Give  to  the  hungry  from  your  hoard, 
But  all,  give  all  to  Christ. 

3.  Go,  clothe  the  naked,  lead  the  blind. 

Give  to  the  weary  rest ; 
For  sorrow's  children  comfort  find, 
And  help  for  all  distress'd  ; — 

4.  But  give  to  Christ  alone  thy  heart, 

Thy  faith,  thy  love  supreme  ; 
Then  for  His  sake  thine  alms  impart, 

And  so  give  all  to  Him.  en.  mirror. 

1056.  C.  31. 

1.  O  pure  reformers!  not  in  vain 

Your  trust  in  human  kind; 
The  good  which  bloodshed  could  not  gain, 
Your  peaceful  zeal  shall  find. 

2.  The  truths  ye  urge  arc  borne  abroad 

By  every  wind  and  tide ; 
The  voice  of  nature  and  of  God 
Speaks  out  upon  your  side. 

3.  The  weapons  which  your  hands  have  found 

Are  those  which  heaven  hath  wrought, 
Light,  Truth,  and  Love — your  battle-ground 
The  free,  broad  field  of  Thought. 

4.  Press  on  !  and  if  we  may  not  share 

The  glory  of  your  fight, 
We  '11  ask  at  least,  in  earnest  prayer, 

God's  blessing  on  the  Right.  wiiittier. 

1057.  C.  H. 

1.  O,  see  how  Jesus  trusts  himself 
Unto  our  childish  love, 
As  thou ^ili  by  His  free  ways  with  us 
Our  earnestness  to  prove  ! 


040  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

2.  His  sacred  name  a  common  word 

On  earth  He  loves  to  hear ; 
There  is  no  majesty  in  Him 

Which  love  may  not  come  near. 

3.  The  light  of  love  is  round  His  feet, 

His  paths  are  never  dim  ; 
And  He  comes  nigh  to  us  when  we 
Dare  not  come  nigh  to  Him. 

4.  Let  us  be  simple  with  Him,  then, 

Not  backward,  stiff,  or  cold, 
As  though  our  Bethlehem  could  be 
What  Sinai  was  of  old. 

1058.  C.  I. 

1.  Make  channels  for  the  streams  of  love, 

Where  they  may  broadly  run ; 
And  love  has  overflowing  streams, 
To  fill  them  every  one. 

2.  But  if  at  any  time  we  cease 

Such  channels  to  provide, 
The  very  founts  of  love  for  us 
Will  soon  be  parched  and  dried. 

3.  For  we  must  share,  if  we  would  keep 

That  blessing  from  above  ; 
Ceasing  to  give,  we  cease  to  have  ; — 

Such  is  the  law  of  love.  French. 

1059.  C.  M. 

1.  All  men  arc  equal  in  their  birth, 

Heirs  of  the  earth  and  skies  ; 

All  men  are  equal  when  that  earth 

Fades  from  their  dying  eyes. 

2.  God  meets  the  throngs  who  pay  their  vows 

In  courts  that  hands  have  made, 
And  hears  the  worshiper  who  bows 
Beneath  the  plantain  shade. 


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3.  O,  let  man  hasten  to  restore 

To  all  their  rights  of  love  ; 
In  power  and  wealth  exult  no  more; 
In  wisdom  lowly  move. 

4.  Ye  great,  renounce  your  earth-born  pride, 

Ye  low,  your  shame  and  fear ; 
Live,  as  ye  worship,  side  by  side ; 
Your  brotherhood  revere. 

1060.  C.  K. 

1 .  Defend  the  poor  and  desolate, 

And  rescue  from  the  hands 

Of  wicked  men  the  low  estate 

Of  him  that  help  demands. 

2.  Regard  the  weak  and  fatherless, 

Dispatch  the  poor  man's  cause, 
And  raise  the  man  in  deep  distress 
By  just  and  equal  laws. 

3.  Rise,  God  !  judge  Thou  the  earth  in  might, 

The  oppressed  land  redress ; 
For  Thou  art  He  who  shall  by  right 

The  nations  all  possess.  miltox. 

1061.  C.  ft 

1.  Scorn  not  the  slinhte-t  word  or  deed, 


Nor  deem  it  void  of  power  ; 
There's  fruit  in  each  wind-wafred  seed, 
That  waits  its  natal  hour. 

2.  A  whispered  word  may  touch  the  heart, 

And  call  it  back  to  life  ; 
A  look  of  love  bid  sin  depart, 
And  still  unholy  strife. 

3.  No  act  falls  fruitless,  none  can  tell 

How  vast  its  power  may  be, 
Nor  what  results  infolded  dwell 
Within  it  silently. 


642  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

4.  Work  on,  despair  not,  bring  thy  mite. 
Nor  care  how  small  it  be, 
God  is  with  all  that  serve  the  right, 
The  holy,  true,  and  free. 

1082.  CM. 

1.  Think  gently  of  the  erring  one! 

O,  let  us  not  forget, 
However  darkly  stained  by  sin, 
lie  is  our  brother  yet ! 

2.  Heir  of  the  same  inheritance, 

Child  of  the  self-same  God, 
He  hath  but  stumbled  in  the  path 
We  have  in  weakness  trod. 

3.  Speak  gently  to  the  erring  ones ! 

We  yet  may  lead  them  back, 
With  holy  words,  and  tones  of  love, 
From  misery's  thorny  track. 

4.  Forget  not,  brother,  thou  hast  sinned, 

And  sinful  yet  may'st  be ; 
Deal  gently  with  the  erring  heart, 
As  God  hath  dealt  with  thee, 

MISS  FLETCHER, 

1063.  C.  ft 

1.  Lord,  lead  the  way  the  Saviour  went, 

By  lane  and  cell  obscure, 
And  let  our  treasures  still  be  spent, 
Like  His,  upon  the  poor. 

2.  Like  Him,  through  scenes  of  deep  distress, 

Who  bore  the  world's  sad  weight, 
We,  in  their  gloomy  loneliness, 
Would  seek  the  desolate. 

3.  For  Thou  hast  placed  us  side  by  side 

In  this  wide  world  of  ill ; 
And  that  Thy  followers  may  be  tried, 
The  poor  are  with  us  still. 


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4.  Small  arc  the  offerings  wc  can  make ; 
Yet  Thou  ha*t  taught  us,  Lord, 
If  given  for  the  Saviour's  sake, 

They  lose  not  their  reward.         croswell. 

1064.  6s  &  4s. 

1.  Praise  ye  Jehovah's  name; 
Praise  through  His  courts  proclaim ; 

Rise  and  adore ; 
High  o'er  the  heavens  above, 
Sound  his  great  acts  of  love, 
While  His  rich  acts  we  prove, 

Vast  as  His  power. 

2.  Now  let  the  trumpet  raise 
Triumphant  sounds  of  praise, 

Wide  as  His  fame ; 
There  let  the  harp  be  found ; 
Organs,  with  solemn  sound, 
Roll  your  deep  notes  around, 

Filled  with  His  name. 

3.  While  His  high  praise  ye  sing, 
Shake  every  sounding  string ; 

Sweet  the  accord ! 
He  vital  breath  bestows ; 
Let  every  breath  that  flows, 
His  noblest  fame  disclose : 

Praise  ye  the  Lord.  w.  goode. 

1065.  6s  &  4s. 

A  Temperance  Hymn  for  Children. 

1.  Let  the  still  air  rejoice — 
Be  every  youthful  voice 

Blended  in  one ; 
While  we  renew  our  strain 
To  Him,  with  joy  again, 
WTho  sends  the  evening  rain, 
And  morning  sun. 


644  CONFLICTS   OF   THE    GOSPEL. 

2.  His  hand  in  beauty  gives 

Each  flower  and  plant  that  lives, 

Each  sunny  rill ; 
Springs !  which  our  footsteps  meet- 
Fountains  !  our  lips  to  greet — 
Waters !  whose  taste  is  sweet, 

On  rock  and  hill. 

3.  Each  summer  bird  that  sings 
Drinks,  from  dear  Nature's  springs, 

Her  early  dew ; 
And  the  refreshing  shower 
Falls  on  each  herb  and  flower, 
Giving  it  life  and  power, 

Fragrant  and  new. 

4.  So  let  each  faithful  child 
Drink  of  this  fountain  mild, 

From  early  youth ; 
Then  shall  the  song  we  raise 
Be  heard  in  future  days — 
Ours  be  the  pleasant  ways 

Of  peace  and  truth. 

5.  Now  let  each  heart  and  hand. 
Of  all  this  youthful  band, 

United,  move ! 
Till  on  the  mountain's  brow, 
And  in  the  vale  below, 
Our  land  may  ever  glow 

With  peace  and  love.  pierpont, 

1066.  8s,  7s  &  5s. 

1.  Hast  thou,  'mid  life's  empty  noises, 

Heard  the  solemn  steps  of  time? 
And  the  low,  mysterious  voices 
Of  another  clime  ? 

2.  Early  hath  life's  mighty  question 

Thrilled  within  thy  heart  of  youth, 
With  a  deep  and  strong  beseeching — 
What,  and  where  is  truth'? 


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3.  Not  to  ease  and  aimless  quiet 

Doth  the  inward  answer  tend ; 
But  to  works  of  love  and  duty, 
As  our  being's  end. 

4.  Earnest  toil  and  strong  endeavor 

Of  a  spirit  which  within 
Wrestles  with  familiar  evil, 
And  besetting  sin ; 

5.  And  without,  with  tireless  vigor, 

Steady  heart  and  purpose  strong, 
In  the  power  of  truth  assaileth 

Every  form  of  wrong.         wiiittier. 


1067. 


1.  Every  day  hath  toil  and  trouble. 

Every  heart  hath  care ; 
Meekly  bear  thine  own  full  measure. 

And  thy  brother's  share. 
Fear  not,  shrink  not,  though  the  burden 

Heavy  to  thee  prove ; 
God  shall  fill  thy  mouth  with  gladness, 

And  thy  heart  with  love. 

2.  Patiently  enduring,  ever 

Let  thy  spirit  be 
Bound,  by  links  that  can  not  sever. 

To  humanity. 
Labor,  wait !  thy  Master  perished 

Ere  His  task  was  done ; 
Count  not  lost  thy  fleeting  moments — 

Life  hath  but  begun. 

3    Labor !  wait !  though  midnight  shadows 

Gather  round  thee  here, 
And  the  storm  above  thee  lowering 

Fill  thy  heart  with  fear — 
Wait  in  hope  !  the  morning  dawneth 

When  the  night  is  gone, 
And  a  peaceful  rest  awaits  thee 

When  thy  work  is  done.  bailey. 


64:6  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

1068.  8s  &  6s. 

1.  I  ask  not  now  for  gold  to  gild, 

With  mocking  shine,  an  aching  frame ; 
The  yearning  of  the  mind  is  stilled — 
1  ask  not  now  for  fame. 

2.  But,  bowed  in  lowliness  of  mind, 

I  make  my  humble  wishes  known ; 
I  only  ask  a  will  resigned, 
O  Father,  to  Thine  own. 

3.  In  vain  I  task  my  aching  brain, 

In  vain  the  sage's  thoughts  I  scan ; 
I  only  feel  how  weak  I  am, 

How  poor  and  blind  is  man. 

4.  And  now  my  spirit  sighs  for  home. 

And  longs  for  light  whereby  to  see ; 
And,  like  a  weary  child,  would  come, 

O  Father,  unto  Thee.  wiiittier. 

1069.  L.  M. 

1.  No  bitter  tears  for  thee  be  shed, 

Blossom  of  being !  seen  and  gone ! 
With  flowers  alone  we  strew  thy  bed, 

O,  ever  dear,  departed  one ! 
Whose  all  of  life — a  rosy  ray, 
Blushed  into  dawn,  and  passed  away. 

2.  O  !  hadst  thou  still  on  earth  remain'd, 

Vision  of  beauty  !  fair  as  brief! 
I  low  soon  thy  brightness  had  been  stain'd 

With  passion  or  with  grief! 
Now,  not  a  sullying  breath  can  rise 
To  dim  thy  glory  in  the  skies. 

1370.  L  M. 

1.  On  !  if  there  be  an  hour  that  brings 
The  breath  of  Heaven  upon  its  wings, 
To  light  the  heart,  and  glad  the  eye, 
With  glimpses  of  eternity ; 
It  is  the  hour  of  mild  decay, 
The  sunset  of  the  holy  day. 


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2.   For  then  to  earth  a  light  is  given, 

Fresh  flowing  from  the  gates  of  heaven ; 
And  then  on  every  breeze  we  hear 
Angelic  voices  whispering  near; 
Through  vailing  shades  glance  seraph  eyes, 
One  step — and  all  were  paradise  ! 

1071.  L,  I. 

1.  Close  softly,  fondly,  while  ye  weep, 

His  eyes,  that  death  may  seem  like  sleep, 
And  fold  his  hands  in  sign  of  rest, 
His  waxen  hands,  across  his  breast. 

2.  And  make  his  grave  where  violets  hide, 
Where  star-flowers  strew  the  rivulets  side, 
And  blue-birds  in  the  misty  spring 

Of  cloudless  skies  and  summer  sing. 

3.  But  we  shall  mourn  him  long,  and  miss 
His  ready  smile,  his  ready  kiss, 

The  prattle  of  his  little  feet, 

Sweet  frowns  and  stammered  phrases  sweet ; 

4.  And  graver  looks,  serene  and  high, 
A  light  of  heaven  in  that  young  eye, 
All  these  shall  haunt  us  till  the  heart 
Shall  ache  and  ache — and  tears  will  start. 

5.  But  not  his  nobler  part  shall  dwell 
A  prisoner  in  this  narrow  cell ; 

For  he,  whom  now  we  hide  from  men 
In  the  dark  ground,  shall  live  again ; 

6.  Shall  break  these  clods,  a  form  of  light, 
With  nobler  mien  and  purer  sight, 
And  in  the  eternal  glory  stand, 
Highest  and  nearest  God's  right  hand. 

BRYANT. 

1072.  L,  M. 

1.  As  the  sweet  flower  that  scents  the  morn, 
But  withers  in  the  rising  day, 
Thus  lovely  was  this  infant's  dawn, 
Thus  swiftly  fled  its  life  away. 


648  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

2.  It  died  ere  its  expanding  soul 

Had  ever  burnt  with  wrong  desires, 
Had  ever  spurned  at  Heaven's  control, 
Or  ever  quenched  its  sacred  fires. 

3.  Yet  the  sad  hour  that  took  the  boy 

Perhaps  has  spared  a  heavier  doom — 
Snatched  him  from  scenes  of  guilty  joy, 
Or  from  the  pangs  of  ill  to  come, 

4.  He  died  to  sin  ;  he  died  to  care ; 

But  for  a  moment  felt  the  rod ; 
Then,  rising  on  the  viewless  air, 

Spread  his  light  wings,  and  soared  to  God. 

EPIS.  COLL. 

1073.  LII,    (Parti.) 

1 .  Of  all  the  thoughts  of  God,  that  are 
Borne  inward  unto  souls  afar, 

Along  the  Psalmist's  music  deep — 
Now  tell  me  if  that  any  is, 
For  gift  or  grace  surpassing  this — 

"  He  giveth  His  beloved  sleep  2" 

2.  His  dews  drop  mutely  on  the  hill — 
His  cloud  above  it  saileth  still — 

Though  on  its  slope  men  toil  and  reap ; 
More   softly  than  the  dew  is  shed, 
Or  cloud  is  floated  overhead, 

"  He  giveth  His  beloved  sleep.'5 

3.  And  friends,  dear  friends!  when  it  shall  be, 
That  this  low  breath  is  gone  from  me — 

When  round  my  bier  ye  come  to  weep ; 
Let  one,  most  loving  of  you  aid, 
Say — "Not  a  tear  must  o'er  hep  fhllj 

kiHe  giveth  His  beloved  sleep."' 

MRS.  BROWNING. 

1074.  LM.    (Parti) 

1.  What  would  we  give  to  our  beloved? 
The  hero's  heart  to  be  unmoved — 

The  poet's  star-tuned  harp  to  sweep — 
The  senate's  shout  to  patriot  vows — 
The  monarch's  crown  to  light  the  brows? 

"  He  giveth  His  beloved  sleep." 


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2.  "  Sleep  soft,  beloved  !"  we  sometimes  say, 
But  have  no  power  to  charm  away 

Sad  dreams  that  through  the  eyelids  creep ; 
But  never  doleful  dream  again 
Shall  break  their  happy  slumber,  when 

"  He  giveth  His  beloved  sleep." 

3.  O  earth,  so  full  of  dreary  noise  ! 

O  men,  with  wailing  in  your  voice ! 
0  delved  gold,  the  wailer's  heap ! 

0  strife,  O  curse,  that  o'er  it  fall ! 
God  makes  a  silence  through  you  all, 

And  giveth  his  beloved  sleep  ! 

4.  Yea !  men  may  wonder  while  they  scan — 
A  living,  thinking,  feeling  man 

In  such  a  rest  his  heart  to  keep ! 
But  angels  say — and  through  the  word, 

1  ween,  their  blessed  smile  is  heard — 

"  He  giveth  His  beloved  sleep." 

MRS.  BROWNING. 

1075.  L.  ft 

1.  The  mourners  came,  at  break  of  day. 

Unto  the  garden  sepuleher, 
With  saddened  hearts,  to  weep  and  pray 

For  him,  the  loved  one,  buried  there. 
What  radiant  light  dispels  the  gloom  ? 
An  angel  sits  beside  the  tomb. 

2.  The  earth  doth  mourn  her  treasures  lost, 

All  sepulcher'd  beneath  the  snow. 
When  wint'ry  winds  and  chilling  frost 

Have  laid  her  summer  glories  low ; 
The  spring  returns,  the  flow'rets  bloom — 
An  angel  sits  beside  the  tomb. 

3.  Then  mourn  we  not,  beloved  dead. 

E'en  while  we  come  to  weep  and  pray  ; 
The  happy  spirit  hath  but  fled 

To  brighter  realms  of  heavenly  day  ; 
Immortal  hope  dispels  the  gloom — 
An  angel  sits  beside  the  tomb.         s.  f.  adams. 
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1076.  Lffl. 

1.  At  evening  time,  let  there  be  light; 

Life's  little  day  draws  near  its  close ; 
Around  me  fall  the  shades  of  night, 

The  night  of  death,  the  grave's  repose  ; 

To  crown  my  joys,  to  end  my  woes, 
At  evening  time,  let  there  he  light. 

2.  At  evening  time,  let  there  be  light ; 

Stormy  and  dark  hath  been  my  day ; 
Yet  rose  the  morn  divinely  bright — 

Dews,  birds,  and  blossoms,  cheered  the  way ; 

O,  for  one  sweet,  one  parting  ray — 
At  evening  time,  let  there  be  light. 

3.  At  evening  time,  there  shall  be  light, 

For  God  hath  spoken — it  must  be  ; 
Fear,  doubt,  and  anguish  take  their  flight, 

His  glory  now  is  risen  on  me  ; 

Mine  eyes  shall  His  salvation  see ; 
'T  is  evening  time— and  there  is  light. 


1077.  L.  M. 

1 .  On  !  strange  infirmity  !  to  think 
That  He  will  leave  my  soul  to  sink 

In  hopeless  darkness  and  distress — 
Who  has  appeared  in  times  of  old, 
Who  saved  me  while  the  billows  rolled, 

And  cheered  me  with  His  loving  grace. 

2.  What  sweeter  pledge  could  God  bestow, 
Of  help  in  future  scenes  of  woe, 

Than  grace  and  joy  already  given  ? 
But  unbelief,  that  hateful  thing, 
Oft  makes  me  sigh,  when  I  should  sing 

Of  peace  and  confidence  in  heaven  ! 


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1078.  L.  M. 

1.  Great  God !  what  do  I  see  and  hear ! 

The  end  of  things  created  ! 
The  Judge  of  mankind  doth  appear, 

On  clouds  of  glory  seated : 
The  trumpet  sounds  ;  the  graves  restore 
The  dead  which  they  contained  before : 

Prepare,  my  soul,  to  meet  Him. 

2.  The  dead  in  Christ  shall  first  arise, 

At  the  last  trumpet's  sounding, 
Caught  up  to  meet  Him  in  the  skies, 

With  joy  their  Lord  surrounding  : 
No  gloomy  fears  their  souls  dismay, 
His  presence  sheds  eternal  day 

On  those  prepared  to  meet  Him. 

3.  But  sinners,  filled  with  guilty  fears, 

Behold  His  wrath  prevailing ; 
For  they  shall  rise,  and  find  their  tears 

And  sighs  are  unavailing : 
The  day  of  grace  is  past  and  gone ; 
Trembling  they  stand  before  the  throne, 

All  unprepared  to  meet  Him. 

4.  Great  God  !  what  do  I  see  and  hear  ! 

The  end  of  things  created  ! 
The  Judge  of  man  I  see  appear, 

On  clouds  of  glory  seated  : 
Beneath  His  cross  I  view  the  day 
When  heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away, 

And  thus  prepare  to  meet  Him. 


1079.  L  M. 

1.  The  Lord  will  come;  the  earth  shall  quake. 
The  hills  their  fixed  seat  forsake ; 
And,  withering,  from  the  vault  of  night 
The  stars  withdraw  their  feeble  light. 


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The  Lord  will  come,  "but  not  the  same 

As  once  in  lowly  form  he  came ; 

A  silent  Lamb  to  slaughter  led, 

The  bruised,  the  suffering,  and  the  dead. 


o.  The  Lord  will  come — a  dreadful  form, 
With  wreath  of  flame,  and  robe  of  storm, 
On  cherub  wings,  and  wings  of  wind, 
Anointed  Judge  of  human  kind. 

4.  Can  this  be  lie  who  wont  to  stray 
A  pilgrim  on  the  world's  highway, 

By  power  oppressed,  and  mocked  by  pride  ? 
O  God,  is  this  the  Crucified  ? 

5.  While  sinners  in  despair  shall  call, 
"Rocks,  hide  us!  mountains,  on  us  fall !" 
The  saints,  ascending  from  the  tomb, 
Shall  joyful  sing — "  The  Lord  is  come !" 

BISHOP  IIEBER. 


1080.  I.  M. 

1.  Shall  man,  O  God  of  light  and  life  ! 

Forever  molder  in  the  grave  1 
Canst  Thou  forget  Thy  glorious  work. 
Thy  promise,  and  Thy  power  to  save  1 

2.  In  those  dark,  silent  realms  of  night, 

Shall  peace  and  hope  no  more  arise  ? 
No  future  morning  light  the  tomb, 
Nor  day-star  gild  the  darksome  skies  % 

3.  Cease,  cease,  ye  vain,  desponding  fears  ! 

When  Christ,  our  Lord,  from  darkness  sprang, 
Death,  the  last  foe,  was  captive  led, 

And  heaven  with  praise  and  wonder  rang. 

4.  Faith  sees  the  bright  eternal  doors 

Unfold  to  make  her  children  way ; 
They  shall  be  clothed  with  endless  life, 
And  shine  in  everlasting  day. 


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5.  The  trump  shall  sound — the  dead  shall  wake, 
From  the  cold  tomb  the  slumberers  spring ; 
Through  heaven,  with  joy,  their  myriads  rise. 
And  hail  their  Saviour  and  their  King. 

DWIGHT. 

1081.  L.  H.   6  lines, 

1 .  O  for  those  solitary  hours, 

When  grace  descends  in  silent  showers ; 
When  all  the  Visible  withdraws 
In  solemn,  fitful,  awful  pause  ; 
And  memory,  like  a  glassy  sea, 
Looks  up  in  calmness,  Lord,  to  Thee ! 

2.  Then,  let  Thine  image  on  this  heart 
Be  deeply  felt  in  every  part : 
Each  motion  of  the  will  subdue — 
Inform,  correct,  instruct,  renew  ; 

The  motives  guide — the  thoughts  refine, 
Thyself  the  type,  from  line  to  line  ! 

3.  Eternal,  brooding,  glorious  Dove  ! 
Breathe  sweetly  from  Thy  throne  above  : 
The  might  of  every  wave  control — 

Be  Thou  the  conscience  of  my  soul ; 
Till  self-absorbed,  I  sit  and  sing 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  Thy  wing. 

1082.  L  31. 

1.  He  sendeth  sun,  He  sendeth  shower; 
Alike  they  're  needful  for  the  flower ; 
And  joys  and  tears  alike  are  sent 
To  give  the  soul  fit  nourishment : 
As  comes  to  me  or  cloud  or  sun, 
Father,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done ! 

*2.  Can  loving  children  e'er  reprove 

With  murmurs  whom  they  trust  and  love? 

Creator!  I  would  ever  be 

A  trusting,  loving  child  to  Thee  : 

As  comes  to  me  or  cloud  or  sun, 

Father,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done ! 


Qr>4:  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

3.  O  ne'er  will  I  at  life  repine  ! 

Enough  that  Thou  hast  made  it  mine ; 
When  falls  the  shadow  cold  of  death, 
I  yet  will  sing,  with  parting  breath — 
As  comes  to  me  or  shade  or  sun, 
Father,  Thy  will,  not  mine,  be  done  ! 

SARAH  F.   ADAMS. 

1083.  L  M. 

1.  Why  weep  for  those,  frail  child  of  woe. 

Who  've  fled  and  left  thee  mourning  here  ! 
Triumphant  o'er  their  latest  foe, 
They  glory  in  a  brighter  sphere. 

'2.   Weep  not  for  them  ;  beside  thee  now 

Perhaps  they  watch  with  guardian  care, 
And  witness  tears  that  idly  flow 

O'er  those  who  bliss  of  angels  share. 

3.  Or  round  their  Father's  throne  above, 

With  raptured  voice,  His  praise  they  sing, 
Or  on  His  messages  of  love 

They  journey  with  unwearied  wing. 

4.  Space  can  not  check,  thought  can  not  bound, 

The  high  exulting  souls,  whom  He, 
Who  formed  these  million  worlds  around, 
Takes  to  His  own  eternity. 

5.  Then  weep  no  more — their  voices  raise 

The  song  of  triumph  high  to  God, 
And  wouldst  thou  join  their  song  of  praise, 
Walk  humbly  in  the  path  they  trod. 


1084.  L  M, 

1.  Why  should  we  start,  and  fear  to  die  ? 

What  timorous  worms  we  mortals  are  ' 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 


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2.  The  pains,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife, 

Fright  our  approaching  souls  away  ; 
We  still  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3.  O.  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 

My  soul  should  stretch  her  wings  in  haste. 
Fly,  fearless,  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Npr  feel  the  terrors  as  she  passed. 

4.  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 
While  on  His  breast  I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  my  life  out  sweetly  there. 

WATTS. 

1085.  I.  31. 

1.  The  great  archangel's  trump  shall  sound, 

While  twice  ten  thousand  thunders  roar, 
Tear  up  the  graves  and  cleave  the  ground, 
And  make  the  greedy  sea  restore. 

2.  The  greedy  sea  shall  yield  her  dead, 

The  earth  no  more  her  slain  conceal : 
Sinners  shall  lift  their  guilty  head, 
And  shrink  to  see  a  yawning  hell. 

3.  But  we  who  now  our  Lord  confess, 

And  faithful  to  the  end  endure, 
Shall  stand  in  Jesus'  righteousness, 
Stand,  as  the  Rock  of  Ages,  sure. 

4.  We.  while  the  stars  from  heaven  shall  fall, 

And  mountains  are  on  mountains  hurled 
Shall  stand  unmoved  amid  them  all. 
And  smile  to  see  a  burning  world ; 

5.  The  earth  and  all  the  works  therein 

Dissolve,  by  raging  flames  destroyed; 

While  we  survey  the  awful  scene, 
And  mount  above  the  fierv  void. 


656  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

1088.  L  M. 

1 .  O,  angel  of  the  land  of  peace, 

When  wilt  thou  ever  come  for  me? 
I  fain  would  be  where  sorrows  cease, 
I  dread  no  more  thy  kind  release, 
I  wait  for  thee. 

2.  Sleep  shuns  mine  eyes — mine  inner  sight 

Is  turning  dimly  heaven-ward, 
To  that  far  land  of  love  and  light, 
Where  angels  all  the  silent  night 
Earth's  children  guard. 

3i  My  yearning  soul  would  fain  demand, 
O,  holy  angels,  pure  and  blest, 
Where,  'mid  yon  happy,  shining  band, 
In  all  the  heavenly  Fatherland, 
My  lost  ones  rest ! 

4.  Thou,  who  alone,  when  man  forgot 
His  heavenly  innocence,  and  fell ! 
Still  pitying,  lingered  round  the  spot 
To  soothe  the  anguish  of  his  lot — 
Thou,  Thou  canst  tell ! 

•5.  For  Thou,  with  sweet  and  loving  smile, 
Didst  gently  lure  them  to  Thy  breast, 
And  bear  them  from  this  world  of  guile, 
Thy  pale,  pure  angel  lips  the  while 
Upon  them  prest. 

6.  Dark  grew  my  soul — till  down  the  air 

Thy  seraph-smile  upon  me  fell ! 
And  then  I  knew,  from  sin  and  care, 
That  Thou  my  little  ones  didst  bear 
With  God  to  dwell ! 

7.  O,  angel  of  the  land  of  peace  ! 

When  wilt  Thou  ever  come  for  me  1 
I  fain  would  be  where  sorrows  cease; 
I  dread  no  more  Thy  kind  release  ; 

I  wait  for  Thee !         mrs.  c.  m.  sawyer. 


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1087.  L.  .11. 

1 .  Unvail  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb ; 

Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust, 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room 
To  slumber  id  the  silent  dust. 

2.  Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear, 

Invade  thy  bounds ;  no  mortal  woes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose. 

3.  So  Jesus  slept ;  God's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave,  and  blessVl  the  bed  : 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  His  throne 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4.  Break  from  His  throne,  illustrious  morn ; 

Attend,  O  earth,  His  sovereign  word  ; 
Restore  thy  trust ;  a  glorious  form 

Shall  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord.  watts. 

1088.  L  31. 

1.  The  glories  of  our  birth  and  state 

Are  shadows,  not  substantial  things ; 
There  is  no  armor  against  fate  ; 
Death  lays  his  icy  hands  on  kings. 

2.  Princes  and  magistrates  must  fall, 

And  in  the  dust  be  equal  made ; 
The  high  and  mighty  with  the  small, 

Scepter  and  crown  with  scythe  and  spade. 

3.  The  laurel  withers  on  our  brow  ; 

Then  boast  no  more  your  mighty  deeds : 
Upon  death's  purple  altar  now 

See  where  the  victor  victim  bleeds  ! 

SHIRLEY. 

1089.  L.  M. 

1.  From  his  low  bed  of  mortal  dust, 
Escap'd  the  prison  of  his  clay, 
rI lie  new  inheritance  of  bliss 

To  heaven  directs  his  upward  way. 
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658  TIME   AND   ETEKNITY. 

2.  Ye  fields !  that  witnessed  once  his  tears, 

Ye  winds !  that  wafted  oft  his  sighs, 
Ye  mountains  !   where  he  breathed  his  prayers 
When  sorrow's  shadow  vailed  his  eyes — 

3.  No  more  the  weary  pilgrim  mourns, 

No  more  affliction  wrings  his  heart ; 
Th'  unfettered  soul  to  God  returns — 
Forever  he  and  anguish  part ! 

4.  Receive,  O  earth,  his  faded  form, 

In  thy  cold  bosom  let  it  lie ; 
Safe  let  it  rest  from  every  storm — 
Soon  must  it  rise,  no  more  to  die. 


1090.  L.  M. 

1.  So  fades  the  lovely,  blooming  flower, 
Frail,  smiling  solace  of  an  hour ; 

So  soon  our  transient  comforts  fly, 
And  pleasure  only  blooms  to  die. 

2.  Is  there  no  kind,  no  healing  art, 

To  soothe  the  anguish  of  the  heart  ? 
Divine  Redeemer,  be  thou  nigh : 
Thy  comforts  were  not  made  to  die. 

3.  Then  gentle  patience  smiles  on  pain, 
And  dying  hope  revives  again ; 

Hope  wipes  the  tear  from  sorrow's  eye, 
And  faith  points  upward  to  the  sky. 

MRS.  STEELE. 

1091.  L  M. 

1.  Return,  my  roving  heart !  return, 

And  chase  those  shadowy  forms  no  more ; 
Now  seek,  in  solitude,  to  mourn, 
And  thy  forsaken  God  implore. 

2.  O  thou  great  God !  whose  piercing  eye 

Distinctly  marks  each  deep  recess ; — 
In  these  sequestered  hours  draw  nigh, 
And  with  Thy  presence  fill  the  place. 


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3.  Through  all  the  windings  of  my  heart, 

My  search  let  heavenly  wisdom  guide, 
And  still  its  radiant  beams  impart, 
Till  all  be  cleansed  and  purified. 

4.  Oh  !  with  the  visits  of  Thy  love, 

Vouchsafe  my  inmost  soul  to  cheer; 
Till  every  grace  shall  join  to  prove 
That  God  has  fixed  His  dwelling  here. 

DODDRIDGE. 

1092.  h  31. 

1.  Earth's  transitory  things  decay, 
Its  pomps,  its  pleasures  pass  away ; 
But  the  sweet  memory  of  the  good 
Survives  in  the  vicissitude. 

2.  As,  'mid  the  ever-rolling  sea, 
The  eternal  isles  established  be, 
'Gainst  which  the  surges  of  the  main 

Fret,  dash,  and  break  themselves  in  vain : — 

3.  As,  in  the  heavens,  the  urns  divine 
Of  golden  light  forever  shine ; 

Though  clouds  may  darken,  storms  may  rage, 
They  still  shine  on  from  age  to  age : — 

4.  So,  through  the  ocean-tide  of  years, 
The  memory  of  the  just  appears; 

So,  through  the  tempest  and  the  gloom, 
The  good  man's  virtues  light  the  tomb. 

BOWRING. 

1093.  L.  ft 

1.  When  life,  as  opening  buds,  is  sweet, 
And  golden  hopes  the  spirits  greet, 
And  youth  prepares  his  joys  to  meet, 

Alas !  how  hard  it  is  to  die. 

2.  When  scarce  is  seized  some  borrowed  prize, 
And  duties  press;  and  tender  ties 
Forbid  the  soul  from  earth  to  rise. 

How  awful,  then,  it  is  to  die. 


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3.  When,  one  by  one,  those  ties  are  torn, 
And  friend  from  friend  is  snatched  forlorn, 
And  man  is  left  alone  to  mourn, 

Ah!  then,  how  easy  'tis  to  die. 

4.  When  trembling  limbs  refuse  their  weight, 
And  films,  slow  gathering, dim  the  sight, 
And  clouds  obscure  the  mental  light, 

'Tis  nature's  precious  boon  to  die. 

5.  When  faith  is  strong,  and  conscience  clear, 
And  words  of  peace  the  spirit  cheer, 
And  visioned  glories  half  appear, 

'Tis  joy,  'tis  triumph,  then,  to  die. 

MRS.  BARBAULD. 

1094.  L,  M, 

1.  How  blest  are  they  whose  transient  years 

Pass  like  an  evening  meteor's  flight ! 
Not  dark  with  guilt,  nor  dim  with  tears ; 
Whose  course  is  short,  unclouded,  bright. 

2.  O,  cheerless  were  our  lengthened  way ; 

But  heaven's  own  light  dispels  the  gloom, 
Streams  downward  from  eternal  day, 
And  casts  a  glory  round  the  tomb. 

3.  O,  stay  thy  tears ;  the  blest  above 

Have  hailed  a  spirit's  heavenly  birth, 
And  sung  a  song  of  joy  and  love ; 

Then  why  should  anguish  reign  on  earth  1 

NORTON. 

1095.  L.  M. 

1.  Asleep  in  Jesus !  blessed  sleep  ! 
From  which  none  ever  wakes  to  weep ; 
A  calm  and  undisturbed  repose, 
Unbroken  by  the  dread  of  foes. 

2.  Asleep  in  Jesus !  peaceful  rest, 
Whose  waking  is  supremely  blest ; 
No  fear,  no  woes,  shall  dim  that  hour, 
Which  manifests  the  Saviour's  power. 


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3.  Asleep  in  Jesus  !  O.  for  me 
May  such  a  blissful  refuge  be ; 
Securely  shall  my  ashes  lie, 

And  wait  the  summons  from  on  high. 

4.  Asleep  in  Jesus  !  far  from  thee 

Thy  kindred  and  their  graves  may  be ; 
But  thine  is  still  a  blessed  sleep, 
From  which  none  ever  wakes  to  weep. 

5.  Asleep  in  Jesus  !  O,  how  sweet 
To  be  for  such  a  slumber  meet ; 
With  holy  confidence  to  sing, 

That  death  hath  lost  his  venomed  sting ! 

MRS.    MACKAY. 

1096.  L,  ff. 

1.  Say,  why  should  friendship  grieve  for  those 

Who  safe  arrive  on  Canaan's  shores? 
Released  from  all  their  hurtful  foes, 
They  are  not  lost — but  gone  before. 

2.  How  many  painful  clays  on  earth 

Their  fainting  spirits  numbered  o'er ! 
Now  they  enjoy  a  heavenly  birth ; 
They  are  not  lost,  but  gone  before. 

0.  Dear  is  the  spot  where  Christians  sleep, 

And  sweet  the  strain  which  angels  pour : 
O  why  should  we  in  anguish  weep  ? 
They  are  not  lost — but  gone  before. 

1097.  L  M, 

1 .  Go.  spirit  of  the  sainted  dead, 

Go  to  thy  longed-for,  happy  home ! 
The  tears  of  man  are  o'er  thee  shed ; 
The  voice  of  angels  bids  thee  come. 

2.  If  life  be  not  in  length  of  day. 

In  silvered  locks  and  furrowed  brow, 
But  living  to  the  Saviour's  praise, 
How  few  have  lived  so  long  as  thou ! 


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3.  Though  earth  may  boast  one  gem  the  less, 
May  not  e'en  heaven  the  richer  be  ? 
And  myriads  on  thy  footsteps  press, 
To  share  thy  blest  eternity. 

1D98.  L  M. 

1 .  How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies  ! 

When  sinks  a  weary  soul  to  rest ! 
How  mildly  beam  the  closing  eyes ! 
How  gently  heaves  th'  expiring  breast ! 

2.  So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away  ; 

So  sinks  the  gale  when  storms  are  o'er  ; 
So  gently  shuts  the  eye  of  day  ; 
So  dies  a  wave  along  the  shore. 

3.  A  holy  quiet  reigns  around, 

A  calm  which  life  nor  death  destroys ; 

And  naught  disturbs  that  peace  profound 
Which  his  unfettered  soul  enjoys. 

4.  Farewell,  conflicting  hopes  and  fears, 

Where  lights  and  shades  alternate  dwell ; 
How  bright  the  unchanging  morn  appears  ! 
Farewell,  inconstant  world,  farewell ; 

5.  Life's  labor  done,  as  sinks  the  clay, 

Light  from  its  load  the  spirit  flies, 
While  heaven  and  earth  combine  to  say, 
"  How  blest  the  righteous  when  he  dies !'' 

MBS.  LAUI'.AULD. 

1099.  Ss  k  4s  * 

1 .  There  is  a  calm  for  those  who  weep, 
A  rest  for  weary  pilgrims  found  ; 
They  softly  lie,  and  sweetly  sleep, 

Low  in  the  ground. 

2.  The  storm  that  wrecks  the  winter  sky 
Xo  more  disturbs  their  sweet  repose, 
Than  summer  evening's  latest  sigh, 

That  shuts  the  rose. 

*  L.  M.  by  repeating  the  last  line. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  663 

3.  Thou  traveler  in  this  vale  of  tears, 
To  realms  of  everlasting  light, 
Through  time's  dark  wilderness  of  years, 

Pursue  thy  flight. 

4.  Whafce'er  thy  lot — whatever  thou  be — 
Confess  thy  folly — kiss  the  rod  ; 

And  in  thy  chastening  sorrows  see 
The  hand  of  God. 

5.  Though  long  of  winds  and  waves  the  sport, 
Condemned  in  wretchedness  to  roam, 
Thou  soon  shalt  reach  a  sheltering  port, 

A  quiet  home.  Montgomery. 

1100.  C.  E 

1 .  Xot  in  the  church-yard  shall  he  sleep, 

Amid  the  silent  gloom, 
His  home  was  on  the  mighty  deep, 
And  there  shall  be  his  tomb. 

2.  He  loved  his  own  bright,  deep  blue  sea, 

O'er  it  he  loved  to  roam  ; 
And  now  his  winding-sheet  shall  be 
That  same  bright  ocean's  foam. 

3.  No  village  bell  shall  toll  for  him 

Its  mournful,  solemn  dirge ; 
The  winds  shall  chant  a  requiem 
To  him  beneath  the  surge. 

4.  For  him,  break  not  the  grassy  turf, 

Nor  turn  the  dewy  sod ; 
His  dust  shall  rest  beneath  the  surf, 
His  spirit  with  its  God. 

1101.  C.  E 

1.  Through  sorrow's  night,  and  danger's  path, 
Amid  the  deepening  gloom, 
We.  followers  of  our  suffering  Lord, 
Are  marching  to  the  tomb. 


QQ-L  TIME  AND  ETERNITY. 

2.  There,  when  the  turmoil  is  no  more, 

And  all  our  powers  decay, 
Our  cold  remains  in  solitude 
Shall  sleep  the  years  away. 

3.  Our  labors  done,  securely  laid 

In  this  our  last  retreat, 
Unheeded,  o'er  our  silent  dust, 
The  storms  of  earth  shall  beat. 

4.  Yet  not  thus  buried,  or  extinct, 

The  vital  spark  shall  lie ; 
For  o'er  life's  wreck  that  spark  shall  rise 
To  seek  its  kindred  sky. 

5.  These  ashes,  too,  this  little  dust, 

Our  Father's  care  shall  keep, 
Till  the  last  angel  rise  and  break 
The  long  and  dreary  sleep. 

0.  .Then  love's  soft  dew  o'er  every  eye 

Shall  shed  its  mildest  rays ; 

And  the  long  silent  voice  awake 

With  shouts  of  endless  praise.         n.  k.  white. 

1102.  C,  M. 

1.  Behold  the  western  evening  light ! 

It  melts  in  deeper  gloom  ; 
So  calm  the  righteous  sink  away, 

Descending  to  the  tomb, 
The  winds  breathe  low — the  yellow  leaf 

Scarce  whispers  from  the  tree ! 
So  gently  flows  the  parting  breath, 

When  good  men  cease  to  be. 

2.  How  beautiful,  on  all  the  hills, 

The  crimson  light  is  shed  ! 
'T  is  like  the  peace  the  dying  gives 

To  mourners  round  his  bed. 
How  mildly  on  the  wandering  cloud 

The  sunset  beam  is  cast ! 
So  sweet  the  memory  loft  behind, 

When  loved  ones  breathe  their  last. 


LIFE   AXD   DEATH.  6fc 

3.  And  lo !  above  the  dews  of  night 

The  vesper-star  appears  ! 
So  faith  lights  up  the  mourner's  heart, 

Whose  eyes  are  dim  with  tears. 
Night  falls,  but  soon  the  morning  light 

Its  glories  shall  restore ; 
And  thus  the  eves  that  sleep  in  death 

Shall  wake,  to  close  no  more.        peabody. 


1103.  C,  31. 

1.  Champion  of  Jesus! — man  of  God, 

Servant  of  Christ,  well  done  ! 
Thy  path  of  thorns  hath  now  been  trod, 

Thy  red-cross  crown  is  won ! 
No  gloom  of  fear  hath  glazed  thine  eye, 

For  though  loud  billows  roll — 
The  Aurora  of  eternity 

Is  rising  on  thy  soul ! 

2.  Champion  of  Jesus!   on  that  breast 

From  whence  Thy  fervor  flow'd, 
Thou  hast  obtained  eternal  rest, 

The  bosom  of  Thy  God! 
Oh!  to  be  one,  through  life  and  death, 

In  Christ,  with  such  as  thee ! 
And  when  I  yield  my  latest  breath, 

Dear  Lord,  remember  me  ! 


1104.  C.  If. 

1.  In  vain  our  fancy  strives  to  paint 

The  moment  after  death, 
The  glories  that  surround  a  saint, 
"When  he  resigns  his  breath. 

2.  One  gentle  sigh  his  fetters  breaks  ; 

One  effort — and  he  's  gone  ! 

And  lo!  the  willing  spirit  takes 

Its  mansion  near  the  throne. 


i}6()  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

3.  We  strive,  but  all  our  efforts  fail 

To  trace  that  upward  flight ; 
No  eye  can  pierce  within  the  vail 
Which  hides  the  world  of  light. 

4.  Yet  though  we  see  them  not — we  know 

Saints  are  supremely  blest ; 
Are  freed  from  sin,  and  care,  and  woe, 
And  with  their  Saviour  rest. 

5.  On  harps  of  gold  His  name  they  praise, 

His  face  they  always  view ; 
And  if  we  here  their  footsteps  trace, 

There  we  shall  praise  Him  too.         newton. 


1105.  C.  M. 

1.  Swift  as  the  arrow  cuts  its  way 

Through  the  soft  yielding  air ; 
Or  as  the  sun's  more  subtle  ray, 
Or  lightning's  sudden  glare  ; 

2.  Or  as  an  eagle  to  the  prey, 

Or  shuttle  through  the  loom, 
So  haste  our  fleeting  lives  away, 
So  pass  we  to  the  tomb  ! 

3.  Like  airy  bubbles,  lo  !  we  rise, 

And  dance  upon  life's  stream  ; 
Till  soon  the  air  that  caused,  destroys 
Th'  attenuated  frame. 

4.  Down  the  swift  stream  we  glide  apace, 

And  carry  death  within ; 
Then  break,  and  scarcely  leave  a  trace, 
To  show  that  we  have  been. 

5.  The  man,  the  wisest  of  our  kind, 

Who  length  of  days  had  seen, 
To  birth  and  death  a  time  assigned, 
But  none  to  life  between — 


LIFE    AND   DEATH.  607 

6.  Yet  O  !  what  consequences  close 
This  transient  state  below  ! 
Eternal  joys  :  or,  losing  those, 
Interminable  woe  ! 

1106.  C.  Ml 

1.  Hear  what  the  voice  from  heaven  proclaims 

For  all  the  pious  dead  ; 
Sweet  is  the  savor  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2.  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blest ; 

How  kind  their  slumbers  are ! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sin  released, 
And  freed  from  every  snare. 

3.  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They  're  present  with  the  Lord  ; 
The  labors  of  their  mortal  life 

End  in  a  large  reward.  watts. 

1107.  C.  M. 

1.  While  through  this  changing  world  we  roam 

From  infancy  to  age, 
Heaven  is  the  Christian  pilgrim's  home, 
His  rest  at  every  stage. 

2.  Thither,  his  raptured  thought  ascends 

Eternal  joys  to  share  : 
There,  his  adoring  spirit  bends, 
While  here,  he  kneels  in  prayer. 

3.  From  earth  his  freed  affections  rise, 

To  fix  on  things  above, 
Where  all  his  hope  of  glory  lies — 
Where  all  is  perfect  love. 

4.  There,  too,  may  we  our  treasure  place — ■ 

There  let  our  hearts  be  Found ; 
That  still,  where  sin  abounded,  grace 
May  more  and  more  abound. 


668  TIME   AND  ETEKNITY. 

5.  Henceforth,  our  conversation  be, 
With  Christ  before  the  throne  ; 
Ere  long  we,  eye  to  eye,  shall  see, 

And  know  as  we  are  known.         Montgomery. 

1108.  C.  M. 

1.  Wnr  do  we  mourn  departing  friends, 

Or  shake  at  death's  alarms  1 
'T  is  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  His  arms. 

2.  Are  we  not  tending  upward,  too, 

As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 
Nor  would  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow, 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3.  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb  1 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  scattered  all  the  gloom. 

4.  The  graves  of  all  His  saints  He  bless'd, 

And  softened  every  bed  ; 
Where  should  the  dying  members  rest, 
But  with  the  dying  Head  % 

5.  Thence  He  arose,  ascending  high, 

And  showed  our  feet  the  way ; 
Up  to  the  Lord  we,  too,  shall  fly, 
At  the  great  rising  day. 

6.  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 

And  bid  our  kindred  rise  ; 
Awake !  ye  nations  under  ground  ; 

Ye  saints  !  ascend  the  skies.  watts, 

1199.  C.  ffl. 

1.  The  time  draws  nigh,  when  from  the  clouds 
Christ  shall  with  shouts  descend  ; 
And  the  last  trumpet's  awful  voice 
The  heavens  and  earth  shall  rend. 


LIFE   AHD   DEATH.  669 

2.  Then  they  who  live  shall  changed  be, 

And  they  who  sleep  shall  wake ; 
The  graves  shall  yield  their  ancient  charge ; 
While  earth's  foundations  shake. 

3.  The  saints  of  God,  from  death  set  free, 

With  joy  shall  mount  on  high; 
The  heavenly  hosts,  with  praises  loud, 
Shall  meet  them  in  the  sky. 

4.  A  few  short  years  of  exile  past. 

We  reach  the  happy  shore ; 
Where  death-divided  friends,  at  last, 
Shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 

SCOTCH  PARAPHRASE. 

mo.  r. ». 

1.  My  soul,  come,  meditate  the  day. 

And  think  how  near  it  stands, 
When  thou  must  quit  this  house  of  clay. 
And  fly  to  unknown  lands. 

2.  Oh !  could  we  die  with  those  that  die, 

And  place  us  in  their  stead ; 
Then  would  our  spirits  learn  to  fly, 
And  converse  with  the  dead ; — 

3.  Then  should  we  see  the  saints  above, 

In  their  own  glorious  forms, 
And  wonder  why  our  souls  should  love 
To  dwell  with  mortal  worms. 

4.  We  should  almost  forsake  our  clay, 

Before  the  summons  come, 
And  pray,  and  wish  our  souls  away 

To  their  eternal  home.  watts. 

1111.  C.  )I. 

1.  When  wild  confusion  wrecks  the  air. 
And  tempests  rend  the  ski 
While  blended  ruin,  clouds  and  fire 
In  harsh  disorder  rise  ;  — 


670  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

•  2.  Safe  in  my  Saviour's  love  I  '11  stand, 
And  strike  a  tuneful  song ; 
My  harp  all  trembling  in  my  hand, 
And  all  inspired  my  tongue. 

3.  I  '11  shout  aloud,  "  Ye  thunders  roll, 

And  shake  the  sullen  sky ; 
Your  sounding  voice,  from  pole  to  pole, 
In  angry  murmurs  try. 

4.  "  Let  the  earth  totter  on  her  "base, 

And  clouds  the  heavens  deform ; 
Blow,  all  ye  winds,  from  every  place, 
And  rush  the  final  storm !" 

5.  Come  quickly,  blessed  Lord,  appear — 

Bid  the  swift  chariot  fly ; 
Let  angels  tell  Thy  coming  near, 
And  snatch  me  to  the  sky. 


'6! 


Around  Thy  wheels,  in  the  glad  thron< 

I  'd  bear  a  joyful  part ; 
All  hallelujah  on  my  tongue — 

All  rapture  in  my  heart.  byles. 


1112.  C.  M. 

1.  Awake,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes, 

And  raise  your  voices  high ; 
Awake  and  praise  the  sovereign  love, 
That  shows  salvation  nigh. 

2.  On  all  the  wings  of  time  it  flies, 

Each  moment  brings  it  near  ; 

Then  welcome,  each  declining  day  ! 

Welcome,  each  closing  vcar  ! 


3.  Not  many  years  their  round  shall  run, 
Nor  many  mornings  rise, 
Ere  all  its  glories  stand  revealed 
To  our  admiring  eyes. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  671 

4.  Ye  wheels  of  nature,  speed  your  course ; 
Ye  mortal  powers,  decay ; 
Fast  as  ye  bring  the  night  of  death, 

Ye  bring  eternal  day.  doddridge. 

1113.  C.  M, 

1.  All  nature  dies,  and  lives  again; 

The  flowers  that  paint  the  field, 
The  trees  that  crown  the  mountain's  brow. 
And  boughs  and  blossoms  yield — 

2.  Resign  the  honors  of  their  form 

At  winter's  stormy  blast ; 
And  leave  the  naked  leafless  plain, 
A  desolated  waste. 

3.  Yet,  soon,  reviving  plants  and  flowers 

Anew  shall  deck  the  plain ; 
The  woods  shall  hear  the  voice  of  spring, 
And  flourish  green  again. 

4.  So,  in  the  dreary  grave  consigned, 

Man  sleeps  in  death's  dark  gloom, 
Until  th'  eternal  morning  wake 
The  slumbers  of  the  tomb. 

5.  ().  may  the  grave  become  to  us 

The  bed  of  peaceful  rest ; 
Whence  we  shall  gladly  rise  at  length. 
And  mingle  with  the  blest.  logan. 

1114.  C,  I. 

1.  Beneath  our  feet  and  o'er  our  head 

Is  equal  warning  given  ; 
Beneath  us  lie  the  countless  dead, 
Above  us  is  the  heaven  ! 

2.  Death  rides  on  every  passing  breeze, 

And  lurks  in  every  flower; 
Each  season  has  its  own  disease, 
Its  peril  every  hour  ! 


672  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

3.  Our  eyes  have  seen  the  rosy  light 

Of  youth's  soft  cheek  decay ; 
And  fate  descend  in  sudden  night 
On  manhood's  middle  day. 

4.  Our  eyes  have  seen  the  steps  of  age 

Halt  feebly  to  the  tomb  ; 
And  yet  shall  earth  our  hearts  engage, 
And  dreams  of  days  to  come  % 

5.  Then,  mortal,  turn  !  thy  danger  know  ; 

Where'er  thy  foot  can  tread, 
The  earth  rings  hollow  from  below, 
And  warns  thee  of  her  dead ! 

6.  Turn,  mortal,  turn !  thy  soul  apply 

To  truths  divinely  given : 
The  dead,  who  underneath  thee  lie, 

Shall  live  for  hell  or  heaven !  hebek. 


Doxology.    C.  M. 

Praise  to  the  Father  and  the  Son ; 

Praise  to  the  Spirit  be ; 
Praise  to  the  blessed  Three  in  One, 

Through  all  eternity. 


1115.  C.  I. 

1.  The  broken  ties  of  happier  days, 

How  often  do  they  seem 
To  come  before  the  mental  gaze, 

Like  a  remembered  dream  ; 
And  earthly  hand  can  ne'er  again 

Unite  these  broken  ties. 
Around  us  each  dissevered  chain 

In  sparkling  ruin  lies. 

2.  O,  who,  in  such  a  world  as  this, 

Could  bear  their  lot  of  pain, 
Did  not  one  radiant  hope  of  bliss 
Unclouded  yet  remain  1 


LIFE   AND    DEATH.  673 

That  hope  the  sovereign  Lord  has  given. 

Who  reigns  above  the  skies ; — 
Hope,  that  unites  our  souls  to  heaven. 

By  faith's  endearing  ties. 

3.  Each  care,  each  ill  of  mortal  birth. 

Is  sent  in  pitying  love 
To  lift  the  lingering  heart  from  earth, 

And  speed  its  flight  above. 
And  every  f>ang  that  wrings  the  breast. 

And  every  joy  that  dies, 
Tells  us  to  seek  a  purer  rest, 

And  trust  to  holier  ties. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1116.  C.  31. 

1.  I  travel  all  the  irksome  night, 

By  ways  to  me  unknown ; 
I  travel  like  a  bird  in  flight, 
Onward,  and  all  alone. 

2.  Just  such  a  pilgrimage  is  life ; 

Hurried  from  stage  to  stage, 
Our  wishes  with  our  lot  at  strife, 
Through  childhood  to  old  age. 

3.  The  world  is  seldom  what  it  seems 

To  man,  who  dimly  sees — 
idealities  appear  as  dreams, 
And  dreams,  realities. 

4.  The  Christian's  years,  though  slow  their  flight. 

When  he  is  called  away, 
Are  but  the  watches  of  a  night, 
And  death  the  dawn  of  day. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1117.  C  I. 

1 .  Few,  few,  and  evil  are  thy  days, 
Man,  of  a  woman  born ! 
Peril  and  trouble  haunt  thy  ways. 
Forth,  like  a  flower  at  morn, 
29 


OT-i  TIME  AND   ETERNITY. 

The  tender  infant  springs  to  light, 
Youth  blossoms  to  the  breeze, 

Age,  withering  age,  is  cropt  ere  night ; 
Man,  like  a  shadow,  flees. 

2.  And  dost  thou  look  on  such  a  one  % 

Will  God  to  judgment  call 
A  worm,  for  what  a  worm  hath  done 

Against  the  Lord  of  all  ? — 
As  fall  the  waters  from  the  deep, 

As  summer-brooks  run  dry, 
Man  lieth  down  in  dreamless  sleep ; 

His  life  is  vanity. 

3.  Man  lieth  down,  no  more  to  wake, 

Till  yonder  arching  sphere 
Shall  with  a  roll  of  thunder  break, 

And  nature  disappear. 
O  hide  me  till  Thy  wrath  be  past, 

Thou,  who  canst  slay  or  save ! 
Hide  me  where  hopes  may  anchor  fast 

In  my  Redeemer's  grave. 

MONTGOMERY 

1118.  8s  &  4s. 

1 .  Alas  !  how  poor  and  little  worth 
Are  all  those  glittering  toys  of  earth 

That  lure  us  here ! 
Dreams  of  a  sleep  that  death  must  break  : 
Alas !  before  it  bids  us  wake, 

They  disappear. 

2.  Where  is  the  strength  that  spurned  decay, 
The  step  that  rolled  so  light  and  gay, 

The  heart's  blithe  tone  % 
The  strength  is  gone,  the  step  is  slow, 
And  joy  grows  weariness  and  woe 

When  age  comes  on. 

3.  Our  birth  is  but  a  starting-place ; 
Life  is  the  running  of  the  race, 

And  death  the  goal : 
There  all  those  glittering  toys  are  brought  •, 
That  path  alone,  of  all  unsought, 

Is  found  of  all. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  675 

4.  O,  let  the  soul  its  slumbers  break, 
Arouse  its  senses,  and  awake 

To  see  how  soon 
Life,  like  its  glories,  glides  away, 
And  the  stern  footsteps  of  decay 

Come  stealing  on.  longfellow. 

1119.  L.  C.  M. 

1.  O!  sweet  as  vernal  dews  that  fill 
The  closing  buds  on  Zion's  hill. 

When  evening  clouds  draw  thither — 
So  sweet,  so  heavenly  't  is,  to  see 
The  members  of  one  family 

Live  peacefully  together ! 

2.  The  children,  like  the  lily  flowers, 

On  which  descend  the  sun  and  showers, 

Their  hues  of  beauty  blending  ; 
The  parents,  like  the  willow  boughs, 
On  which  the  lovely  foliage  grows, 
Their  friendly  shade  extending. 

3.  But  leaves  the  greenest  will  decay, 
And  flowers  the  brightest  fade  away, 

When  autumn  winds  are  sweeping ; 
And  be  the  household  e'er  so  fair, 
The  hand  of  death  will  soon  be  there, 

And  turn  the  scene  to  weeping ! 

4.  Yet  leaves  again  will  clothe  the  trees, 
And  lilies  wave  beneath  the  breeze, 

When  spring  comes  smiling  hither  :   ■ 
And.  friends,  who  parted  at  the  tomb, 
May  yet  renewr  their  loveliest  bloom, 
And  meet  in  heaven  together ! 

1120.  L  (,  31. 

1.  The  songs  of  Zion  oft  impart. 

To  each  poor,  lab'ring  careworn  heart, 

The  balm  of  heavenly  peace; 
They  chase  away  each  boding  fear, 
And  turn  to  joy  each  sorrowing  tear. 

And  bid  the  tumult  cease. 


076  time  and  eternity. 

2.  O  Thou,  that  fill'st  the  heavenly  throne, 
'T  is  not  in  melody  alone 

To  set  the  spirit  free ; 
Without  the  breathings  of  Thy  love, 
The  sweetest  strains  will  powerless  prove, 

Nor  comfort  bring  to  me. 

3.  But  if  Thy  Spirit,  gracious  Lord, 
Thy  hallowed  influence  afford, 

My  soul  will  upward  rise; 
Tiie  strain  will  swell  with  love  divine, 
The  light  of  heaven  around  me  shine, 

Beneath  the  bending  skies. 


o 


1121.  C.  E 

1.  The  once  loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead, 

Each  mournful  thought  employs  ; 
And  nature  weeps  her  comforts  fled, 
And  withered  all  her  joys. 

2.  Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  of  time, 

When  what  we  now  deplore 

Shall  rise  in  full,  immortal  prime, 

And  bloom  to  fade  no  more. 

3.  Then  cease,  fond  nature,  cease  thy  tears ; 

Look  to  the  world  on  high ; 
There  everlasting  spring  appears, 

And  joys  that  can  not  die.  mrs.  Steele. 

1122.  C.  M. 

1.  Blest  hour,  when  virtuous  friends  shall  meet, 

Shall  meet  to  part  no  more. 
And  with  celestial  welcome  greet, 
On  an  immortal  shore. 

2.  The  parent  finds  the  long-lost  child ; 

Brothers  on  brothers  gaze; 
The  tear  of  resignation  mild 
Is  changed  to  joy  and  praise. 


LIFE   AND    DEATH.  0  ,  j 

3.  Each  tender  tie,  dissolved  with  pain, 

With  endless  bliss  is  crowned ; 
All  that  was  dead  revives  again ; 
All  that  was  lost  is  found. 

4.  Congenial  minds,  arrayed  in  light, 

High  thoughts  shall  interchange  ; 
Xor  cease,  with  ever-new  delight, 
On  wings  of  love  to  range. 

.">.  Their  Father  marks  their  generous  flame, 
And  looks  complacent  down  ; 
The  smile  that  owns  their  filial  claim 

Is  their  immortal  crown.         Liverpool  coll. 


1123.  C.  K 

1.  How  happy  they,  who,  safely  housed, 
To  Jesus'  bosom  fly, 
Before  the  storm  of  wrath  is  roused, 
O  happy  they  who  die  ! 

'2.  The  fury  of  conflicting  waves 

Their  sleep  shall  not  surprise ; 
It  ruffles  not  their  quiet  graves, 
It  reaches  not  their  skies. 

3.  Care,  pain,  and  grief,  the  wild  array 
Of  sorrows  felt  below ; 
The  dread  of  trials'  fiery  day, 
Of  persecutions'  glow. 

\.  All.  all  is  o'er,  with  those  at  rest, 
For  Jesus'  sake  forgiven  ! 
No  heaving  of  the  anxious  breast, 
No  sickening  fear,  in  heaven ! 

7y.   Why  linger,  then,  with  strange  desire. 
Where  reeks  the  deadly  strife ; 
And  shrink,  unwilling  to  retire, 

To  everlasting  life  ?  Mas.  gilbert. 


678  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

1124.  C.  M. 

1.  Calm  on  the  bosom  of  thy  God, 

Young  spirit,  rest  thee  now  ! 
E'en  while  with  us  thy  footsteps  trod, 
His  seal  was  on  thy  brow. 

2.  Dust,  to  its  narrow  house  beneath  ! 

Soul,  to  its  place  on  high  I 
They  that  have  seen  thy  look  in  death, 
No  more  may  fear  to  die. 

3.  Lone  are  the  paths,  and  sad  the  bowers, 

Whence  thy  meek  smile  is  gone ; 
But  O,  a  brighter  home  than  ours, 

In  heaven  is  now  thine  own.      mrs.  hemans. 

1125.  C.  M. 

1.  O,  most  delightful  hour  by  man 

Experienced  here  below, 
The  hour  that  terminates  his  span, 
His  folly,  and  his  woe. 

2.  Worlds  should  not  bribe  me  back  to  tread 

Again  life's  dreary  waste, 
To  sec  again  my  clay  o'erspread 
With  all  the  gloomy  past. 

3.  My  home  henceforth  is  in  the  skies ; 

Earth,  seas,  and  sun,  adieu ! 
All  heaven  unfolded  to  my  eyes, 
I  have  no  sight  for  you. 

4.  So  speaks  the  Christian,  firm  possess'd 

Of  faith's  supporting  rod, 
Then  breathes  his  soul  into  its  rest, 

The  bosom  of  his  God.  cowper. 

1126.  C.  M. 

1.  The  dead  are  like  the  stars  by  day, 
Withdrawn  from  mortal  eye, 
Yet  holding  unperceived  their  way 
Through  the  unclouded  sky. 


LIFE    AND    DEATH.  679 

2.  By  them,  through  holy  hope  and  love. 

We  feel,  in  hours  serene, 
Connected  with  a  world  above, 
Immortal  and  unseen. 

3.  For  death  his  sacred  seal  hath  set 

On  bright  and  bygone  hours ; 
And  they  we  mourn  are  with  us  yet, 
Are  more  than  ever  ours ; — 

4.  Ours,  by  the  pledge  of  love  and  faith, 

By  hopes  of  heaven  on  high ; 
By  trust,  triumphant  over  death, 

In  immortality.  barton. 

1127.  C.  31, 

1.  Another  hand  is  beckoning  us, 

Another  call  is  given, 
And  glows  once  more  with  angel  steps 
The  path  that  leads  to  heaven. 

2.  Unto  our  Father's  will  alone 

One  thought  hath  reconciled ; 
That  He  whose  love  exceedeth  ours 
Hath  taken  home  His  child. 

3.  Fold  her,  O  Father,  in  Thine  arms, 

And  let  her  henceforth  be 
A  messenger  of  love  between 
Our  human  hearts  and  Thee. 

4.  Still  let  her  mild  rebuking  stand 

Between  us  and  the  wrong, 
And  her  dear  memory  serve  to  make 

Our  faith  in  goodness  strong.       whittiek. 

1128.  C.  )I. 

1.  Dear  as  thou  wast,  and  justly  dear, 
We  would  not  weep  for  thee ; 
One  thought  shall  check  the  starting  tear — 
It  is — that  thou  art  free. 


680  TIME   A'SD   ETERNITY. 

2.  And  thus  shall  faith's  consoling  power 

The  tears  of  love  restrain ; 
O,  who  that  saw  thy  parting  hour 
Could  wish  thee  here  again  ? 

3.  Gently  the  passing  spirit  fled, 

Sustained  by  grace  divine ; 
O,  may  such  grace  on  us  be  shed, 

And  make  our  end  like  thine !  dale 

1129.  C.  M, 

1.  The  world  eludes  my  fond  desire, 

And  memory  mocks  my  pain  ; 
But  while  the  scenes  of  sense  retire. 
The  joys  of  faith  remain. 

2.  Jesus,  my  constant  friend  Thou  art, 

My  constant  Saviour,  Thou  ; 
(),  fill  this  lorn  and  lonely  heart 
With  Thy  pure  presence  now ! 

3.  Thy  steps  have  long  enchanted  earth, 

And  now  from  earth  to  die, 
Were  but  the  pang  that  marked  my  birth, 
To  Thine  own  home  on  high. 

4.  if  bright  the  world  where  thou  canst  deign, 

Though  vailed,  to  visit  me : 
[f  glows  the  temple  with  Thy  train. 
What  must  the  Holiest  be  ? 


1130.  C.  M. 

1.  Why  should  our  tears  in  sorrow  flow, 
When  God  recalls  His  own ; 
And  bids  them  leave  a  world  of  woe 
For  an  immortal  crown  \ 

'I.   Is  not  e'en  death  a  gain  to  those 
Whose  life  to  God  was  given  ? 
( rladly  to  earth  their  eyes  they  close, 
To  open  them  in  heaven. 
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LIFE    AND    DEATH.  681 

3.  Their  toils  are  past,  their  work  is  done, 

And  they  are  fully  blest  : 
They  fought  the  fight,  the  victory  won, 
And  entered  into  rest. 

4.  Then  let  our  sorrows  cease  to  flow — 

God  has  recalled  His  own ; 
And  let  our  hearts,  in  every  woe, 
Still  say— "Thy  will  be  done  !" 

1131.  (Chant.) 

1.  Into  the  silent  land, 

Ah  !  who  shall  |  lead  us  thither  ?  | 

Clouds  in  the  evening  sky  more  darkly  gather, 

And  shattered  wrecks  lie  thicker  |  on  the  strand !  [ 

Who  leads  us  with  a  gentle  hand, 

Whither,  O,  thither, 

Into  the  |  silent  land  ?  Amen. 

2.  Into  the  silent  land  ! 

To  you,  ye  boundless  regions 

Of  J  all  per-  |  fection !  |  tender  morning  visions 

Of  beauteous  souls !  eterni-  |  ty's  own  |  band !  | 

Who  in  life's  battle  firm  doth  stand, 

Shall  bear  hope's  tender  blossoms 

Into  the  |  silent  land !  | 

3.  O  land !     O  land  ! 

For  all  the  |  broken-  |  hearted ;  | 

The  mildest  herald  by  our  fate  allotted, 

Beckons,  and  with  inverted  |  torch  doth  |  stand.  | 

To  lead  us  with  a  gentle  hand 

Into  the  land  of  the  great  departed, 

Into  the  |  silent  |  land !  | 

VAN  SALIS.   TR.  BY  LONGFELLOW. 

1132.  (Chant.) 

1 .   I  am  the  man  that  hath  seen  affliction 
By  the  |  rod  of  his  |  wrath ;  | 
He  hath  builded  against  me, 
And  compassed  me  with  |  gall  and  |  travail :  | 
He  hath  set  me  in  dark  places, 
As  they  that  be  |  dead  of  |  old.  | 


(582  TIME   AXD   ETERNITY. 

2.  Also,  when  I  cry  and  shout, 
He  shutteth  |  out  my  |  prayer ; 

He  hath  turned  aside  my  ways,  and  pulled  mc  in 

pieces ; 
He  hath  |  made  me  |  desolate ;  ] 
He  hath  made  me  drunken  with  wormwood ; 
He  hath  |  covered  me  with  |  ashes. 

3.  Remembering  mine  affliction  and  my  misery, 
The  |  wormwood  and  the  |  gall, 

My  soul  hath  them  still  in  remembrance, 
And  is  |  humbled  |  in  me. 
This  I  recall  to  mind, 
Therefore  |  have  I  |  hope. 

4.  For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  |  off  for  |  ever ; 

But  though  He  cause  grief,  yet  will  He  have  com- 
passion, 
According  to  the  |  multitude  of  His  |  mercies ; 
For  He  doth  not  afflict  willingly, 
Nor  grieve  the  |  children  of  |  men. 


1133.  6s  &  as. 

1.  Yost  spot  in  the  churchyard, 

How  sad  is  the  bloom 
That  summer  flings  round  it, 

In  flowers  and  perfume  : 
It  is  the  dust,  my  darling, 

Gives  life  to  each  rose, 
'T  is  because  thou  hast  withered, 

The  violet  blows. 

2.  The  lilies  bend  meekly 

Thy  bosom  above, 
But  thou  wilt  not  pluck  them, 

Sweet  child  of  my  love: 
I  see  the  green  willow 

Droop  low  o'er  thy  bed, 
But  I  see  not  the  ringlets 

That  decked  thy  fair  head. 


LIFE    AND    DEATH.  683 

3.  I  hear  the  bee  humming 

Around  thy  bright  grave  : 
Can  he  deem  death  is  hidden 

Where  sweet  flow'rets  wave  ? 
From  the  white  cloud  above  thee 

The  lark  scatters  song, 
But  I  list  for  thy  voice, 

0,  how  long  !  O,  how  long  ! 

4.  Then  come  back,  my  darling, 

And  come  back  to-day, 
For  the  soul  of  thy  mother 

Grows  faint  with  delay ; 
The  home  of  thy  childhood 

In  order  is  set, 
The  couch  and  the  chamber — 

Why  com'st  thou  not  yet  1 

5.  Dear  child !  thou  wilt  never 

Return  unto  me, 
But  we  part  not  forever — 

I  go  unto  thee. 
My  Saviour  stands  smiling 

With  thee  on  His  breast, 
And  in  His  compassion 

My  heart  shall  find  rest. 


1134.  Chant. 

1 .  If  a  man  die,  shall  he  |  live  a-  |  gain  1 

All  the  days  of  my  appointed  |  time  will  I  |  wait 
Till  |  my  change  |  come. 

2.  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it  |  be  cut  |  down. 
That  it  will  [  sprout  a-  |  gain, 

And  that  the   tender  branch  thereof  |  will   not  | 
cease. 

3.  Though  the  root  thereof  wax  |  old  in  the  |  earth, 
Yet  through  the  scent  of  |  water  it  will  |  bud, 
And  bring  forth  |  boughs  like  a  |  plant. 


684  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

4,  But  man  clieth  and  ]  wasteth  a-  |  way 
Yea,  man  giveth  |  up  the  |  ghost, 
And  |  where  is  |  he  ? 

5.  As  the  waters  |  fail  from  the  |  sea, 


So  man  lieth  down,  and 
Till  the  I  heavens  be  no 


riseth  |  not 
more. 


6.  O  that  Thou  would'st  |  hide  me  in  the  |  grave, 
That  Thou  would'st  keep  me  in  secret,  till  Thy  | 

wrath  be  |  past, 
That  Thou  would'st  appoint  me  a  set  time,  and 
re-  |  member  |  me. 

7.  For  I  know  that  my  Re-  |  deemer  |  liveth, 

And  that  He  shall  stand  in  the  latter  day  up-  |  on 

the  |  earth, 
And  though  worms  destroy  this  body,  yet  in  my 

flesh  shall  I  I  sec  I  God. 


1135.  8.  M. 

1.  Go  to  thy  rest,  fair  child  ! 

Go  to  thy  dreamless  bed, 
While  yet  so  gentle,  undefined, 
With  blessings  on  thy  head. 

2.  Fresh  roses  in  thy  hand, 

Buds  on  thy  pillow  laid, 
Haste  from  this  dark  and  fearful  land, 
Where  flowers  so  quickly  fade. 

3.  Before  thy  heart  had  learned 

In  waywardness  to  stray  ; 
Before  thy  feet  had  ever  turned 

The  dark  and  downward  way ; 

4.  Ere  sin  had  seared  the  breast. 

Or  sorrow  woke  the  tear ; 
Rise  to  thy  throne  of  changeless  rest, 
' ,  In  yon  celestial  sphere  ! 


LIFE   AND    DEATH.  685 

5.  Because  thy  smile  was  fair, 

Thy  lip  and  eye  so  bright, 
Because  thy  loving  cradle  care 
"Was  such  a  dear  delight ; 

6.  Shall  love,  with  weak  embrace, 

Thy  upward  wing  detain1? 
No  !  gentle  angel,  seek  thy  place 
Amid  the  cherub  train. 

1136.  S.  M. 

1.  What  though  the  stream  be  dead, 

Its  banks  all  still  and  dry  ! 
It  murmureth  o'er  a  lovelier  bed 
In  air-groves  of  the  sky. 

'2.  What  though  our  bird  of  light 

Lie  mute  with  plumage  dim  ; 
In  heaven  I  see  her  glancing  bright, 
I  hear  her  angel  hymn. 

3.  True  that  our  beauteous  doe 

Hath  left  her  still  retreat, 
But  purer  now,  in  heavenly  snow, 
She  lies  at  Jesus'  feet. 

4.  O  star  untimely  set ! 

Why  should  we  weep  for  thee  1 
Thy  bright  and  dewy  coronet 

Is  rising  o'er  the  sea.  wilson. 

1137.  S.  t 

1.  0  spirit,  freed  from  earth, 

Rejoice,  thy  work  is  done  ! 
The  weary  world 's  beneath  thy  feet, 
Thou  brighter  than  the  sun  ! 

2.  Arise,  put  on  the  robes 

That  the  redeemed  win; 
Now  sorrow  hath  no  part  in  Thee, 
Thou  sanctified  within ! 


686  TIME   AND    ETERNITY. 

3.  Awake,  and  breathe  the  air 

Of  the  celestial  clime ! 
Awake  to  love  which  knows  no  change, 
Thou  who  hast  done  with  time  ! 

4.  Awake,  lift  up  thine  eyes ! 

See,  all  heaven's  host  appears  ! 
And  be  thou  glad  exceedingly — 

Thou  who  hast  done  with  tears  ! 

5.  Ascend  !  thou  art  not  now 

With  those  of  mortal  birth; 
The  living  God  hath  touched  thy  lips, 
Thou  who  hast  done  with  earth  ! 

MARY  HOWITT. 

1138.  S.  i 

1.  Servant  of  God,  well  done! 

Thy  glorious  warfare  's  past ; 
The  battle 's  fought,  the  race  is  won, 
And  thou  art  crowned  at  last. 

2.  In  condescending  love, 

Thy  ceaseless  prayer  He  heard ; 
And  bade  thee  suddenly  remove 
To  thy  complete  reward. 

3.  With  saints  enthroned  on  high, 

Thou  dost  thy  Lord  proclaim, 
And  still  to  God  salvation  cry — 
Salvation  to  the  Lamb  ! 

4.  O  happy,  happy  soul ! 

In  ecstacics  of  praise, 
Long  as  eternal  ages  roll, 

Thou  seest  thy  Saviour's  face. 

5.  Redeemed  from  earth  and  pain, 

Ah  !  when  shall  we  ascend, 
And  all  in  Jesus'  presence  reign 
With  our  translated  friend? 

C.  WESLEY. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  687 


1139.  S,  ft 

i.  Servant  of  God,  well  done! 

Rest  from  thy  loved  employ ; 
The  battle  fought,  the  vietory  won, 

Enter  thy  Master's  joy. 

2.  The  voice  at  midnight  came  ; 

He  started  up  to  hear ; 
A  mortal  arrow  pierced  his  frame, 
He  fell,  but  felt  no  fear. 

3.  Tranquil  amid  alarms, 

It  found  him  on  the  field, 
A  veteran  slumbering  on  his  arms, 
Beneath  his  red-cross  shield. 

4.  At  midnight  came  the  cry, 

"  To  meet  thy  God,  prepare !" 
He  woke — and  caught  his  Captain's  eye ; 
Then,  strong  in  faith  and  prayer, 

5.  His  spirit,  with  a  bound, 

Left  its  encumbering  clay  ; 
His  tent,  at  sunrise,  on  the  ground, 
A  darkened  ruin  lay. 

6.  The  pains  of  death  are  past, 

Labor  and  sorrow  cease  ; 
And  life's  long  warfare  closed  at  last, 
His  soul  is  found  in  peace. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1140.  S.  1. 

1.  In  expectation  sweet, 

We  wait,  and  sing,  and  pray, 
Till  Christ's  triumphal  car  we  meet, 
And  see  an  endless  day. 

2.  He  comes  !  the  Conqueror  comes ! 

Death  falls  beneath  His  sword ; 
The  joyful  prisoners  burst  their  tombs, 
And  rise  to  meet  their  Lord. 


6*88  TIME    AND    ETEHNITY. 

3.  The  trumpet  sounds — Awake  ! 

Ye  dead  to  judgment  come  ! 
The  pillars  of  creation  shake, 

While  hell  receives  her  doom. 

4.  Thrice  happy  morn  for  those 

Who  love  the  ways  of  peace ; 
No  night  of  sorrow  e  er  shall  close, 
Or  shade  their  perfect  bliss. 

1141.  ft.  M. 

1.  To-morrow,  Lord,  is  Thine, 

Lodged  in  Thy  sovereign  hand : 
And  if  its  sun  arise  and  shine, 
It  shines  by  Thy  command. 

2.  The  present  moment  flies, 

And  bears  our  life  away ; 
0.  make  Thy  servants  truly  wise. 
That  they  may  live  to-day. 

3.  Since  on  this  fleeting  hour 

Eternity  is  hung, 
Awake,  by  Thine  almighty  power, 
The  aged  and  the  young. 

4.  One  thing  demands  our  care ; 

O,  be  that  still  pursued, 
Lest,  slighted  once,  the  season  fair 
Should  never  be  renewed. 

1142.  S.  M. 

1 .  And  must  this  body  die  1 
This  mortal  frame  decay  1 

And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mold'ring  in  the  clay  % 

'I.  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms, 
Shall  but  refine  this  flesh, 

Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 


LIFE   AXD   DEATH.  689 

3.  God,  my  Redeemer,  lives, 

And  often  from  the  skies, 
Looks  down  and  watches  all  my  dust, 
Till  He  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4.  Arrayed  in  glorious  grace 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 
And  every  shape,  and  every  face, 
Look  heavenly  and  divine. 

5.  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 

To  Jesus'  dying  love  ; 
We  would  adore  His  grace  below, 
And  sing  His  power  above. 

G.  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 

Of  these  our  humble  songs, 
Till  tunes  of  nobler  sounds  we  raise 

With  our  immortal  tongues.         watts. 


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1143.  S.  31. 

1 .  And  will  the  Judge  descend, 

And  must  the  dead  arise  % 
And  not  a  single  soul  escape 
His  all-discerning  eyes  ? 

2.  How  will  my  heart  endure 

The  terrors  of  that  day, 
When  earth  and  heaven  before  His  face 
Astonished  shrink  away  ? 

3.  But  ere  the  trumpet  shakes 

The  mansions  of  the  dead, 
Hark,  from  the  Gospel's  cheering  sound 
What  joyful  tidings  spread; 

4.  Ye  sinners,  seek  His  grace 

Whose  wrath  ye  can  not  bear ; 
Fly  to  the  shelter  of  His  cross, 
And  find  salvation  there. 


690  TIME    AND    ETERNITY. 

5.  So  shall  that  curse  remove. 

By  which  the  Saviour  bled ; 
And  the  last  awful  day  shall  pour 

His  blessings  on  your  head. 

DODDUIDGK 

t!44.  S,  M. 

1.  Beneath  the  star-lit  arch, 

Along  the  hallowed  ground, 

I  see  cherubic  armies  march, 
A  camp  of  fire  around. 

■2.  All  that  I  am,  have  been, 
All  that  I  yet  may  be, 
He  sees  as  He  hath  ever  seen, 
And  shall  forever  see. 

o.  How  can  I  meet  His  eyes ! 

Mine  on  the  cross  I  cast, 
And  own  my  life  a  Saviour's  prize, 

Mercy  from  first  to  last. 

4.  Then  shall  I  upward  fly; 

That  resurrection  word 
Shall  be  my  shout  of  victory, 
"  Forever  with  the  Lord." 

MONTGOMERY. 

1145.  S.  E 

1.  How  swift  the  torrent  rolls, 

That  bears  us  to  the  sea ! 
The  tide  that  bears  our  thoughtless  souls 
To  vast  eternity ! 

2.  Our  fathers,  where  are  they, 

With  all  they  called  their  own  1 
Their  joys  and  griefs,  and  hopes  and  cares. 
And  wealth  and  honor,  gone ! 

3.  And  where  the  fathers  lie, 

Must  all  the  children  dwell  ? 
Nor  other  heritage  possess, 
But  such  a  gloomy  cell  1 


LIFE    AND    DEATH.  691 

4.  God  of  our  father?,  hear, 

Thou  everlasting  Friend ! 
While  we,  as  on  life's  utmost  verge, 
Our  souls  to  Thee  commend. 

5.  Of  all  the  pious  dead 

May  we  the  footsteps  trace 

Till  with  them,  in  the  land  of  light, 

We  dwell  before  Thy  face. 

DODDRIDGE. 

1146.  S,  ft 

1.  My  Fathers  house  on  high! 

Home  of  my  soul !  how  near, 
At  times,  to  faith's  foreseeing  eye 
Thy  golden  gates  appear  ! 

2.  Ah  !  then  my  spirit  f  lints 

To  reach  the  land  I  love, 
The  bright  inheritance  of  saints, 
Jerusalem  above. 

3.  Yet  clouds  will  intervene, 

And  all  my  prospects  flies ; 
Like  Noah's  dove,  I  flit  between 
Rough  seas  and  stcrmy  skies. 

4.  Anon  the  clouds  depart, 

The  winds  and  waters  cease  ; 
While  sweetly  o'er  my  gladdened  heart 
Expands  the  bow  of  peace. 

5.  I  hear  at  morn  and  even, 

At  noon  and  midnight  hour, 
The  choral  harmonies  of  heaven 

Earth's  Babel-tongues  o'erpower. 

G.  Then,  then  I  feel  that  He- 
Remembered  or  forgot — 
The  Lord  is  never  far  from  me, 
Though  I  perceive  Him  not 

MONTGOMERY  . 


692  TIME   AXi)    ETEKNITY. 

1147.  S,  M. 

1 .  Lord  !  what  a  feeble  piece 

Is  this  our  mortal  frame ! 
Our  life — how]  poor  a  trifle  'tis, 

That  scarce  deserves  the  name ! 

2.  Alas !  the  brittle  clay, 

That  built  our  body  first ! 
And  every  month,  and  every  day, 
'T  is  moldcrinoj  back  to  dust ! 

3.  Our  moments  fly  apace, 

Nor  will  our  minutes  stay ; 
Just  like  a  flood,  our  hasty  days 
Are  sweeping  us  away. 

4.  Well,  if  our  days  must  fly, 

We  '11  keep  their  end  in  sight ; 

We  '11  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  wray, 

And  let  them  speed  their  flight. 

5.  They  '11  waft  us  sooner  o'er 

This  life's  tempestuous  s°a ; 
Soon  we  shall  reach  the  peaceful  shore 

Of  blest  eternity.  watts. 

1148.  S.  M. 

1.  Lord  !  let  me  know  mine  end — 

My  days,  how  brief  their  date, 
That  I  may  timely  comprehend 
How  frail  my  best  estate. 

2.  My  life  is  but  a  span, 

Mine  age  is  naught  with  Thee ; 
What  is  the  highest  boast  of  man 
But  dust  and  vanity  ? 

3.  Dumb  at  Thy  feet  I  lie, 

For  Thou  hast  brought  me  low ; 
Remove  Thy  judgments,  lest  I  die ; 
I  faint  beneath  Thy  blow. 


LIFE   AND    DEATH.  093 

4.  At  Thy  rebuke,  the  bloom 

Of  man's  vain  beauty  flies ; 
And  grief  shall,  like  a  moth,  consume 
All  that  delights  our  eyes. 

5.  Plave  pity  on  my  fears ; 

Hearken  to  my  request ; 
Turn  not  in  silence  from  my  tears, 
But  give  the  mourner  rest. 

6.  Oh !  spare  me  yet,  I  pray, 

Awhile  my  strength  restore, 

Ere  I  am  summoned  hence  away, 

And  seen  on  earth  no  more. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1149.  7s. 

1.  Brother,  though  from  yonder  sky 
Cometh  neither  voice  nor  cry, 
Yet  we  know  for  thee  to-day, 
Every  pain  hath  passed  away. 

2.  Well  we  know  thy  living  faith, 
Had  the  power  to  conquer  death, 
As  a  living  rose  may  bloom, 

By  the  border  of  the  tomb. 

3.  Brother,  in  that  solemn  trust 
We  commend  thee,  dust  to  dust, 
In  that  faith  we  wait,  till  risen, 
Thou  shall  meet  us  all  in  heaven. 


1150.  7s. 

1.  Lo!  the  prisoner  is  released, 

Lightened  of  his  fleshly  load ; 
Where  the  weary  are  at  rest, 

He  is  gathered  unto  God. 
Lo !  the  pain  of  life  is  past, 

And  his  warfare  now  is  o'er ; 
Death  and  hell  behind  arc  east, 

Grief  and  sufTerina'  are  no  more. 


694  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

2.  Yes  !  the  Christian's  course  is  run, 

Ended  is  the  glorious  strife ; 
Fought  the  fight,  the  crown  is  won, 

Death  is  swallowed  up  of  life. 
Borne  by  angels  on  their  wings, 

Far  from  earth  his  spirit  flies 
To  the  Lord  he  loved,  and  sings 

Triumphing  in  paradise, 

3.  Join  we,  then,  with  one  accord 

In  the  new  and  joyful  song ; 
Absent  from  our  glorious  Lord 

We  shall  not  continue  long; 
"We  shall  quit  the  house  of  clay, 

Better  joys  with  Him  to  share  ; 
We  shall  see  the  realms  of  day, 

We  shall  meet  our  brethren  there. 

c.  WESLEY 

1151.  7s. 

1.  Hark  !  a  voice  divides  the  sky  ! 

Happy  arc  the  faithful  dead, 
In  the  Lord  who  sweetly  die ! 

They  from  all  their  toils  are  freed. 

2.  Ready  for  their  glorious  crown — 

Sorrows  past,  and  sins  forgiven — 
Here  they  lay  their  burden  down, 

Hallowed,  and  made  meet  for  heaven. 

3.  When  from  flesh  the  spirit,  freed, 

Hastens  homeward  to  return, 
Mortals  cry — "  A  man  is  dead !" 
Angels  sing — "  A  child  is  born  !" 

4.  Born  into  the  world  above, 

They  our  happy  brother  greet ; 
Bear  him  to  the  throne  of  love, 
Place  him  at  the  Saviour's  feet ! 

5.  Jesus  smiles,  and  says — "  Well  done  ! 

Good  and  faithful  servant  thou ! 
Enter  and  receive  thy  crown ; 
Reign  with  me  triumphant  now." 

C.   WESLEY. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  605 

1152.  7s, 

1.  High  in  yonder  realms  of  light, 

Dwell  the  raptured  saints  above ; 
Far  beyond  our  feeble  sight, 

Happy  in  Immanuel's  love: 
Once  they  knew,  like  us  below, 

Pilgrims  in  this  vale  of  tears, 
Torturing  pain  and  heavy  woe, 

Gloomy  doubts,  distressing  fears. 

2.  Oft  the  big,  unbidden  tear, 

Stealing  down  the  furrowed  cheek, 
Told,  in  eloquence  sincere, 

Tales  of  woe  they  could  not  speak. 
But  these  days  of  weeping  o'er, 

Passed  this  scene  of  toil  and  pain, 
They  shall  feel  distress  no  more — 

Never,  never  weep  again. 

3.  'Mid  the  chorus  of  the  skies, 

'Mid  th'  angelic  lyres  above, 
Hark,  their  songs  melodious  rise, 

Songs  of  praise  to  Jesus'  love! 
Happy  spirits,  ye  are  fled 

Where  no  grief  can  entrance  find  ; 
Lulled  to  rest  the  aching  head, 

Soothed  the  anguish  of  the  mind. 

4.  All  is  tranquil  and  serene, 

Calm  and  undisturbed  repose ; 
There  no  cloud  can  intervene, 

There  no  angry  tempest  blows ; 
Every  tear  is  wiped  away, 

Sighs  no  more  shall  heave  the  breast, 
Night  is  lost  in  endless  day, 

Sorrow — in  eternal  rest.  raffles. 

1153.  7s. 

1.  ;;  Spirit,  leave  thy  house  of  clay  ; 

Ling'ring  dust,  resign  thy  breath  ; 
Spirit,  cast  thy  chains  away  ; 

Dust,  be  thou  dissolved  in  death  !" — 


69 ti  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

Thus  the  mighty  Saviour  speaks, 
While  the  faithful  Christian  dies  ; 

Thus  the  bonds  of  life  He  breaks, 
And  the  ransomed  captive  flies. 

2.  "  Prisoner,  long  detained  below, 

Prisoner,  now  with  freedom  blest, 
Welcome  from  a  world  of  woe ; 

Welcome  to  a  land  of  rest :" — 
Thus  the  choir  of  angels  sing, 

As  they  bear  the  soul  on  high, 
While  with  hallelujahs  ring 

All  the  regions  of  the  sky. 

3.  Grave!  the  guardian  of  our  dust, 

Grave  !  the  treasury  of  the  skies, 
Every  atom  of  thy  trust 

Rests  in  hope  again  to  rise ! 
Hark!  the  judgment-trumpet  calls — 

"Soul,  rebuild  thy  house  of  clay; 
Immortality  thy  walls, 

And  eternity  thy  day."  Montgomery 

1154.  8s. 

1.  Day  of  wrath,  that  day  of  burning, 
All  shall  melt  to  ashes  turning, 
All  foretold  by  seers  discerning. 

O  !  what  fear  it  shall  engender 

When  the  Judge  shall  come  in  splendor 

Strict  to  mark  and  just  to  render. 

2.  Trumpet-scattered  sound  of  wonder, 
Rending  sepulchers  asunder, 

Shall  resistless  summon  thunder. 
All  aghast  then  Death  shall  shiver, 
And  great  Nature's  frame  shall  quiver, 
When  the  graves  their  dead  deliver. 

3.  Think,  O  Jesus,  for  what  reason, 

Thou  endured'st  earth's  spite  and  treason, 
Nor  me  lose  in  that  dread  season. 
Seeking  me  Thy  worn  feet  hasted, 
On  the  cross  Thy  soul  death  tasted, 
Let  such  labor  not  be  wasted. 


LIF"     AND   DEATH.  Ol» 

4.  Righteous  Judge  of  retribution, 
Grant  me  perfect  absolution, 
Ere  that  day  of  execution. 
Culprit-like,  I— heart  all  broken, 

On  my  cheek  shame's  crimson  token — ■ 
Plead  the  pardoning  word  be  spoken. 

5.  'Mid  the  sheep  a  place  decide  me, 
And  from  goats  on  left  divide  me, 
Standing  on  the  right  beside  Thee. 
When  th'  accursed  away  are  driven, 
To  eternal  burnings  given, 

Call  me  with  the  blest  to  Heaven. 

G.  I  beseech  Thee,  prostrate  lying, 
Heart  as  ashes,  contrite,  sighing, 
(are  for  me  when  I  am  dying. 
On  that  awful  day  of  wailing, 
When  man  rising,  stands  before  Thee, 
Spare  the  culprit,  God  of  glory  ! 


1155. 


1.  In  the  sun,  and  moon,  and  stars, 

Signs  and  wonders  there  shall  be ; 
Earth  shall  quake  with  inward  wars. 
Nations  with  perplexity. 

2.  Soon  shall  ocean's  hoary  deep, 

Tossed  with  stronger  tempests,  rise ; 
Wilder  storms  the  mountains  sweep. 
Louder  thunder  rock  the  skies. 

3.  Dread  alarms  shall  shake  the  proud, 

Pale  amazement,  restless  fear ; 
And  amid  the  thunder  cloud 
Shall  the  Judge  of  man  appear. 

4.  But,  though  from  His  awful  face, 

Heaven  shall  fade,  and  earth  shall  fly 
Pear  not  ye,  His  chosen  race, 
Your  redemption  draweth  nigh. 
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698  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 


1156.  6s  &  sis, 

1.  Saviour,  now  receive  him 

To  Thy  bosom  mild  ; 
For  with  Thee  we  leave  him, 
Blessed,  blessed  child. 

2.  Though  his  eye  hath  brightened 

Oft  our  weary  way, 
And  his  clear  laugh  lightened 
Half  our  heart's  dismay; 

3.  Now  let  thought  behold  him 

In  his  angel  rest, 
Where  those  arms  enfold  him 
To  a  Saviour's  breast. 

4.  Yield  we  what  was  given, 

At  Thy  holy  call ; 
The  beautiful  to  heaven, 
Thou  who  givest  all ! 

5.  Still  'mid  heavy  mourning, 

Look  thee  now  to  God ! 
There,  thy  spirit  turning, 
Kneel  beside  the  sod. 


1157.  lis  &  4s, 

1.  With  silence  only  as  their  benediction, 

God's  angels  come, 
Where,  in  the  shadow  of  a  great  affliction, 
The  soul  sits  dumb. 

2.  Yet  would  we  say  what  every  heart  approve!  h- 

Our  Father's  will, 
( Jailing  to  Him  the  dear  ones  whom  he  loveth, 
Is  mercy  still. 

';.    Not  upon  us  or  ours  the  solemn  angel 
Hath  evil  wrought ;     * 
The  funeral  anthem  is  a  glad  evangel ; 
The  good  die  not ! 


LIFE    AND    DEATH.  699 

-'.   (rod  calls  our  loved  ones,  but  we  lose  not  wholly 
What  He  has  given  ; 
They  live  on  earth  in  thought  and  deed,  as  truly 
As  in  His  heaven.  whittibr. 

1158.  I  II.  ft 

1.  This  place  is  holy  ground  ; 

World,  with  its  cares,  away  ! 
A  holy,  solemn  stillness  round 

This  lifeless,  m older ing  clay  ; 
Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here. 

2.  Behold  the  bed  of  death— 

The  pale  and  mortal  clay  ; 
Heard  ye  the  sob  of  parting  breath  ? 

Marked  ye  the  eye's  last  ray  % 
Xo  :  life  so  sweetly  ceased  to  be, 
It  lapsed  in  immortality. 

3.  Why  mourn  the  pious  dead  1 

Why  sorrows  swell  our  eyes  1 
Can  sighs  recall  the  spirit  fled  ? 

Shall  vain  regrets  arise  ? 
Though  death  has  caused  this  altered  mem, 
In  heaven  the  ransomed  soul  is  seen. 

4.  Bury  the  dead  and  weep 

In  stillness  o'er  the  loss ; 
Bury  the  dead !  in  Christ  they  sleep, 

Who  bore  on  earth  His  cross ; 
And  from  the  grave  their  dust  shall  rise, 
In  His  own  image  to  the  skies. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1159.  S.  II.  31. 

1.  Fkiend  after  friend  departs  : 

Who  hath  not  lost  a  friend  ? 
There  is  no  union  here  of  hearts 

Thai  finds  not  here  an  end  ; 
Were  this  frail  world  our  only  rest, 
Living  or  (lying,  none  were  blest. 


700  TIME  AND    ETERNITY. 

2.  Beyond  the  flight  of  time, 

Beyond  this  vale  of  death, 
There  surely  is  some  blessed  clime 

"Whence  life  is  not  a  breath; 
Nor  life's  affections  transient  fire, 
Whose  sparks  fly  upward  to  expire. 

3.  There  is  a  world  above, 

Where  parting  is  unknown ; 
A  whole  eternity  of  love, 

Formed  for  the  good  alone ; 
And  faith  beholds  the  dying  here 
Translated  to  that  happier  sphere. 

4.  Thus  star  by  star  declines, 

Till  all  are  passed  away, 
As  morning  high  and  higher  shines, 

To  pure  and  perfect  day  ; 
Nor  sink  those  stars  in  empty  night — 
They  hide  themselves  in  heaven's  own  light. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1160.  Us  &  6s. 

1.  Far,  far  o'er  hill  and  dale,  on  the  winds  stealing, 
List  to  the  tolling  bell,  mournfully  pealing, 

Hark,  hark,  it  seems  to  say,  as  melt  those  sounds 
away, 
So  earthly  joys  decay,  while  new  their  feeling ! 

2.  Now  thro'  the  charmed  air,  on  the  winds  stealing, 
List  to  the  mourner's  prayer,  solemnly  bending; 

Hark,  hark,  it  seems  to  say,  turn  from  those 
joys  away, 
To  those  which  ne'er  decay,  for  life  is  ending. 

3.  So  when  our  mortal  ties  death  shall  dissever, 
Lord,  may  we  reach  the  skies  where  care  comes 

never, 
And  in  eternal  day,  joining  the  angels'  lay, 
To  our  Creator  pay  homage  forever. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  701 

4.  When  in  their  lonely  bed  loved  ones  are  lying; 
"When  joyful  wings  are  spread  to  heaven  flying ; 

Would  we  to  sin  and  pain,  call  back  their  souls 
again, 
Weave  round  their  hearts  the  chain  severed   in 
dying  1 

5.  No,  dearest  Jesus,  no  ;  to  Thee,  their  Saviour, 
Let  their  free  spirits  go,  ransomed  forever : 

Heirs  of  unending  joy,  theirs  is  the  victory  ; 
Thine  let  the  glory  be,  now  and  forever. 

THE  JUDGMENT. 

1161.  6s  &  5s. 

1.  Thro'  Thy  protecting  care  kept  till  the  dawning, 
Taught  to  draw  near  in  prayer,  heed  we  the  warn- 
ing! 

O  Thou  great  One  in  Three,  gladly  our  sou:* 
would  be, 
Evermore  praising  Thee,  God  of  the  morning. 

2.  God  of  our  sleeping  hours !  watch  o'er  us  waking, 
All  our  imperfect  powers  in  Thine  hands  taking ; 

In  us  Thy  work  fulfill,  be  with  Thy  children  still, 
Those  who  obey  Thy  will,  never  forsaking. 

1162.  10s.    M. 

1 .  Go  to  the  grave  in  all  thy  glorious  prime, 

In  full  activity  of  zeal  and  power; 
A  Christian  can  not  die  before  his  time ; 

The  Lord's  appointment  is  the  servant's  hour. 

2.  Go  to  the  grave  ;  at  noon  from  labor  cea^e  ; 

Rest  on  thy  sheaves ;  the  harve<t-ta>k  is  done ; 
Come  from  the  heat  of  battle,  and  in  peace, 
Soldier,  go  home;  with  thee  the  fight  is  won. 

3.  Go  to  the  grave;  for  there  thy  Saviour  lay  , 

In  death's  embrace,  ere  lie  arose  on  high; 
And  all  the  ransomed,  by  that  narrow  way, 
Pass  to  eternal  life  beyond  the  skv. 


702  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

•I.  Go  to  the  grave  ; — no  ;  take  thy  sent  above ; 
Be  thy  pure  spirit  present  with  the  Lord, 
Where  thou  for  faith  and  hope  hast  perfect  love. 
And  open  vision  for  the  written  word. 

MONTGOMERY. 

1163.  6s  &  5s. 

1.  When  shall  we  meet  again? 

Meet  ne'er  to  sever  ? 
When  will  peace  wreath  her  chain 

Round  us  forever? 
Our  hearts  will  ne'er  repose, 
Safe  from  each  blast  that  blows, 
In  this  dark  vale  of  woes, 

Never — no,  never ! 

2.  When  shall  love  freely  flow 

Pure  as  life's  river  ? 
When  shall  sweet  friendship  glow 

Changeless  forever? 
Where  the  joys  celestial  thrill, 
Where  bliss  each  heart  shall  fill, 
And  fears  of  parting  chill 

Never — no,  never  ! 

3.  Up  to  that  world  of  light 

Take  us  dear  Saviour  ; 
May  we  all  there  unite, 

Happy  forever; 
Where  kindred  spirits  dwell, 
There  may  our  music  swell, 
And  time  our  joys  dispel 

Never — no,  never  ! 

4.  Soon  shall  we  meet  again. 

Meet  ne'er  to  sever ; 
Soon  shall  Peace  wreathe  her  chain 

Round  us  forever ; 
Our  hearts  will  then  repose 
Secure  from  worldly  woes ; 
Our  songs  of  praise  shall  close 

Never — no,  never  ! 


LIFE  AND  DEATH.  703 


1164.  Ss. 

1 .  Let  me  not,  thou  King  eternal, 
Enter  hell's  domains  infernal ! 
Where  is  sorrow,  where  is  sadness, 
Where  is  sorrow,  where  is  madness, 
Where  despair  is  ever  sighing, 
Where  the  worm  is  never  dyiag, 
Where  the  shameless  are  astounded, 
Where  the  guilty  are  confounded. 

2.  Me  may  Zion  welcome,  saved, 
Tranquil  city,  seat  of  David ; 
God  its  builder,  light  immortal, 
Orient  pearl  each  blazing  portal, 
Crystal  gold  its  streets ;  the  nation 
Of  the  blest  its  population, 
Living  rock  the  walls  that  bound  it, 
Christ  the  guard  that  dwells  around  it. 

3.  O,  with  what  congratulations 
Throng  thy  gates  the  festive  nations ! 
What  the  warmth  of  their  embracing, 
WThat  the  gems  thy  walls  enchasing! 
Through  that  city's  streets  are  wending 
Holy  throngs  their  anthems  blending; 
There  may  I,  with  myriads  glorious, 
Chant  Thy  praise  in  psalms  victorious  ! 

PSALMODIST. 

1165.  8s,  7s  &  is. 

1 .  Star  of  peace,  to  wand'rers  dreary. 

Bright  the  beams  that  smile  on  me, 
Cheer  the  pilot's  vision  dreary, 
Tar,  far  at  sea. 

2.  Star  of  hope  !  gleam  on  the  billow. 

Bless  the  soul  that  sighs  for  Thee, 
Bless  the  sailor's  lonely  pillow. 
Far,  far  at  sea. 


704  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

3.  Star  of  faith !  when  winds  are  mocking 

All  his  toil,  he  flies  to  Thee ; 
Save  him,  on  the  billows  rocking, 
Far,  far  at  sea. 

4.  Star  divine  !  O  safely  guide  him, 

Bring  the  wanderer  home  to  Thee ; 
Sore  temptations  long  have  tried  him, 
Far,  far  at  sea. 

1166.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings, 

Thy  better  portion  trace ; 
Rise,  from  transitory  things, 

Toward  heaven,  thy  native  place : 
Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars  decay, 

Time  shall  soon  this  earth  remove ; 
Rise,  my  soul,  and  haste  away 

To  seats  prepared  above. 

2.  Rivers  to  the  ocean  run, 

Nor  stay  in  all  their  course : 
Fire  ascending,  seeks  the  sun, 

Both  speed  them  to  their  source ; 
So   a  soul  that 's    born  of  God, 

Pants  to  see  His  glorious  face, 
Upward  tends  to  His  abode, 

To  rest  in  His  embrace. 

3.  Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to  mourn, 

Press  onward  to  the  prize ; 
Soon  our  Saviour  will  return 

Triumphant  in  the  skies ; 
There  we  '11  join  the  heavenly  train, 

Welcomed  to  partake  the  bliss; 
Fly  from  sorrow,  and  from  pain, 

To  realms  of  endless  peace.  cennick. 

1167.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  Time  is  winging  us  away 
To  our  eternal  home ; 
Life  is  but  a  winter's  day — 
A  journey  to  the  tomb ; 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  7U<~ 

Youth  and  vigor  soon  will  flee. 

Blooming  beauty  lose  its  charms ; 
All  that 's  mortal  soon  shall  be 

Inclosed  in  death's  cold  arms. 

2.  Time  is  bearing  us  away 

To  our  eternal  home ; 
Life  is  but  a  winters  day — 

A  journey  to  the  tomb  ; 
But  the  saints  shall  soon  enjoy, 

Life — immortal  life  above, 
Where  no  worldly  griefs  annoy, 

"Where  Jesus  reigns  in  love.      burton". 

1168.  7s  &  8s. 

1.  Lift  not  thou  the  wailing  voice ; 

Weep  not — 't  is  a  Christian  dieth : 
Up,  where  blessed  saints  rejoice, 

Kansomed  now,  the  spirit  flieth  : 
Freed  from  earth  and  earthly  failing, 
Lift  for  her  no  voice  of  wailing. 
High  in  heaven's  own  light  she  dwelleth  ; 
Full  the  song  of  triumph  swelleth. 

2.  Pour  not  thou  the  bitter  tear  ; 

Heaven  its  book  of  comfort  opeth  ; 
Bids  thee  sorrow  not,  nor  fear, 

But  as  one  who  always  hopeth  : 
Humbly  here  in  faith  relying, 
Peacefully  in  Jesus  dying, 
Heavenly  joy  her  eye  is  flushing, 
Why  should  thine  with  tears  be  gushing  ] 

3.  They  who  die  in  Christ  are  blest ; 

Ours  then  be  no  thought  of  grieving ; 
Sweetly  with  their  God  they  rest, 

All  their  toils  and  troubles  leaving : 
So  be  ours  the  faith  that  saveth, 
Hope,  that  every  trial  braveth, 
Love,  that  to  the  end  endureth, 
And,  through  Christ,  the  crown  secureth. 

DOANE. 


706  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 


1169.  7s  &  8s. 

1.  Jesus  lives:  thy  terrors  now    , 

Can  no  longer,  Death,  appall  me ; 
Jesus  lives !  and  well  I  know, 

From  the  dead  he  will  recall  me ; 
*  Better  life  will  then  commence — 
This  shall  be  my  confidence. 

2.  Jesus  lives  !  to  Him  the  throne 

Over  all  the  world  is  given : 
I  shall  go  where  He  is  gone, 

Live  and  reign  with  Him  in  heaven ; 
God  is  pledged,  weak  doubtings,  hence  ! 
This  shall  be  my  confidence. 

3.  Jesus  lives  !  I  know  full  well, 

Naught  from  Him  my  heart  can  sever ; 
Life,  nor  death,  nor  powers  of  hell, 

Joy,  nor  grief,  henceforth,  forever. 
God  will  power  and  grace  dispense — 
This  shall  be  my  confidence. 

4.  Jesus  lives  !   henceforth  is  death 

Entrance  into  life  immortal ; 
Calmly  I  can  yield  my  breath ; 

Fearless  tread  the  frowning  portal ; 
Thou,  when  faileth  flesh  and  sense, 
Lord,  wilt  be  my  confidence ! 

GERMAN  TR.  COX. 


1170.  7s,  Gs  &  8s. 

1.  Stand  th'  omnipotent  decree! 

Jehovah's  will  be  done  ; 
Nature's  end  we  wait  to  see, 

And  hear  her  final  groan. 
Let  those  pond'rous  orbs  descend, 

And  grind  us  into  dust. 
Let  this  earth  dissolve  and  blend 

In  death  the  wicked  and  the  just. 


LIFE   AXD   DEATH.  707 

2.  Rests  secure  the  righteous  man  ; 

At  his  Redeemer's  beck, 
Sure  t'  emerge  and  rise  again, 

And  mount  above  the  wreck ; 
Lo  !  the  heavenly  spirit  towers, 

Like  flames  o'er  nature's  funeral  pyre ; 
Triumphs  in  immortal  powers, 

And  claps  his  wings  of  fire. 

3.  Nothing  hath  the  just  to  lose, 

By  worlds  on  worlds  destroyed ; 
Far  beneath  his  feet  he  views, 

With  smiles,  the  flaming  void  ; 
Sees  this  universe  renewed — 

The  grand  millennial  reign  begun ; 
Shouts,  with  all  the  sons  of  God, 

Around  the  eternal  throne. 

4.  Resting  in  this  glorious  hope, 

To  be  at  last  restored. 
Yield  we  now  our  bodies  up 

To  earthquake,  plague,  or  sword ; 
List'ning  for  the  call  divine, 

The  latest  trumpet  of  the  seven, 
Soon  our  soul  and  form  shall  join, 

And  both  fly  up  to  heaven.        c.  wesley. 


1171.  8s  &  6s. 

1 .  0  how  cheating,  O  how  fleeting, 

Is  our  earthly  being, 
5Tis  a  mist  in  wint'ry  weather, 
Gathered  in  an  hour  together, 
And  as  soon  dispersed  forever. 

2.  O  how  cheating,  O  how  fleeting; 

Are  our  days  departing ! 
Like  a  deep  and  headlong  river, 
Flowing  onward,  flowing  ever, 
Tarrying  not,  and  stopping  never. 


708  TIME   AND   ETERNITl. 

3.  0  how  cheating,  O  how  fleeting 

Are  the  world's  enjoyments  ; 
All  the  hues  of  change  they  borrow, 
Bright  to-day  and  dark  to-morrow, 
Mingled  lot  of  joy  and  sorrow. 

4.  O  how  cheating,  O  how  fleeting 

Is  all  earthly  beauty  ! 
Like  a  summer  flow'ret  flowing, 
Scattered  by  the  breezes,  blowing 
O'er  the  bed  on  which  't  was  growing. 

5.  O  how  cheating,  O  how  fleeting, 

All,  yes !  all  that 's  earthly  ! 
Every  thing  is  fading,  flying, 
Man  is  mortal,  earth  is  dying, 
Christian !  live,  on  Heaven  relying. 


1172.  8s  k  U. 

1.  What  's  this  that  steals  upon  my  frame  1 

Is  it  death  ? 
That  soon  will  quench  this  vital  flame  % 

Is  it  death  % 
If  this  be  death,  I  soon  shall  be 
From  every  pain  and  sorrow  free, 
I  shall  my  Lord  in  glory  see — 

All  is  well ! 

2.  Weep  not  my  friends,  weep  not  for  me, 

All  is  well ; 
My  sins  are  pardoned,  I  am  free ; 

All  is  well. 
There  's  not  a  cloud  that  doth  arise, 
To  hide  my  Saviour  from  my  eyes ; 
I  soon  shall  mount  the  upper  skies — 

All  is  well. 

3.  Tune,  tune  your  harps,  ye  saints  in  glory, 

All  is  well ; 
I  will  rehearse  the  pleasing  story, 
All  is  well. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  709 

15  right  angels  have  from  glory  come, 
They  're  round  my  bed,  they  're  in  my  room, 
They  wait  to  waft  my  spirit  home — 
All  is  well. 

4.  Hark,  hark,  my  Lord  and  Master  calls  me. 

All  is  well ; 
J  «oon  shall  see  His  face  in  glory, 

All  is  well. 
Farewell  dear  friends,  adieu,  adieu, 
I  can  no  longer  stay  with  you — 
My  glitt'ring  crown  appears  in  view ; 

All  is  well. 

5.  Hail,  hail,  all  hail  ye  blood-washed  throng, 

Saved  by  grace ; 
I  Ve  come  to  join  your  rapturous  song, 

Saved  by  grace. 
All,  all  is  peace  and  joy  divine, 
All  heaven  and  glor}^  now  are  mine  ; 
Oh,  hallelujah  to  the  Lamb ! 

All  is  well ! 

1173.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  See  the  leaves  around  us  falling, 

Dry  and  withered  to  the  ground. 
Thus  to  thoughtless  mortals  calling, 
In  a  sad  and  solemn  sound. 

2.  Sons  of  Adam,  once  in  Eden, 

When  like  him,  ye  blighted  fell, 
Hear  the  lesson  we  are  reading, 
'T  is  alas  !  the  truth  we  tell. 

3.  Youth,  on  length  cf  days  presuming, 

Who  the  paths  of  pleasure  tread, 
View  us,  late  in  beauty  blooming, 
Numbered  now  among  the  dead. 

4.  Though  as  yet  no  losses  grieve  you, 

Gay  with  health  and  many  a  grace, 
Let  no  cloudless  skies  deceive  you  ; 
Summer  gives  to  autumn  place. 


710  TIME  AND   ETERNITY. 

5.  Yearly  in  our  course  appearing. 

Messengers  of  shortest  stay, 
Thus  we  preach  in  mortal  hearing — 
Ye,  like  us,  shall  pass  away. 

6.  On  the  tree  of  life  eternal, 

O  let  all  our  hopes  be  laid ! 
This  alone,  forever  vernal, 

Bears  a  leaf  that  shall  not  fade.       horne. 

1174.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Cease,  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish 

O'er  the  grave  of  those  you  love ; 
Pain,  and  death,  and  night  and  anguish, 
Enter  not  the  world  above. 

2.  While  our  silent  steps  are  straying 

Lonely  through  night's  deepening  shade, 
Glory's  brightest  beams  are  playing 
Round  the  happy  Christian's  head. 

3.  Light  and  peace  at  once  deriving 

From  the  hand  of  God  most  high, 
In  His  glorious  presence  living, 
They  shall  never,  never  die. 

4.  Endless  pleasure,  pain  excluding, 

Sickness,  there,  no  more  can  come ; 
There,  no  fear  of  woe  intruding, 

Sheds  o'er  heaven  a  moment's  gloom. 

COLLYER. 

1175.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Cease  here  longer  to  detain  me, 

Fondest  mother,  drowned  in  woe, 
Now  thy  kind  caresses  pain  me, 
Morn  advances,  let  me  go. 

2.  See  yon  orient  streak  appearing, 

Harbinger  of  endless  day  ; 
Hark  !  a  voice  beyond  thy  hearing, 
Calls  my  new-born  soul  away. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  711 

3.  Yet  to  leave  thee  sorrowing  pains  me — 
Hark  !  that  voice  again  I  hear ; 
Now  thine  arms  no  more  detain  me — 
Follow  me,  my  mother  dear. 

1176.  7s  &  Is. 

1.  When-  the  vale  of  death  appears. 

Faint  and  cold  this  mortal  clay — 
Kind  Forerunner,  soothe  my  fears, 
Light  me  through  the  darksome  way ; 

Break  the  shadows, 
Usher  in  eternal  day. 

2.  Upward  from  this  dying  state, 

Bid  my  waiting  soul  aspire  ; 
Open  Thou  the  crystal  gate, 
To  Thy  praise  attune  my  lyre ; 

Then,  triumphant, 
I  will  join  the  immortal  choir. 

3.  When  the  mighty  trumpet  blown, 

Shall  the  judgment  dawn  proclaim, 
From  the  central,  burning  throne, 
'Mid  creation's  final  flame, 

With  the  ransomed, 
Thou  wilt  own  my  worthless  name  ! 

1177.  9s  &  8s. 

1.  Christian,  the  morn  breaks  sweetly  o'er  thee. 

And  all  the  midnight  shadows  flee. 
Tinged  are  the  distant  skies  with  glory, 

A  beacon  light  hung  out  for  thee  ; 
Arise,  arise  !  the  light  breaks  o'er  thee  ; 

Thy  name  is  graven  on  the  throne ; 
Thy  home  is  in  the  world  of  glory, 

Where  thy  Redeemer  reigns  alone. 

2.  Toss'd  on  time's  rude,  relentless  surges, 

Calmly,  composed,  and  dauntless,  stand. 
For  lo !  beyond  those  scenes  emerges 

The  heights  that  bound  the  promised  land. 


i  12  TIME   AND   ETERNITY". 

Behold  !  behold  !  the  land  is  nearing, 

Where  the  wild  sea-storm's  rage  is  o'er ; 

Hark  !  how  the  heavenly  hosts  are  cheering, 
See  in  what  throngs  they  range  the  shore ! 

3.  Cheer  up  !  cheer  up  !  the  day  breaks  o'er  thee. 

Bright  as  the  summer's  noon-tide  ray, 
The  star  gemni'd  crowns  and  realms  of  glory 

Invite  thy  happy  soul  away  ; 
Away  !  away  !  leave  all  for  glory, 

Thy  name  is  graven  on  the  throne ; 
Thy  home  is  in  that  world  of  glory, 

Where  thy  Redeemer  reigns  alone. 

1178.  C.  P.  M. 

1.  The  festal  morn,  my  God,  is  come, 
That  calls  me  to  Thy  hallowed  dome, 

Thy  presence  to  adore  : 
My  feet  the  summons  shall  attend, 
With  willing  steps  Thy  courts  ascend, 

And  tread  the  .sacred  floor. 

2.  With  joy  shall  I  behold  the  day, 
That  calls  my  thirsting  soul  away 

To  dwell  among  the  blest ! 
For,  lo !  my  great  Redemer's  power 
Unfolds  the  everlasting  door, 

And  leads  me  to  His  rest! 

3.  E'en  now,  to  my  expecting  eyes 

The  heaven-built  towers  of  Salem  rise  ; 

E'en  now,  with  glad  survey, 
I  view  her  mansions,  that  contain 
The  angel  forms,  a  beauteous  train, 

And  shine  with  cloudless  day. 

4.  Hither,  from  earth's  remotest  end, 
Lo  !  the  redeemed  of  God  ascend, 

Their  tribute  hither  bring  ; 
Here,  crowned  with  everlasting  joy, 
In  hymns  of  praise  their  tongues  employ, 

And  hail  th'  immortal  King.         merrick. 


LIFE   AND    DEATH.  713 

1179.  C.  P.  31. 

1.  If  death  my  friend  and  me  divide, 
Thou  dost  not,  Lord,  my  sorrow  chide, 

Or  frown  my  tears  to  see : 
Restrained  from  passionate  excess, 
Thou  bidst  me  mourn  in  calm  distress 

For  those  that  rest  in  Thee. 

2.  I  feel  a  strong,  immortal  hope, 
Which  bears  my  mournful  spirit  up, 

Beneath  its  mountain  load : 
Redeemed  from  death,  and  grief,  and  pain, 
I  soon  shall  find  my  friend  again 

Within  the  arms  of  God. 

3.  Pass  a  few  fleeting  moments  more, 
And  death  the  blessing  shall  restore, 

Which  death  hath  snatched  away ; 
For  me  Thou  wilt  the  summons  send, 
And  give  me  back  my  parted  friend, 

In  that  eternal  day.  c.  wesley. 

1180.  C.  P.  E 

1.  The  Lord  into  His  garden  comes, 
The  spices  yield  a  rich  perfume, 

The  lilies  grow  and  thrive ; 
"Refreshing  showers  of  grace  divine, 
From  Jesus,  flow  to  every  vine, 

And  make  the  dead  revive. 

2.  Come  brethren,  you  who  love  the  Lord, 
Who  taste  the  sweetness  of  His  word, 

In  Jesus'  word  go  on  ! 
Our  troubles  and  our  trials  here 
Will  only  make  us  richer  there, 

When  we  arrive  at  home. 
?>.  We  feel  that  heaven  is  now  begun, 
It  issues  from  the  shining  throne, 

From  Jesus'  throne  on  high ; 
It  comes  in  floods  we  can't  contain, 
We  drink,  and  drink,  and  drink  again, 

And  yet  we  still  are  dry. 


714  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

4.  There  we  shall  reign,  and  shout,  and  sing, 
And  make  the  upper  regions  ring, 

When  all  the  saints  get  home. 
Come  on,  come  on,  my  brethren  dear, 
Soon  we  shall  meet  together  there, 

For  Jesus  bids  us  come. 

1181.  C,  P.  M. 

1.  How  happy  is  the  pilgrim's  lot! 
How  free  from  every  anxious  thought, 

From  worldly  hope  and  fear ! 
Confined  to  neither  court  nor  cell, 
His  soul  disdains  on  earth  to  dwell — 

He  only  sojourns  here. 

2.  This  happiness  in  part  is  mine, 
Already  saved  from  low  design, 

From  every  creature-love ; 
Blest  with  the  scorn  of  finite  good, 
My  soul  is  lightened  of  its  load, 

And  seeks  the  things  above. 

3.  There  is  my  house  and  portion  fair : 
My  treasure  and  my  heart  are  there, 

And  my  abiding  home  ; 
For  me  my  elder  brethren  stay, 
And  angels  beckon  me  away, 

And  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

4.  I  come,  Thy  servant,  Lord,  replies; 
I  come  to  meet  Thee  in  the  skies, 

And  claim  my  heavenly  rest ! 
Soon  will  the  pilgrim's  journey  end  ; 
Then,  O  my  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend, 

Receive  me  to  Thy  breast !         j.  Wesley. 

1182.  C.  P.  % 

1.  We  suffer  with  our  Master  here — 
But  shall  before  his  face  appear, 

And  by  His  side  sit  down ; 
To  patient  faith  the  prize  is  sure ; 
And  all  that  to  the  end  endure 

The  cross,  shall  wear  the  crown. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  715 

2.  The  great,  mysterious  Deity, 

We  soon  with  open  face  shall  see : 

The  beatific  sight 
Shall  fill  heaven's  sounding  courts  with  praise, 
And  wide  diffuse  the  golden  blaze 

Of  everlasting  light. 

3.  The  Father,  shining  on  His  throne, 
The  glorious,  co-eternal  Son, 

The  Spirit,  one  and  seven, 
Conspire  our  rapture  to  complete ; 
And  lo  !  we  fall  before  his  feet, 

And  silence  heightens  heaven. 

4.  In  hope  of  that  ecstatic  pause, 
Jesus,  we  now  sustain  the  cross, 

And  at  Thy  footstool  fall ; 
Till  Thou  our  hidden  life  reveal, 
Till  Thou  our  ravished  spirits  fill, 

And  God  be  all  in  all !  c.  weslet. 

1183.  lis. 

1.  I  would  not  live  alway ;  I  ask  not  to  stay, 

Where  storm  after  storm  rises  dark  o'er  the  way. 
The  few  lucid  mornings  that  dawn  on  us  here. 
Are  enough  for  life's  woes,  full  enough  for  its  cheer. 

k2.  I  would  not  live  alway;  no — welcome  the  tomb, 
Since  Jesus  has  lain  there,  I  dread  not  its  gloom ; 
There,  sweet  be  my  rest,  till  He  bid  me  arise 
To  hail  Him  in  triumph  descending  the  skies. 

3.  Who,  who  would  live  alway,  away  from  his  God ; 
Away  from  yon  heaven,  that  blissful  abode, 
Where  the  rivers  of  pleasure  flow  o'er  the  bright 

plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory  eternally  reigns : — 

4.  Where  the  saints  of  all  ages  in  harmony  meet, 
Their  Saviour  and  brethren  transported  to  greet ; 
While  the  anthems  of  rapture  unceasingly  roll, 
And  the  smile  of  the  Lord  is  the  feast  of  the  soul. 

MUHLENBERG. 


716  TIME  AND   ETERNITY. 

1184.  lis. 

1.  Oh  Saviour,  whose  mercy,  severe  in  its  kindness. 

Hath  chastened  my  wanderings,  and  guided  in\ 

way, 
Adored  be  the  power  that  hath  pitied  my  blindness, 
And  weaned  me  from  phantoms  that  smiled  to 

betray. 

2.  Enchanted  with  all  that  was  dazzling  and  fair, 

I  followed  the  rainbow — I  caught  at  the  toy ; 
And  still  in  displeasure  Thy  goodness  was  there. 
Disappointing  the  hope,  and  defeating  the  joy. 

8.  The  blossom  blushed  bright,  but  a  worm  was  below ; 

The  moonlight  shone  fair,  there  was  blight  in  the 

beam ; 

Sweet  whispered  the  breeze,  but  it  whispered  of 

woe : 

And  bitterness  flowed  in  the  soft,  flowing  stream. 

4.  So,  cured  of  my  folly,  yet  cured  but  in  part, 

I  turned  to  the  refuge  Thy  pity  displayed : 
And  still  did  this  eager  and  credulous  heart 

Weave  visions  of  promise,  that  bloomed  but  to 
fade. 

5.  t  thought  that  the  course  of  the  pilgrim  to  heaven 

Would  be  bright  as  the  summer,  and  glad  as  the 
morn ; 
Thou  show'dst  me  the  path,  it  was  dark  and  uneven. 
All  rugged  with  rock,  and  all  tangled  with  thorn. 

(I   I  dreamed  of  celestial  rewards  and  renown. 

I  grasped  at  the  triumph  that  blesses  the  brave ; 
i  asked  for  the  palm  branch,  the  robe,  and  the  crown. 
1  asked,  and  Thou  show'dst  me  a  cross  and  a 
grave ! 

7.  Subdued  and  instructed,  at  length  to  Thy  will. 
My  hopes,  and  my  wishes,  my  all  I  resign : 
O  give  me  a  heart  that  can  wait  and  be  still, 
Nor  know  of  a  wish  or  a  pleasure  but  Thine. 


LIFE    AND    DEATH.  717 

8.  There  are  mansions  exempted  from  sin  and  from 
woe, 
But  they  stand  in  a  region  by  mortals  untrod, 
There  are  rivers  of  joy — but  they  roll  not  below. 
There  is  rest — but  it  dwells  in  the  presence  of  Go<  1 . 


1185.  12*. 

1.  The  voice  of  free  grace  cries,  Escape  to  the  moun- 

tain, 
For  Adam's  lost  race  Christ  hath  opened  a  fountain  : 
For  sin  and  uncleanness,  and  every  transgression. 
His  blood  flows  most  freely  in  streams  of  salvation. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  who  hath  purchased 

our  pardon, 
We  '11  praise  Him  again,  when  we  pass  over 
Jordan. 

2.  Ye  souls  that  are  wounded  !  0  flee  to  the  Saviour  ; 
He  calls  you  in  mercy — 't  is  infinite  favor  : 

Your  sins  are  increasing — escape  to  the  mountain — 
His  blood  can  remove  them — it  flows   from  the 
fountain. 

Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  etc. 

3.  O  Jesus!  ride  onward,  triumphantly  glorious. 
O'er  sin,  death,  and  hell,  Thou  art  more  than  vic- 
torious ; 

Thy  name  is  the  theme  of  the  great  congregation, 

While  angels  and  men  raise  the  shout  of  salvation. 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  etc. 

4.  With  joy  shall  we  stand,  when  escaped  to  the  shore  ; 
With  harps  in  our  hands,  we'll  praise   Him  the 

more ; 
We'll  range  the  sweet  plains  on  the  banks  of  the 

river, 
And  sing  of  salvation  forever  and  ever  1 
Hallelujah  to  the  Lamb,  etc. 

THORNBT. 


718  TIME   AND   ETERNITY 


1186.  12s. 

1 .  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave !  but  we  will  not  de- 
plore thee, 
Though   sorrows  and    darkness    encompass   the 
tomb; 
The  Saviour  hath  passed  through  its  portals  before 
thee, 
And  the  lamp  of  His  love  is  thy  guide  through 
the  gloom. 

*2.  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave !  we  no  longer  behold 
thee, 
Nor  tread  the  rough  paths  of  the  world  by  thy 
side; 
But  the  wide  arms  of  mercy  are  spread  to  enfold  thee, 
And  sinners  may  die,  for  the  Sinless  hath  died. 

3,  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave !  and,  its  mansions  for- 

saking, 
What  though  thy  weak  spirit  in  fear  lingered  long : 
The  sunshine  of  Paradise  beamed  on  thy  waking, 
And  the  sound  which  thou  nearest  was  the  ser- 
aphim's song. 

4.  Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave !  but  we  will  not  de- 

plore thee, 
For  God  was  thy  ransom,  thy  Guardian,   and 
Guide : 
He  gave  thee,  He  took  thee,  and  He  will  restore 
thee ; 
And  death  hath  no  sting,  for  the  Saviour  hath  died. 

HEBER. 

1187.  8s,  7s  &  is. 

1 .   Lo  !  He  cometh — countless  trumpets 
Wake  to  life  the  slumbering  dead ; 
'Mid  ten  thousand  saints  and  angels 
See  their  great  exalted  Head. 

Hallelujah  !— 
Welcome,  welcome  Son  of  God. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  719 

2.  Full  of  joyful  expectation, 

Saints  behold  the  Judge  appear ; 
Truth  and  justice  go  before  II im — 
Now  the  joyful  sentence  hear ; 

Hallelujah  !— 
Welcome,  welcome,  Judge  divine ! 
8.   ';  Come,  ye  blessed  of  my  Father ! 
Enter  into  life  and  joy ; 
Banish  all  your  fears  and  sorrows ; 
Endless  praise  be  your  employ  ;" 

Hallelujah ! — 
Welcome,  welcome  to  the  skies. 

1188.  8s  &  7s. 

1 .  Brother  !  rest  from  sin  and  sorrow ; 

Death  is  o'er  and  life  is  won ; 
On  thy  slumber  dawns  no  morrow ; 
Eest ;  thine  earthly  race  is  run. 

2.  Brother,  wake !  the  night  is  waning ; 

Endless  day  is  round  thee  poured ; 
Enter  thou  the  rest  remaining 
For  the  people  of  the  Lord. 

3.  Brother,  wake !  for  He  who  loved  thee, 

He  who  died  that  thou  mightst  live ; 
He  who  graciously  approved  thee, 
Waits  thy  crown  of  joy  to  give. 

4.  Fare  thee  well !  though  woe  is  blending 

With  the  tones  of  earthly  love, 
Triumph  high  and  joy  unending 
Wait  thee  in  the  realms  above. 

BAP.  MEMORIAL. 

1189.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Lo!  the  mighty  God  appearing — 
From  on  high  Jehovah  speaks ! 
Eastern  lands  the  summons  hearing, 
O'er  the  west  His  thunder  breaks ; 

Earth  beholds  Him ; 
Universal  nature  shakes. 


720  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

%  Zion,  all  its  light  unfolding, 
God  in  glory  shall  display  ; 
Lo  !  He  comes — nor  silence  holding, 
Fire  and  clouds  prepare  His  way, 

Tempests  round  Him 
Hasten  on  the  dreadful  day. 

3.  To  the  heavens  His  voice  ascending, 

To  the  earth  beneath  He  cries; 
"  Souls  immortal  now  descending, 
Let  the  sleeping  dust  arise  ! 

Rise  to  judgment ; 
Let  My  throne  adorn  the  skies. 

4.  ';  Gather  first  My  saints  around  Me, 

Those  who  to  My  covenant  stood ; 
Those  who  humbly  sought  and  found  Me. 
Through  the  dying  Saviour's  blood  ; 

Blest  Redeemer ! 
Dearest  sacrifice  to  God  !" 

5.  Now  the  heavens  on  high  adore  Him, 

And  His  righteousness  declare : 
Sinners  perish  from  before  Him, 
But  His  saints  His  mercies  share ; 

Just  His  judgment ! 
God,  Himself  the  Judge,  is  there. 

w.  GOODE. 

1190.  8s  &  7s. 

1 .  Great  Redeemer,  Friend  of  sinners, 
Thou  hast  wondrous  power  to  save ; 
Grant  me  grace,  and  still  protect  me, 
Over  life's  tempestuous  wave. 

'Z.  May  my  soul,  with  sacred  transport, 
View  the  dawn  while  yet  afar ; 
And,  until  the  sun  arises, 

Lead  me  by  the  Morning  Star. 

8.  See  the  happy  spirits  waiting 

On  the  banks  beyond  the  stream ; 
Sweet  responses  still  repeating, 
Jesus,  Jesus  is  their  theme. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  721 

4.  Swiftly  roll,  ye  lingering  hours, 

Seraphs  lend  your  glittering  wings  ; 
Love  absorbs  my  ransomed  powers, 
Heavenly  sounds  around  me  ring. 

5.  Worlds  of  light !  and  crowns  of  glory  ! 

Far  above  yon  azure  sky ; 
Though  by  faith  I  now  behold  you, 
I  '11  enjoy  you  soon  on  high. 

CHRISTIAN  LYRE. 

1191.  8«  k  h. 

1.  Happy  soul!  thy  days  are  ended, 

All  thy  mourning  days  below; 
Go,  by  angel  guards  attended, 

To  the  sight  of  Jesus  go ! 
Waiting  to  receive  thy  spirit, 

Lo  !  the  Saviour  stands  above  ; 
Shows  the  purchase  of  His  merit, 

Reaches  out  the  crown  of  love. 

2.  Struggle  through  thy  latest  passion 

To  thy  dear  Redeemer's  breast, 
To  His  uttermost  salvation, 

To  his  everlasting  rest ; 
For  the  joy  He  sets  before  thee. 

Bear  a  momentary  pain  ; 
Die,  to  live  a  life  of  glory  ; 

Suffer,  with  Thv  Lord  to  reiim. 


& 


1192.  Bi  k  h, 

1.   Let  me  go,  the  day  is  breaking — 
Dear  companions,  let  me  go ; 
We  have  spent  a  night  of  waking 

In  the  wilderness  below  ; 
Upward  now  I  bend  my  way ; 
Part  we  here  at  break  of  da  v. 
31 


722  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

2.  Let  me  go  ;  I  may  not  tarry, 

Wrestling  thus  with  doubts  and  fears ; 

Angels  wait  my  soul  to  carry 
Where  my  risen  Lord  appears ; 

Friends  and  kindred,  weep  not  so — 

If  ye  love  me,  let  me  go. 

8.  We  have  traveled  long  together, 

Hand  in  hand,  and  heart  in  heart, 
Both  through  fair  and  stormy  weather. 

And  't  is  hard,  't  is  hard  to  part ; 
While  I  sigh  "  Farewell !"  to  you, 
Answer,  one  and  all,  "Adieu  !"■ 

4.  'T  is  not  darkness  gathering  round  me 

That  withdraws  me  from  your  sight, 
Walls  of  flesh  no  more  can  bound  me, 

But  translated  into  light, 
Like  the  lark  on  mounting  wing, 
Though  unseen,  you  hear  me  sing. 

5.  Heaven's  broad  day  hath  o'er  me  broken, 

Far  beyond  earth's  span  of  sky  ; 
Am  I  dead  ?     Nay,  by  this  token, 

Know  that  I  have  ceased  to  die ; 
Would  you  solve  the  mystery, 
Come  up  hither — come  and  see  ! 

MONTGOMERY 

2193.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Parting  soul !  the  flood  awaits  thee, 

And  the  billows  round  thee  roar ; 
Yet  look  on — the  crystal  city 

Stands  on  yon  celestial  shore ! 
There  are  crowns  and  thrones  of  glory, 

There  the  living  waters  glide ; 
There  the  just,  in  shining  raiment, 

Wander  by  ImmanuePs  side. 

2.  Linger  not,  the  stream  is  narrow, 

Though  its  cold  dark  waters  rise ; 
He  who  passed  the  flood  before  thee, 
Guides  the  path  to  yonder  skies; 


LIFE   AND  DEATH.  723 

Hark!  the  sound  of  angels,  hymning, 
Rolls  harmonious  o'er  thine  ear ; 

See  the  walls  and  golden  portals 
Through  the  midst  of  death  appear  ! 

3.  Soul,  adieu  !  this  gloomy  sojourn 

Holds  thy  eaptive  feet  no  more ; 
Flesh  is  dropped,  and  sin  forsaken, 

Sorrow  done,  and  weeping  o'er. 
Through  the  tears  thy  friends  are  shedding 

Smiles  of  hope  serenely  shine; 
Not  a  friend  remains  behind  thee 

But  would  change  his  lot  for  thine. 

EDMESTON. 

1134.  Ss  &  7s, 

1.  "Whither  goest  thou,  pilgrim  stranger, 

Wandering  through  this  lonely  vale  % 
Knowest  thou  not  't  is  full  of  danger, 
And  will  not  thy  courage  fail  ?" 

2.  :;  Pilgrim  thou  dost  justly  call  me, 

Wandering  through  this  lonely  void — 
But  no  ill  shall  e'er  befall  me, 

While  I  'm  blest  with  such  a  Guide." 

3.  ';  Such  a  Guide  ?    No  guide  attends  thee — 

Hence  for  thee  my  fears  arise : 
If  some  guardian  power  defend  thee, 
'Tis  unseen  by  mortal  eyes." 

4.  "  Yes,  unseen ;  but  still,  believe  me, 

Such  a  Guide  my  steps  attend  ; 
He  '11  in  every  strait  relieve  me, 
He  will  guide  me  to  the  end." 

5.  "  Pilgrim,  see  that  stream  before  thee, 

Darkly  rolling  through  the  vale  ; 
Should  its  boist'rous  waves  roll  o'er  thee, 
Would  not  then  thy  courage  fail  ?" 

6.  "  No,  that  stream  has  nothing  frightful ; 

To  its  brink  my  steps  I  '11  bend  ; 

Thence  to  plunge  will  be  delightful — 

Here  my  pilgrimage  shall  end." 


724  TIME    AND    ETERNITY. 

7.   While  I  gazed,  with  speed  surprising, 

Down  the  vale  she  plunged  from  sight ; 
Gazing  still,  I  saw  her  rising, 
Like  an  angel  clothed  in  light. 

1195.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Hail,  my  ever  blessed  Jesus! 

Only  Thee  I  wish  to  sing ; 
•  To  my  soul  Thy  name  is  precious, 

Thou  my  Prophet.  Priest,  and  King. 
O,  what  mercy  flows  from  Heaven  ! 

O,  what  joy  and  happiness ! 
Love  I  much,  I  've  much  forgiven — 

I  'm  a  miracle  of  grace ! 

2.  Once  with  Adam's  race  in  ruin. 

Unconcerned  in  sin  I  lay ; 
Swift  destruction  still  pursuing, 

Till  my  Saviour  passed  that  way. 
Witness,  all  ye  host  of  heaven, 

My  Redeemer's  tenderness ; 
Love  I  much,  I  've  much  forgiven — 

I  'm  a  miracle  of  grace ! 

3.  Shout,  ye  bright,  angelic  choir, 

Praise  the  Lamb  enthroned  above, 
While,  astonished,  I  admire 

God's  free  grace  and  boundless  love. 
That  blest  moment  I  received  Him, 

Filled  my  soul  with  joy  and  peace  ; 
Love  I  much,  I  've  much  forgiven — 

I'm  a  miracle  of  grace. 

1196.  8s  &  7s, 

1 .  See  the  stars  from  heaven  falling ! 
Hark !  on  earth  the  doleful  cry ! 
Men  on  rocks  and  mountains  calling, 
While  the  frowning  Judge  draws  nigh 

Hide  us !  hide  us  ! 
Rocks  and  mountains,  from  His  eye ! 


LIFE   AND    DEATH.  725 

Lo  !  *t  is  He  !  our  heart's  desire, 

Come  for  His  espoused  below ; 
Come  to  join  us  with  the  choir, 

Come  to  make  our  joys  o'crflow  ; 
Palms  of  victory, 

Crowns  of  glory  to  bestow. 


1187.  8s  &  7s. 

1 .  Lo !  the  seal  of  death  is  breaking  ; 
Those  who  slept  its  sleep  are  waking ; 

Heaven  tfpes  its  portals  fair ! 
Hark  !  the  harps  of  God  are  ringing, 
Hark  !  the  seraph's  hymn  is  flinging 

Music  on  immortal  air. 

2.  There,  no  more  at  eve  declining, 
Suns  without  a  cloud  are  shining 

O'er  the  land  of  life  and  love; 
There  the  founts  of  life  are  flowing, 
Flowers  unknown  to  time,  are  biowing 

In  that  radiant  scene  above. 

'}.  There  no  sigh  of  memory  swelleth; 
There  no  tear  of  misery  welleth; 

Hearts  will  bleed  or  break  no  more  ; 
Past  is  all  the  cold  world's  scorning, 
Gone  the  night,  and  broke  the  morning, 

Over  all  the  golden  shore.  mis.  mag. 


1198.  8&&7s.    (Parti.) 

1.  Through  life's  vapors  dimly  seeing 

Who  but  Jongs  for  light  to  break ! 
O    the  feverish  dream  of  being  ! 

When,  oh  when,  shall  we  awake  ? 
O  the  hour  when  this  material 

Shall  have  vanished  as  a  cloud — 
When  amid  the  wide  ethereal 

All  th'  invisible  shall  crowd — 


7 26  TIME    AND    ETE UNITY. 

2.  And  the  naked  soul,  surrounded 

With  realities  unknown, 
Triumph  in  the  view  unbounded, 

Feel  her. self  with  God  alone! 
In  that  sudden,  strange  transition, 

By  what  new  and  finer  sense 
Shall  she  grasp  the  mighty  vision, 

And  receive  its  influence  % 

3.  Angels,  guard  the  new  immortal, 

Through  the  wonder-teeming  space. 
To  the  everlasting  portal, 

To  the  spirit's  resting-place. 
Till  the  trump,  which  shakes  creation. 

Through  the  circling  heavens  shall  roll, 
Till  the  day  of  consummation, 

Till  the  bridal  of  the  soul.  conder. 

1198.  8s&7s.    (Part  2.) 

1.  Jesus,  blessed  Mediator  ! 

Thoti  the  airy  path  hast  trod ; 
Thou  the  Judge,  the  Consummator ! 

Shepherd  of  the  fold  of  God  ! 
Can  I  trust  a  fellow-being  1 

Can  I  trust  an  angel's  care  % 
O  Thou  merciful  All-seeing  ! 

Beam  around  my  spirit  there. 

2.  Blessed  fold !  no  foe  can  enter ; 

And  no  friend  departcth  thence; 
Jesus  is  their  sun,  their  center, 

And  their  shield,  Omnipotence. 
Blessed !  for  the  Lamb  shall  feed  them, 

All  their  tears  shall  wipe  away, 
To  the  living  fountains  lead  them, 

Till  fruition's  perfect  day. 

3.  Lo!  it  comes,  that  day  of  wonder! 
Louder  chorals  shake  the  skies : 

Hades'  gates  are  burst  asunder  ; 
See !  the  new-clothed  myriads  rise. 


LIFE    AND   DEATH.  i  2  i 

Thought  !  repress  thy  weak  endeavor ; 

Here  must  reason  prostrate  fall ; 
0  !  th'  ineffable  Forever  ! 

And  th'  eternal  All  in  All!  conder. 


1199.  Ss  &  7s, 

1.  Brother,  thou  art  gone  before  us, 

Where  thy  saintly  soul  has  flown. 
Tears  are  wiped  away  forever, 
And  all  sorrow  is  unknown ; 

2.  From  the  burden  of  the  body, 

From  all  care  and  fear  released, 
Where  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling, 
And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

3.  O'er  the  toilsome  way  thou  'st  traveled, 

And  endured  the  heavy  load ; 
Christ  hath  brought  thy  footsteps  languid 
Safely  to  His  blest  abode. 

4.  Thou  art  resting  now.  like  Laz'rus, 

On  thy  heavenly  Father's  breast, 
Where  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling. 
And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

5.  Sin  no  more  can  taint  thy  spirit, 

Nor  can  doubt  thy  faith  assail ; 
Thou  thy  welcome  hast  received, 
Xow  thy  strength  shall  never  fail ; 

(3.  And  thou  'rt  sure  to  meet  the  holy, 
Whom  on  earth  thou  loved"st  best. 
Where  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling, 
And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

7.  To  thy  grave  we  sadly  bear  thoe, 
There  in  dust  we  place  thy  h<"ad ; 
O'er  thee  now  the  turf  is  pressing, 
And  grows  green  thy  narrow  bed. 


728  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

8.  But  thy  spirit  soars  to  glory, 

Free,  among  the  faithful  blest, 
Where  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling, 
And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

9.  When  the  Lord  shall  send  His  summons 

Unto  us  who  're  left  behind, 
May  we,  by  the  world  untainted, 
Gracious  welcome  with  thee  find ; 

10.  Each  like  thec,  in  peace  departing, 
To  the  kingdom  of  the  blest, 
Where  the  wicked  cease  from  troubling, 
And  the  weary  are  at  rest. 

ALTERED  FROM  MILMAX. 


1200. 


1.  Come,  Desire  of  nations,  come! 
Hasten,  Lord,  the  general  doom ! 
Hear  the  Spirit  and  the  Bride; 
Come,  and  take  us  to  Thy  side. 

2.  Thou,  who  hast  our  plans  prepared, 
Make  us  meet  for  our  reward ; 
Then  with  all  Thy  saints  descend  : 
Then  our  earthly  trials  end. 

3.  Mindful  of  Thy  chosen  race, 
Shorten  these  vindictive  days; 
Who  for  full  redemption  groan ; 
Hear  us  now,  and  save  Thine  own. 

4.  Now  destroy  the  man  of  sin, 
Now  Thine  ancient  flock  bring  in ! 
Filled  with  righteousness  divine, 
Claim  a  ransomed  world  for  Thine. 

5.  Plant  Thy  heavenly  kingdom  here ; 
Glorious  in  Thy  saints  appear : 
Speak  the  sacred  number  scaled ; 
Speak  the  mystery  revealed. 


LIFE    AND   DEATH.  ,  2,9 

6.  Take  to  Thee  Thy  royal  power : 
Reign  !  when  sin  shall  be  no  more ; 
Reign  !  when  death  no  more  shall  be ; 
Reign  to  all  eternity  ! 


1201.  7s. 

1.  Lord  of  earth!  Thy  forming  hand 
Well  this  beauteous  frame  hath  planned, 
Woods  that  wave,  ami  hills  that  tower. 
Ocean  rolling  in  His  power. 

2.  All  that  strikes  the  gaze  unsought, 
All  that  charms  the  lonely  thought, 
Friendship — gem  transcending  price — 
Love — a  flower  from  paradise. 

3.  Yet  amid  this  scene  so  fair, 
Should  I  cease  Thy  smile  to  share, 
What  were  all  its  joys  to  me? 
Whom  have  I  on  earth  but  Thee  ? 

4.  Lord  of  Heaven  !  beyond  our  sight 
Rolls  a  world  of  purer  light; 
There  in  love's  unclouded  reign 
Parted  hands  shall  clasp  again. 

5.  O  !  that  world  is  passing  fair, 
Yet  if  Thou  wert  absent  there, 
What  were  all  its  joys  to  me1? 
Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  Thee  ? 

G.  Lord  of  earth  and  heaven  !  my  breast 
Seeks  in  Thee  its  only  rest ; 
I  was  lost — Thy  accents  mild 
Homeward  lured  Thy  wandering  child. 

7.  I  was  blind — Thy  healing  ray 
Charmed  the  long  eclipse  away ; 
Source  of  every  joy  I  know, 
Solace  of  my  cverv  woe  ! 
~31* 


730  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

8.  0,  if  once  Thy  smile  divine 
Ceased  upon  my  soul  to  shine, 
What  were  earth  or  heaven  to  me  1 
Whom  have  I  in  each  but  Thee  1 


1202.  8s. 

1.  To  Jesus,  the  crown  of  my  hope, 

My  soul  is  in  haste  to  be  gone ; 

0  bear  me,  ye  cherubim  up, 

And  waft  me  away  to  His  throne. 
My  Saviour,  whom  absent  I  love ; 

Whom,  not  having  seen,  I  adore ; 
Whose  name  is  exalted  above 

All  glory,  dominion,  and  power. 

2.  Dissolve  Thou  those  bands  that  detain 

My  soul  from  her  portion  in  Thee, 
Ah  !  strike  off  this  adamant  chain, 

And  make  me  eternally  free. 
When  that  happy  era  begins, 

When  arrayed  in  Thy  glories  I  shine, 
Nor  grieve  any  more,  by  my  sins, 

The  bosom  on  which  I  recline, 

3.  O  then  shall  the  vail  be  removed ! 

And  round  me  Thy  brightness  bo  poured ; 

1  shall  meet  Him,  whom  absent  I  loved, 

I  shall  see,  whom  unseen  I  adored. 
And  then,  never  more  shall  the  fears, 

The  trials,  temptations,  and  woes, 
Which  darken  this  valley  of  tears, 

Intrude  on  my  blissful  repose.  cowrER. 


1203.  8s. 

1.  This  God  is  the  God  we  adore, 

Our  faithful,  unchangeable  Friend ; 
Whose  love  is  as  largo  as  His  power, 
And  neither  knows  measure  nor  end. 


LIFE    AND    DEATH.  781 

T  is  Jesus,  the  first  and  the  last, 

Whose  Spirit  shall  guide  us  safe  home ; 

We  '11  praise  Him  for  all  that  is  past, 
And  trust  Him  for  all  that 's  to  come. 

COWPER. 


1204. 


1.  O  when  shall  we  sweetly  remove, 

0  when  shall  we  enter  our  rest — 
Return  to  the  Zion  above, 

The  mother  of  spirits  distressed ; 
The  city  of  God,  the  great  King, 

Where  sorrow  and  death  are  no  more, 
Where  saints  our  Immanuel  sing, 

And  cherub  and  seraph  adore  ? 

2.  But  angels  themselves  can  not  tell 

The  joys  of  that  holiest  place, 
Where  Jesus  is  pleased  to  reveal 

The  light  of  His  heavenly  face; 
When,  caught  in  the  rapturous  flame, 

The  sight  beatific  they  prove ; 
And  walk  in  the  light  of  the  Lamb, 

Enjoying  the  beams  of  His  love. 


1205. 


Thou  know'st  in  the  spirit  of  prayer 

We  long  Thy  appearing  to  see, 
Resigned  to  the  burden  we  bear, 

But  longing  to  triumph  with  Thee ; 
'T  is  good  at  Thy  word  to  be  here ; 

'T  is  better  in  Thee  to  be  gone, 
And  see  Thee  in  glory  appear, 

And  rise  to  a  share  in  Thy  throne. 

C.  WESLEY. 


1.  Ye  angels,  who  stand  round  the  throne, 
And  view  my  Immanuel's  face, 
He  formed  you  the  spirits  you  are, 
So  happy,  so  noble,  so  good ; 


732  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

Ill  rapturous  songs  make  Him  known, 

Tune,  tune  your  soft  hearts  to  His  praise. 

When  others  sunk  down  in  despair, 
Confirmed  by  His  power  ye  stood. 

"2.  Ye  saints,  who  stand  nearer  than  they, 

And  cast  your  bright  crowns  at  His  feet, 
His  grace  and  His  glory  display, 

And  all  His  rich  mercy  repeat : 
He  snatched  you  from  hell  and  the  grave, 

He  ransomed  from  death  and  despair: 
For  you  He  was  mighty  to  save, 

Almighty  to  bring  you  safe  there. 

3.  O,  when  will  the  period  appear 

When  I  shall  unite  in  your  song  ? 
I'm  weary  of  lingering  here, 

And  I  to  your  Saviour  belong ! 
I  'm  fettered  and  chained  up  in  clay ; 

I  struggle  and  pant  to  be  free ; 
I  long  to  be  soaring  away, 

My  God  and  my  Saviour  to  see ! 

4.  I  want  to  put  on  my  attire, 

Washed  white  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb : 
I  want  to  be  one  of  your  choir, 

And  tune  my  sweet  harp  to  His  name ; 
I  want — O  !  I  want  to  be  there, 

Where  sorrow  and  sin  bid  adieu — 
Your  joy  and  your  friendship  to  share — 

To  wonder,  and  worship  with  you ! 

DE  FLEURV. 

1206.  8s. 

1 .  We  speak  of  the  realms  of  the  blest, 

Of  that  country  so  bright  and  so  fair, 
And  oft  are  its  glories  confess' d  ; 
But  what  must  it  be  to  be  there ! 

2.  We  speak  of  its  pathways  of  gold, 

And  its  walls  decked  with  jewels  most  rare ; 
Of  its  wonders  and  pleasures  untold ; 
But  what  must  it  be  to  be  there ! 


LIFE   AND    DEATH. 

3.  We  speak  of  its  freedom  from  sin, 

From  sorrow,  temptation,  and  care  ; 
From  trials  without  and  within; 
But  what  must  it  be  to  be  there  ! 

4.  We  speak  of  its  service  of  love, 

Of  the  robes  which  the  glorified  wear 
Of  the  church  cf  the  first-born  above ; 
But  what  must  it  be  to  be  there ! 

5.  Then  let  us.  'midst  pleasure  and  woe, 

Still  for  heaven  our  spirits  prepare, 
And  shortly  we  also  shall  know, 
And  feel  what  it  is  to  be  there ! 


1207.  8s. 

1.  I  long  to  behold  Him  arrayed 

With  glory  and  light  from  above ; 
The  King  in  His  beauty  displayed — 
His  beauty  of  holiest  love: 

2.  I  languish  and  sigh  to  be  there, 

Where  Jesus  hath  fixed  His  abode : 
O,  when  shall  we  meet  in  the  air, 
And  fly  to  the  mountain  of  God. 

3.  With  Him  I  on  Zion  shall  stand, 

For  Jesus  hath  spoken  the  word ; 
The  breadth  of  Immanuel's  land 
Survey  by  the  light  of  my  Lord. 

4.  But  when,  on  Thy  bosom  reclined, 

Thy  face  I  am  strengthened  to  see, 
My  fullness  of  rapture" I  find — 
My  heaven  of  heavens  in  Thee  ! 

5.  How  happy  the  people  that  dwell 

Secure  in  the  city  above ! 
Xo  pain  the  inhabitants  feel, 

No  sickness  or  sorrow  shall  prove. 


i?A  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

6.  Physician  of  souls  !  unto  mc 

Forgiveness  and  holiness  give ; 
And  when  from  the  body  set  free, 

O  then  to  the  city  receive  !        c.  wesley 

1208.  8s. 

1.  Away  with  our  sorrow  and  fear, 

We  soon  shall  recover  our  home ; 
The  city  of  saints  shall  appear, 
The  day  of  eternity  come. 

2.  From  earth  we  shall  quickly  remove, 

And  mount  to  our  native  abode  ; 
The  house  of  our  Father  above — 
The  palace  of  angels  and  God. 

3.  Our  mourning  is  all  at  an  end, 

When,  raised  by  the  life-giving  word, 
We  see  the  new  city  descend, 

Adorned  as  a  bride  for  her  Lord  : 

4.  The  city  so  holy  and  clean, 

No  sorrow  can  breathe  in  the  air : 
No  gloom  of  affliction  or  sin  ; 
No  shadow  of  evil  is  there. 

5.  By  faith  wTe  already  behold 

That  lovely  Jerusalem  here  : 
Her  walls  are  of  jasper  and  gold ; 
As  crystal  her  buildings  are  clear. 

G.  Immovably  founded  in  grace, 

She  stands  as  she  ever  hath  stood, 
And  brightly  her  Builder  displays, 
And  flames  with  the  glory  of  God. 

C.  WESLEY 

1209.  8s  &  9s. 

Death  of  a  Missionary. 
1 .   AYeep  not  for  the  saint  that  ascends 
To  partake  of  the  joys  of  the  sky, 
Weep  not  for  the  seraph  that  bends 
With  the  worshiping  chorus  on  high. 


LIFE   AND   DEATH.  735 

2.  Weep  not  for  the  spirit  now  crowned 

With  the  garland  to  martyrdom  given, 
O  weep  not  for  him ;  he  has  found 
His  reward  and  his  refuse  in  heaven. 

3.  But  weep  for  their  sorrows,  who  stand 

And  lament  o'er  the  dead  by  his  grave — 
Who  sigh  when  they  muse  on  the  land 
Of  their  home,  far  away  o'er  the  wave. 

4.  And  weep  for  the  nations  that  dwell 

Where  the  light  of  the  truth  never  shone, 
Where  anthems  of  praise  never  swell, 
And  the  love  of  the  Lamb  is  unknown. 

5.  Weep  not  for  the  saint  that  ascends 

To  partake  of  the  joys  of  the  sky ; 
Weep  not  for  the  seraph  that  bends 

With  the  worshiping  chorus  on  high; — 

0.  But  weep  for  the  mourners  who  stand 
By  the  grave  of  their  brother  in  tears, 
And  weep  for  the  people  whose  land 

Still  must  wait  till  the  day-spring  appears. 

L.  BACON. 

1210,  8s. 

1.  Rejoice  for  a  brother  deceased; 

Our  loss  is  his  infinite  gain ; 
A  soul  out  of  prison  released, 
And  freed  from  its  bodily  chain. 

2.  With  songs  let  us  follow  his  flight, 

And  mount  with  his  spirit  above ; 
Escaped  to  the  mansions  of  light, 
And  lodged  in  the  Eden  of  love. 

3.  Our  brother  the  haven  has  gained, 

Outflying  the  tempest  and  wind; 
His  rest  he  has  sooner  obtained, 
And  left  his  companions  behind; 


736  TIME   AND   ETERNITY. 

4.  Still  tossed  on  a  sea  of  distress, 

Hard  toiling  to  make  the  blessed  shore, 
Where  all  is  assurance  and  peace, 
And  sorrow  and  sin  are  no  more. 

5.  There  all  the  ship's  company  meet, 

Who  sailed  with  the  Saviour  beneath ; 
With  shoutings  each  other  they  greet, 
And  triumph  o'er  trouble  and  death. 

6.  The  voyage  of  life  's  at  an  end, 

The  mortal  affliction  is  past : 
The  age  that  in  heaven  they  spend, 

Forever  and  ever  shall  last.  c.  weslev. 


1211.  8s. 

1.  How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours, 

When  Jesus  no  longer  I  see ! 
Sweet  prospects,  sweet  birds,  and  sweet  flowers, 
Have  lost  all  their  sweetness  with  me. 

2.  The  mid-summer  sun  shines  but  dim, 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay ; 
But  when  I  am  happy  in  Him 
December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

3.  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume, 

And  sweeter  than  music  His  voice : 
His  presence  disperses  my  gioom, 
And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice. 

4.  I  should,  were  lie  always  thus  nigh, 

Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear; 
No  mortal  so  happy  as  I — 

My  summer  would  last  all  the  year. 

5.  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  I  am  Thine, 

If  Thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song, 
Say,  why  do  I  languish  and  pine, 
And  why  are  my  winters  so  long  ? 


HEAVEN.  \  < 

6.  O  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky, 
Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore  ; 
Or  take  me  unto  Thee  on  high, 

Where  winter  and  clouds  are  no  more. 

NEWTON. 

1212.  8s. 

1.  O  Thou,  who  hast  spread  out  the  skies, 

And  measured  the  depths  of  the  sea, 
'Twixt  heavens  and  ocean  shall  rise 
Our  incense  of  praises  to  Thee. 

2.  We  know  that  Thy  presence  is  near, 

While  heaves  our  bark  far  from  the  land  ; 
We  ride  o'er  the  deep  without  fear — 
The  waters  are  held  in  Thy  hand. 

3.  Eternity  comes  in  the  sound 

Of  billows  that  never  can  sleep  ! 
There 's  Deity  circling  us  round — 
Omnipotence  walks  o'er  the  deep  ! 

4.  O  Father  I  our  eye  is  to  Thee, 

As  on  for  the  haven  we  roll ; 
And  faith  in  our  Pilot  shall  be 
An  anchor  to  steady  the  soul. 

II.  F.   GOULD. 

1213.  C.  M. 

1.  Father  !  I  long,  I  faint,  to  see 

The  place  of  Thine  abode  ; 
I  'd  leave  Thine  earthly  courts,  and  flee 
Up  to  Thy  seat,  My  God  ! 

2.  Here  I  behold  Thy  distant  face, 

And  't  is  a  pleasing  sight : 
But,  to  abide  in  Thine  embrace 
Is  infinite  delight. 

3.  There  all  the  heavenly  hosts  arc  seen  ; 

In  shining  ranks  they  move ; 
And  drink  immortal  vigor  in, 
With  wonder  and  with  love. 


788  HEAVEN. 

4.  Then  at  Thy  feet,  with  awful  fear, 

Th'  adoring  armies  fall ; 
With  joy  they  shrink  to  nothing  there. 
Before  th'  eternal  All. 

5.  The  more  Thy  glories  strike  my  eyes, 

The  humbler  I  shall  lie  ; 
Thus  while  I  sink,  my  joys  shall  rise 

Immeasurably  high.  watts. 

1214.  CM.    Peculiar. 

1.  When  forced  to  part  from  those  we  love, 

Though  sure  to  meet  to-morrow, 
We  still  a  painful  anguish  prove — 
We  feel  a  pang  of  sorrow. 

2.  But  who  can  e'er  describe  the  tears 

We  shed  when  thus  wTe  sever, 
If  doomed  to  part  for  months,  for  years — 
To  part,  perhaps,  forever  1 

3.  Yet,  if  our  aims  are  fixed  aright, 

A  sacred  hope  is  given, 
Though  here  our  prospects  end  in  night, 
We'll  meet  again  in  heaven. 

4.  Then  let  us  form  those  bonds  above 

Which  time  can  ne'er  dissever, 
Since,  parting  in  a  Saviour's  love, 
We  part  to  meet  forever. 

1215.  &  M.    Peculiar. 

1.  O,  lay  not  up  on  this  vain  earth 

Your  hope,  your  joy,  your  treasure ; 
Here  sorrow  clouds  the  pilgrim's  path, 
And.  blights  each  opening  pleasure. 

2.  Earth's  joys,  like  dew-drops,  fade  away ; 

Like  clouds  in  vision  vanish; 
Above,  no  night  can  chase  the  day ; 
Those  joys  no  change  can  banish. 


HE  A  VEX.  7oi:> 

3.  All,  all  below  must  fade  and  die; 

The  dearest  hopes  we  cherish ; 
Scenes  touched  with  brightest  radiancy 
Are  all  decreed  to  perish. 

4.  Then,  man,  be  wise ;  thy  constant  care 

To  purer  joys  be  given, 
Nor  let  delusive  objects  share 
The  place  of  bliss  and  heaven. 

1216.  C  ft 

1 .  There  's  nothing  round  these  painted  skies, 

Or  round  this  dusty  clod, 
Nothing,  my  soul,  that's  worth  thy  joys, 
Or  lovely  as  thy  God. 

2.  T  is  heaven  on  earth  to  taste  His  love, 

To  feel  His  quickening  grace ; 
And  all  the  heaven  I  hope  above 
Is  but  to  see  His  face. 

3.  Why  move  my  years  in  slow  delay  1 

O  God  of  ages  why  % 
Let  the  spheres  cleave,  and  mark  my  way 
To  the  superior  sky.  watts. 

1217.  C.  31. 

1.  Jesus,  to  Thy  dear  wounds  we  flee, 

We  seek  Thy  bleeding  side, 
Assured  that  all  who  trust  in  Thee 
Shall  evermore  abide. 

2.  Then  let  the  thundering  trumpet  sound, 

The  latest  lightning  glare ; 
The  mountains  melt ;  the  solid  ground 
Dissolve  as  liquid  air  ; 

3.  The  huge,  celestial  bodies  roll 

Amid  that  general  fire, 
And  shrivel  as  a  parchment  scroll, 
And  all  in  smoke  expire  ! 


740  HEAVEN. 

4.  Sublime  upon  His  azure  throne, 

He  speaks — th'  Almighty  Word ; 
His  fiat  is  obeyed  !  't  is  done ; 
And  paradise  restored. 

5.  So  be  it !  let  this  system  end, 

This  ruined  earth  and  skies ; 
The  New  Jerusalem  descend, 
The  New  Creation  rise. 

6.  Thy  power  Omnipotent  assume ; 

Thy  brightest  majesty  ! 
And  when  Thou  dost  in  glory  come, 

My  Lord  !  remember  me.      wesley's  coll. 

1218.  C.  M. 

1.  Bright  was  the  guiding  star,  that  led, 

With  mild,  benignant  ray, 

The  Gentiles  to  the  lowly  bed 

Where  our  Redeemer  lay. 

2.  But,  lo  !  a  brighter,  clearer  light 

Now  points  to  His  abode  ; 
It  shines  through  sin  and  sorrow's  night, 
To  guide  us  to  our  Lord. 

3.  O,  haste  to  follow  where  it  leads  ; 

The  gracious  call  obey  ; 
Be  rugged  wilds,  or  flowery  meads, 
The  Christian's  destined  way. 

4.  O,  gladly  tread  the  narrow  path, 

While  light  and  grace  are  given ; 

Who  meekly  follow  Christ  on  earth, 

Shall  reign  with  Him  in  heaven. 

1219.  CM.    Peculiar. 

1.  The  silver  cord  in  twain  is  snapped, 
The  golden  bowl  is  broken, 
The  mortal  mold  in  darkness  wrapped, 
The  words  funereal  spoken. 


HEAVEN.  7-1 

The  tomb  is  built,  or  the  rock  is  cleft, 

Or  delved  is  the  grassy  clod, 
And  wbat  for  mourning  man  is  left  ? 

O  what  is  left — but  God  ! 

2.  The  tears  are  shed  that  mourned  the  dead, 

The  flowers  they  wore  are  faded  ; 
The  twilight  dun  hath  vailed  the  sud, 
And  hope's  sweet  dream ings  shaded; 

The  thoughts  of  joy  that  were  planted  deep, 
From  our  heart  of  hearts  are  riven; 

And  what  is  left  us  when  we  weep  I 
O  what  is  left — but  Heaven  ! 

Doxology.    C.  1. 
Father  of  mercies  !  hear  our  cry  ; 

Hear  us,  coequal  Son  ! 
Who  reignest  with  the  Holy  Ghost, 

While  ceaseless  ages  run. 

1220.  L  ft 

1.  Farewell,  dear  friends,  I  must  be  gone, 

I  have  no  home  nor  stay  with  you ; 
I'll  take  my  staff  and  travel  on. 
Till  I  a  better  world  shall  view. 
I  '11  march  to  Canaan's  land, 

I  '11  land  on  Canaan's  shore, 
Where  pleasures  never  end. 

And  troubles  come  no  more, 
Farewell,  my  loving  friends,  farewell ! 

2.  Farewell,  my  friends,  time  rolls  along, 

Npr  waits  for  mortals'  care  or  1 
I  leave  you  here,  and  travel  on, 
Till  I  arrive  where  Jesus  is. 

I'll  march  to  Canaan's  land.  etc. 

3.  Farewell,  my  brethren  in  the  Lord, 

To  you  I  "m  bound  in  cords  of  love : 
Yet  we  believe  His  gracious  word, 
"We  all  shall  meet  Him  soon  above. 
1 11  march  to  Canaan's  land,  etc. 


742  HEAVEN. 

4.  Farewell,  old  soldiers  of  the  cross, 

You've  struggled  long  and  hard  for  heaven; 
You  've  counted  all  things  here  but  dross, 
Fight  on,  the  crown  shall  soon  be  given. 
I  '11  march  to  Canaan's  land,  etc. 

1221.  L  M. 

1 .  Farewell,  bright  soul,  a  short  farewell, 

Till  we  shall  meet  again  above ; 
In  the  sweet  groves  where  pleasures  dwell, 
And  trees  of  life  bear  fruits  of  love. 

2.  That  glory  sits  on  every  face, 

There  friendship  smiles  in  every  eye ; 
There  shall  our  tongues  relate  the  grace 
That  led  us  homeward  to  the  sky. 

3.  O'er  all  the  names  of  Christ,  our  King, 

Shall  our  harmonious  voices  rove ; 
Our  harps  shall  sound  from  every  string 
The  wonders  of  His  bleeding  love. 

4.  Come,  sovereign  Lord  !  dear  Saviour,  come  ! 

Remove  these  separating  days ; 
Send  Thy  bright  wheels  to  fetch  us  home, 
That  golden  hour,  how  long  it  stays  % 

5.  Plow  long  must  we  lie  lingering  here, 

While  saints  around  us  take  their  flight1? 
Smiling,  they  quit  this  dusky  sphere, 
And  mount  the  hills  of  heavenly  light. 

6.  Sweet  soul,  we  leave  thee  to  thy  rest, 

Enjoy  thy  Jesus  and  thy  God, 
Till  we,  from  bands  of  clay  released, 
Spring  out  and  climb  the  shining  road. 

WATTS. 

1222.  I.  M. 

] .  There  is  a  harp  whoso  thrilling  sound 

Swells  through  the  choirs  of  heaven  above; 
'Mid  the  blue  arch  the  notes  resound, 
While  angels  catch  the  song  of  love. 


HEAVEN.  743 

2.  'T  is  when  beyond  this  vale  of  tears, 

A  sainted  spirit  wings  its  way ; 

And  pure  before  the  throne  appears 

In  robes  of  bright,  ethereal  day. 

3.  Hark  !  the  glad  shout  of  sacred  joy, 

In  choral  numbers,  loud  and  long ; 
Th'  angel  host  their  harps  employ  ; 
And  hallelujahs  swell  the  song. 

1223.  L  M. 

1 .  The  ransomed  spirit  to  her  home, 

The  clime  of  cloudless  beauty,  flies; 
No  more  on  stormy  seas  to  roam, 

She  hails  her  heaven  in  the  skies ; 
But  cheerless  are  those  heavenly  fields, 
That  cloudless  clime  no  pleasure  yields, 
There  is  no  bliss  in  bowers  above, 
If  Thou  art  absent,  holy  Love ! 

2.  The  cherub,  near  the  viewless  throne, 

Smiieth  the  hosts  with  trembling  hand; 
And  one,  with  incense-fire  hath  flown, 

To  touch  with  flame  the  angel-band ; 
But  tuneless  is  the  quivering  string ; 
No  melody  can  Gabriel  bring ; 
Mute  are  its  arches,  when,  above, 
The  harps  of  heaven  wake  not  to  love ! 

3.  Earth,  sea,  and  sky,  one  language  speak, 

In  harmony  that  soothes  the  soul ; 
'T  is  heard  when  scarce  the  zephyrs  wake, 

And  when  on  thunders  thunders  roll ; 
That  voice  is  heard,  and  tumults  cease; 
It  whispers  to  the  bosom  peace ; 
Speak,  Thou  Inspirer  from  above, 
And  cheer  our  hearts,  celestial  Love  !       tappan. 

1224.  L.  1. 

1 .  Come,  O  Thou  universal  good ! 

Balm  of  the  wounded  conscience,  come ! 
Haven  to  take  the  shipwrecked  in, 
My  everlasting  rest  from  sin ! 


744  HEAVEN. 

2.  Come,  O  my  comfort  and  delight! 

My  strength,  and  health,  and  shield,  and  sun, 
My  boast,  my  confidence,  and  might, 
My  joy,  my  glory,  and  my  crown  ! 

1225.  L.M.    • 

1.  Descend  from  heaven,  immortal  Dove; 

Stoop  down  and  take  us  on  Thy  wings ; 
And  mount,  and  bear  us  far  above 
The  reach  of  these  inferior  things ; 

2.  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky, 

Up  where  eternal  ages  roll, 
Where  solid  pleasures  never  die, 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul. 

3.  0,  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight, 

Of  our  Almighty  Father's  throne  ! 
There  sits  our  Saviour,  crowned  with  light, 
Clothed  in  a  body  like  our  own. 

4.  Adoring  saints  around  Him  stand, 

And  thrones  and  powers  before  Him  fill : 
The  God  shines  gracious  through  the  Man, 
And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  them  all. 

5.  O,  what  amazing  joys  they  feel, 

While  to  their  golden  harps  they  sing, 
And  sit  on  every  heavenly  hill, 

And  spread  the  triumph  of  their  King ! 

0.  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 

That  I  shall  mount,  to  dwell  above ; 
And  stand,  and  bow,  among  them  there, 
And  view  Thy  face,  and  sing,  and  love  ! 

WATTS. 

1226.  L.  I. 

1.  O  happy  saints,  that  dwell  in  light, 

And  walk  with  Jesus  clothed  in  white, 
Safe  landed  on  that  peaceful  shore, 

Where  pilgrims  meet  to  part  no  more. 


HEAVEX.  74? 

2.  Released  from  sorrow,  sin,  and  strife. 

Death  was  the  gate  to  endless  life, 
And  now  they  range  the  heavenly  plains. 
And  sing  His  love  in  melting  strains. 

3.  Thev  gaze  upon  His  beauteous  face. 

And  tell  the  wonders  of  His  grace; 
Or,  overwhelmed  with  raptures  sweet, 
Sink  down,  adoring  at  His  feet. 

4.  Ah,  Lord !  with  filtering  steps  I  creep, 

And  sometimes  sing7  and  sometimes  weep. 
When  shall  I  wake  in  heaven  to  prove 
The  heights  and  depths  of  Jesus'  love. 


1227.  L  M. 

1 .  0  for  a  sweet,  inspiring  ray, 

To  animate  our  feeble  strains, 
From  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 
The  blissful  realms  where  Jesus  reigns. 

2.  There,  low  before  His  glorious  throne, 

Adoring  saints  and  angels  fall ; 
And,  with  delightful  worship,  own 

His  smile  their  bliss,  their  heaven,  their  all. 

3.  Immortal  glories  crown  His  head, 

While  tuneful  hallelujahs  rise, 
And  love,  and  joy,  and  triumph  spread 
Through  all  th'  assemblies  of  the  skies. 

4.  He  smiles — and  seraphs  tune  their  songs 

To  boundless  rapture,  while  they  gaze ; 
Ten  thousand  thousand  joyful  tongues 
Resound  His  everlasting  praise. 

5.  There  all  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

Shall  join  at  last  the  heavenly  choir, 
O.  may  the  joy-inspiring  theme 

Awake  our  faith  and  warm  desire.        Steele. 
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746  HEAVEN. 

1228.  L,  I, 

1.  As  when  the  weary  traveler  gains 

The  height  of  some  o'crlooking  hill, 
His  heart  revives,  if,  'cross  the  plains, 
He  eyes  his  home,  though  distant  still. 
■  2.  So  when  the  Christian  pilgrim  views, 
By  faith,  his  mansion  in  the  skies, 
The  sight  his  fainting  strength  renews, 
And  wings  his  speed  to  reach  the  prize. 
3.  'T  is  there,  he  says,  I  am  to  dwell 
With  Jesus  in  the  realms  of  day  ; 
Then  shall  I  bid  my  cares  farewell, 
And  He  will  wipe  my  tears  away. 

NEWTON. 

1229.  L.  M. 

1.  There  is  a  land  mine  eye  hath  seen, 

In  visions  of  enraptured  thought, 
So  bright,  that  all  which  spreads  between 
Is  with  its  radiant  glories  fraught. 

2.  A  land,  upon  whose  blissful  shore 

There  rests  no  shadow,  falls  no  stain  ; 
There  those  who  meet  shall  part  no  more, 
And  those  long  parted  meet  again. 

3.  Its  skies  are  not  like  earthly  skies, 

With  varying  hues  of  shade  and  light ; 
It  hath  no  need  of  suns  to  rise 
To  dissipate  the  gloom  of  night. 

4.  There  sweeps  no  desolating  wind 

Across  that  calm,  serene  abode  ; 
The  wanderer  there  a  home  may  find 
Within  the  paradise  of  God. 

1230.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  What  is  life  ?  't  is  but  a  vapor, 

Soon  it  vanishes  away. 
Life  is  but  a  dying  taper — 

O,  my  soul,  why  wish  to  stay ! 
Why  not  spread  thy  wings  and  fly 
Straight  to  yonder  world  of  joy. 


HEAVEN.  <  -1  ( 

2.  See  that  glory,  how  resplendent  ! 

Brighter  far  than  fancy  paints  ; 
There,  in  majesty  transcendent. 
Jesus  reigns  the  King  of  saints. 
Why  not  spread,  etc. 

3.  Joyful  crowds,  His  throne  surrounding, 

Sing  with  rapture  of  His  love  ; 
Through  the  heavens  His  praise  resounding, 
Filling  all  the  courts  above. 
Why  not  spread,  etc. 

4.  Go,  and  share  His  people's  glory, 

'Midst  the  ransomed  crowd  appear ; 
Thine  a  joyful,  wondrous  story, 
One  that  angels  love  to  hear. 
Why  not  spread,  etc. 


1231.  8s  k  7s. 

1.  Sister,  thou  wast  mild  and  lovely, 

Gentle  as  the  summer  breeze, 
Pleasant  as  the  air  of  evening. 
When  it  floats  among  the  trees. 

2.  Peaceful  be  thy  silent  slumber — 

Peaceful  in  the  grave  so  low : 
Thou  no  more  wilt  join  our  number ; 
Thou  no  more  our  songs  shalt  know. 

3.  Dearest  sister,  thou  hast  left  us, 

Here  thy  loss  we  deeply  feel ; 
But  't  is  God  that  hath  bereft  us, 
He  can  all  our  sorrows  heal. 

4.  Yet  again  we  hope  to  meet  thee, 

When  the  day  of  life  is  fled  ; 
Then  in  heaven  with  joy  to  greet  thee, 
Where  no  farewell  tear  is  shed. 

s.  F.  SMITH. 


48  HEAVEN. 


1232.  8s.  7s  &  4s. 

1.  Hallelujah  !  best  and  sweetest 
Of  the  hymns  of  praise  above! 
Hallelujah !  thou  repeatest, 

Angel-host,  these  notes  of  love  ; 

This  ye  utter, 
While  your  golden  harps  ye  move. 

2.  Hallelujah  !  church  victorious, 

Join  the  concert  of  the  sky  ! 
Hallelujah  !  bright  and  glorious, 
Lift,  ye  saints,  this  strain  on  high ! 

We,  poor  exiles, 
Join  not  yet  your  melody. 

3.  Hallelujah!  strains  of  gladness 

Comfort  not  the  faint  and  worn ; 
Hallelujah!  sounds  of  sadness 
Best  become  the  heart  forlorn ; 

Our  offenses 
We  with  bittter  tears  must  mourn. 

4.  But  our  earnest  supplication, 

Holy  God  !  we  raise  to  Thee ; 
Visit  us  with  Thy  salvation, 
Make  us  all  Thy  peace  to  see ! 

Hallelujah'! 
Ours  at  length  this  strain  shall  be. 

BREVIARY. 

1233.  C.  M. 

1 .  Jerusalem  !  my  glorious  home, 

Name  ever  dear  to  me ! 
When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  Thee  ! 

2.  When  shall  these  eyes  Thy  heaven-built  walls 

And  pearly  gates  behold  % 
Thy  bulwarks  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold  ? 


HEAVEN.  7-1-0 

6.  There  happier  bowers  than  Eden's  bloom, 
Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know : 
Blessed  seats!  through  rude  and  stormy  scenes 
I  onward  press  to  you. 

4.  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  woe  ? 

Or  feel,  at  death,  dismay  ? 
I  Ve  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

5.  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets  there. 

Around  my  Saviour  stand ; 
And  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Will  join  the  glorious  hand. 

0.  Jerusalem!  my  glorious  home! 
My  soul  still  pants  for  Thee ; 
Then  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
When  I  Thy  joys  shall  see. 


1234.  ('.  SL 

1 .  Lo !  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 

To  our  believing  eyes  ! 
The  earth  and  seas  are  passed  away, 
And  the  old  rolling  skies. 

2.  From  the  third  heaven,  where  God  resides, 

That  holy,  happy  place, 
The  new  Jerusalem  comes  down, 
Adorned  with  shining  grace. 

3.  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy, 

And  the  bright  armies  sing — 
"Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 
Of  your  descending  King. 

4.  t:The  God  of  glory  down  to  men 

Removes  His  blest  abode! 
Men,  the  dear  objects  of  His  grace 
And  He  the  loving  God. 


750  HEAVEN. 

5.  "  His  own  kind  band  shall  wipe  the  tears 
From  every  weeping  eye; 
And  pains,  and  groans,  and  griefs,  and  fears. 
And  death  itself,  shall  die.'' 

G.  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O  how  long 
Shall  this  bright  hour  delay  ? 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 

And  bring  the  welcome  day.  wati 

1235.  C,  Mi 

1.  And  let  this  feeble  body  fail, 

And  let  it  faint  or  die ; 
My  soul  shall  quit  this  mournful  vale, 

And  soar  to  worlds  on  high ; 
Shall  join  the  disembodied  saints, 

And  find  its  long-sought  rest; 
That  only  bliss  for  which  it  pants, 

In  the  Redeemer's  breast. 

2.  In  hope  of  that  immortal  crown 

I  now  the  cross  sustain  ; 
And  gladly  wander  up  and  down, 

And  smile  at  toil  and  pain. 
I  suffer  on  my  threescore  years, 

Till  my  Deliverer  come, 
And  wipe  away  His  servant's  tears, 

And  take  His  exile  home. 

3.  O  what  hath  Jesus  bought  for  me? 

Before  my  ravished  eye, 
Rivers  of  life  divine  I  see, 

And  trees  of  paradise  ! 
I  see  a  world  of  spirits  bright, 

Who  taste  the  pleasures  there ! 
They  all  are  robed  in  spotless  white, 

And  conquering  palms  they  bear. 

4.  O,  what  are  all  my  sufferings  here, 

If,  Lord,  Thou  count  me  meet, 
With  that  enraptured  host  t'  appear, 
And  worship  at  Thy  feet ! 


HEAVEN.  751 

Give  joy  or  grief,  give  ease  or  pain, 

Take  life  or  friends  away  ; 
But  let  me  find  them  all  again 

In  that  eternal  day.  c.  weslet. 

1236.  C.  31. 

1.  There  is  a  state  unknown,  unseen, 

Where  parted  souls  must  be ; 
And  but  a  step  doth  lie  between 
That  world  of  souls  and  me. 

2.  I  see  no  light,  I  hear  no  sound, 

When  midnight  shades  are  spread; 
Yet  angels  pitch  their  tents  around 
And  guard  my  quiet  bed. 

3.  The  things  unseen,  O  God,  reveal ; 

My  spirit's  vision  clear, 
Till  I  shall  feel,  and  see,  and  know, 
That  those  I  love  are  near. 

4.  Impart  the  faith  that  soars  on  high, 

Beyond  this  earthly  strife ; 
That  holds  sweet  converse  with  the  sky, 
And  lives  eternal  life.  j.  taylor. 


1237.  C.  ML 

1.  Ye  weary,  heavy-laden  souls, 

Who  are  oppressed  sore, 
Ye  travelers  through  the  wilderness, 

To  Canaan's  peaceful  shore ; 
Through  chilling  winds,  and  beating  rain, 

And  waters  deep  and  cold, 
And  enemies  surrounding  you, 

Take  courage  and  be  bold ! 

2.  For  Canaan's  land  is  just  before, 

Sweet  spring  is  coming  on, 
A  few  more  beating  winds  and  rains, 
And  winter  will  be  gone. 


752  HEAVEN. 

Methinks  I  now  begin  to  see 
The  borders  of  that  land ; 

The  trees  of  life,  with  heavenly  fruit, 
In  beauteous  order  stand. 

3,  O  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 

To  my  believing  eyes ; 
Methinks  I  see  Jerusalem, 

A  city  in  the  skies : 
Bright  angels  whispering  me  away — 

"  O  come,  my  brother,  come !" 
And  I  am  willing  to  be  gone 

To  my  eternal  home. 

1238.  C.  M. 

1 .  Soon  in  the  grave  my  fiVh  shall  rest, 

My  soul  from  earth  remove, 
And  in  the  Saviour's  glory  dressed, 
Shall  reach  the  home  I  love. 

2.  My  friends — the  whole  celestial  choir; 

My  every  feeling — joy; 
To  honor  God — my  one  desire ; 
His  praise — my  one  employ. 

3.  Nor  would  I  wait  till  angel-host 

Shall  teach  their  song  to  rairc : 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
1  '11  here  begin  my  praise. 

4.  Now  to  our  God,  the  Father,  Son, 

And  Holy  Spirit,  sing ! 
With  praise  to  God,  the  Three  in  One, 
Let  all  creation  ring ! 


Doxology.    C.  M. 

In  hope  to  join  th'  angelic  host. 
And  all  the  ransomed  throng. 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
We  raise  the  grateful  song. 


HEAVEN.  758 

1239.  C  31. 

1.  O  mother  dear,  Jerusalem, 

When  shall  I  come  to  thee? 
When  shall  my  sorrows  have  an  end? 
Thy  joys  when  shall  I  see  ? 

2.  O  happy  harbor  of  God's  saints ! 

O  sweet  and  pleasant  soil ! 
In  thee  no  sorrow  ean  be  found, 
Nor  grief,  nor  eare,  nor  toil. 

3.  No  dimly  cloud  o'ershadows  thee. 

Nor  gloom,  nor  darksome  night ; 
But  every  soul  shines  as  the  sun ; 
For  God  himself  gives  light. 

4.  Thy  walls  are  made  cf  precious  stone, 

Thy  bulwarks  diamond-square, 

Thy  gates  are  all  of  orient  pearl — 
0  God  !  if  I  were  there  ! 

5.  O  my  sweet  home,  Jerusalem  ! 

Thy  joys  when  shall  I  see? — 
The  King  that  sitteth  on  thy  throne 
In  His  felicity? 

6.  Thy  gardens,  and  thy  goodly  walks 

Continually  are  green, 
Where  grow  such  sweet  and  pleasant  flowers 
As  no  where  else  are  seen. 

7.  Right  through  thy  streets  with  pleasing  sound 

The  flood'of  life  doth  flow, 
And  on  the  banks,  on  either  side, 
The  trees  of  life  do  grow. 

8.  Those  trees  each  month  yield  ripened  fruit : 

For  evermore  they  spring, 

And  all  the  nations  of  the  earth 

To  thee  their  honors  bring. 

9.  O  mother  dear,  Jerusalem ! 

When  shall  I  come  to  thee ! 
When  shall  my  sorrows  have  an  end? 
Thy  jovs  when  shall  I  see?  quarles. 

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754  HEAVEN, 


1240.  C  31. 

1.  Lo  !  I  behold  the  scattering  shades, 

The  dawn  of  heaven  appears ; 
The  sweet,  immortal  morning  spreads 
Its  blushes  round  the  spheres. 

2.  I  see  the  Lord  of  glory  come, 

And  flaming  guards  around  ; 
The  skies  divide  to  make  Him  room, 
The  trumpet  shakes  the  ground ! 

3.  I  hear  the  voice — "  Ye  dead,  arise !" 

And  lo !  the  graves  obey ; 
And  waking  saints,  with  joyful  eyes, 
Salute  th'  expected  day. 

4.  They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  wing 

Rise  to  the  midway  air ; 
In  shining  garments  meet  their  King, 
And  low  adore  Him  there. 

5.  O  may  our  humble  spirits  stand 

Among  them  clothed  in  white  ! 
The  meanest  place  at  His  right  hand 
Is  infinite  delight. 

G.  How  will  our  joy  and  wonder  rise, 
When  our  returning  King 
Shall  bear  us  homeward,  through  the  skies, 
On  love's  triumphant  wing  !  watts. 


1241.  C.  ffl. 

1.  These  glorious  minds,  how  bright  they  shine, 
Whence  all  their  white  array  % 
How  came  they  to  the  happy  seats 
Of  everlasting  day  ? 


From  torturing  pains  to  endless  joys, 

On  fiery  wheels  they  rode, 
And  strangely  washed  their  raiment  white 

In  Jesus'  dying  blood. 


HE  A  VEX.  75."> 

3.  Now  they  approach  a  spotless  God, 

And  bow  before  His  throne ; 
Their  warbling  harps  and  sacred  songs 
Adore  the  holy  One. 

4.  The  nnvailed  glories  of  His  face 

Among  His  saints  reside  ; 
While  the  rich  treasure  of  His  grace 
Sees  all  their  wants  supplied. 

5.  Tormenting  thirst  shall  leave  their  souls 

And  hunger  flee  as  fast ; 
The  fruit  of  life's  immortal  tree 
Shall  be  their  sweet  repast. 

0.  The  Lamb  shall  lead  His  heavenly  flock 
'Where  living  fountains  rise  ; 
And  love  divine  shall  wipe  away 

The  sorrows  of  their  eyes.  watts. 


1242.  C.  I. 

1.  There  is  a  place  of  sacred  rest, 

Far,  far  beyond  the  skies, 
Where  beauty  smiles  eternally, 
And  pleasure  never  dies. 

2.  When  tossed  upon  the  waves  of  life, 

With  fear  on  every  side — 
When  fiercely  howls  the  gathering  storm, 
And  foams  the  angry  tide — 

3.  Beyond  the  storm,  beyond  the  gloom, 

Breaks  forth  the  light  of  morn, 
Bright  beaming  from  my  Father's  house, 
To  cheer  the  soul  forlorn. 

4.  The  vision  of  that  heavenly  home, 

Shall  cheer  the  parting  soul, 
And  o'er  it,  mounting  to  the  skies, 
A  tide  of  rapture  roll. 


756  HEAVEN. 

5.   For  there,  adieus  are  sounds  unknown 
Death  frowns  not  on  that  scene, 
But  life  and  glorious  beauty  shine 
Untroubled  and  serene. 


1243. 


1.  Answer  me,  burning  stars  of  night ! 

Where  is  the  spirit  gone, 
That,  past  the  reach  of  human  sight, 
E'en  as  a  breeze  hath  flown  ? 

2.  O  many-toned  and  chainless  wind ! 

Thou  art  a  wanderer  free  ; 
Tell  me,  if  thou  its  place  canst  find, 
Far  over  mount  and  sea  1 

3.  Ye  clouds,  that  gorgeously  repose 

Around  the  setting  sun, 
Answer !  have  ye  a  home  for  those 
Whose  earthly  race  is  run  ? 

4.  O  speak,  thou  voice  of  God  within  ! 

Thou  of  the  deep,  low  tone  ! 
Answer  me,  through  life's  restless  din, 
Where  is  the  spirit  flown  1 

5.  And  the  voice  answers,  "  Be  thou  still ; 

Enough  to  know  is  given ; 
Clouds,  winds,  and  stars  their  part  fulfill ; 
Thine  is  to  trust  in  Heaven  !"''       hemans. 


1244.  C.  I. 

1.  Give  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 
Within  the  vail,  and  see 
The  saints  above — how  great  their  joys ! 
How  bright  their  glories  be  ! 

3.  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below, 
And  wet  their  couch  with  tears ; 
They  wrestled  hard,  as  we  do  now, 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 


HEAVEN.  757 

3.  I  ask  them  whence  their  victory  came ; 

They,  with  united  breath, 
Ascribe  their  conquest  to  the  Lamb, 
Their  triumph  to  His  death. 

4.  They  marked  the  footsteps  that  He  trod, 

His  zeal  inspired  their  breast ; 
And,  following  their  incarnate  God, 
Possess  the  promised  rest. 

5.  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 

For  His  own  pattern  given, 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 
Show  the  same  path  to  heaven.        watts. 

Doxology.    C.  [»I. 

In  hope  to  join  th'  angelic  host, 
And  all  the  ransomed  throng, 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
We  raise  the  grateful  song. 

1245.  C.  M. 

1.  Ye  golden  lamps  of  heaven,  farewell, 
With  all  your  feeble  light ; 
Farewell,  thou  ever-changing  moon, 
Pale  empress  of  the  night. 

*Z.  And  thou,  refulgent  orb  of  day, 
In  brightest  flames  arrayed, 
My  soul,  that  springs  beyond  thy  sphere, 
No  more  demands  thine  aid. 

•>.  Ye  stars  are  but  the  shining  dust 
Of  my  divine  abode, 
The  pavement  of  those  heavenly  courts, 
Where  I  shall  reign  with  God. 

4.  The  Father  of  eternal  light 

Shall  there  His  beams  display : 
Nor  shall  one  moment's  darkness  mix 
With  that  unvaried  day. 


758  HEAVEN. 

5.  No  more  the  drops  of  piercing  grief 

Shall  swell  into  my  eyes ; 
Nor  the  meridian  sun  decline 
Amid  those  brighter  skies. 

6.  There  all  the  millions  of  His  saints 

Shall  in  one  song  unite, 
And  each  the  bliss  of  all  shall  view, 

With  infinite  delight.  doddridge. 


1246.  C.  M. 

1.  There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

Where  saints  immortal  reign  : 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2.  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-withering  flowers ; 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 
This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3.  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  dressed  in  living  green; 

So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolled  between. 

4.  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea, 
And  linger,  shivering  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5.  Oh,  could  wTe  make  our  doubts  remove, 

These  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love, 
With  unbeclouded  eyes  : — 

G.  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 
And  view  the  landscape  o'er — ■ 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore.  watts. 


HEAVEN.  759 


1247.  C.  M. 

1.  Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground — 

We  seek  that  promised  soil ; 

The  songs  of  Zion  cheer  our  hearts, 

While  strangers  here  we  toil. 

2.  Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy  o'erflow, 

And  oft  are  bathed  in  tears ; 
Yet  naught  but  heaven  our  hopes  can  raise, 
And  naught  but  sin  our  fears. 

3.  The  flowers  that  spring  along  the  road 

We  scarcely  stoop  to  pluck ; 
We  walk  o'er  beds  of  shining  ore, 
Nor  waste  one  wishful  look. 

4.  We  tread  the  path  our  Master  trod ; 

We  bear  the  cross  He  bore ; 
And  every  thorn  that  wounds  our  feet 
His  temples  pierced  before.        barbauld. 


1248.  C.  K. 

1.  Arise,  my  soul,  fly  up  and  run 

Through  every  heavenly  street ; 
And  say  there 's  naught  below  the  sun 
That's  worthy  of  Thy  feet. 

2.  There,  on  a  high,  majestic  throne, 

Th'  Almighty  Father  reigns, 
And  sheds  His  glorious  goodness  down 
On  all  the  blissful  plains. 

3.  Bright,  like  a  sun,  the  Saviour  sits, 

And  spreads  eternal  noon  ; 
No  evenings  there,  nor  gloomy  nights, 
To  want  the  feeble  moon. 

4.  Amid  those  ever-shining  skies 

Behold  the  sacred  Dove ; 
While  banished  sin  and  sorrows  flies 
From  all  the  realms  of  love. 


<  60  HEAVEN. 

5.  But  O,  what  beams  of  heavenly  grace 

Transport  them  all  the  while ! 
Ten  thousand  smiles  from  Jesus'  face, 
And  love  in  every  smile ! 

6.  Jesus,  and  when  shall  that  dear  day, 

That  joyful  hour  appear, 
When  I  shall  leave  this  house  of  clay, 
To  dwell  among  them  there?  watts. 


1249.  C.  M. 

1.  Earth  has  engrossed  my  love  too  long ! 

'Tis  time  I  lift  mine  eyes 
Upward,  dear  Father,  to  Thy  throne, 
And  to  my  native  skies. 

2.  There  the  blessed  Man,  my  Saviour  sits ; 

The  God  !  how  bright  He  shines ! 
And  scatters  infinite  delights 
On  all  the  happy  minds. 

3.  Seraphs,  with  elevated  strains, 

Circle  the  throne  around ; 
And  move  and  charm  the  starry  plains, 
With  an  immortal  sound. 

4.  Jesus,  the  Lord,  their  harps  employs ; 

Jesus, my  love, they  sing! 
Jesus,  the  life  of  all  our  joys, 
Sounds  sweet  from  every  string. 


5.  Now  let  me  mount  and  join  their  song, 

And  be  an  angel,  too ; 
My  heart,  my  hand,  my  ear,  my  tonguc- 
Ilerc  's  joyful  work  for  you. 

6.  I  would  begin  the  music  here, 

And  so  my  soul  should  rise ; 
O  for  some  heavenly  notes  to  bear 
My  passions  to  the  skies ! 


IIEAVEX.  761 

7.  There  ye  that  love  my  Saviour  sit, 
There  I  would  fain  have  place, 
Among  your  thrones,  or  at  your  feet, 

So  I  might  see  his  face.  watts. 

1250.  &  31. 

1 .   There  is  a  glorious  world  of  light. 
Above  the  starry  sky, 
Where  saints  departed,  clothed  in  white, 
Adore  the  Lord  most  high. 

'2.  And  hark  !  amid  the  sacred  songs 
Those  heavenly  voices  raise, 
Ten  thousand  thousand  infant  tongues 
Unite  in  perfect  praise. 

:>.  Those  are  the  hymns  that  we  shall  know, 
If  Jesus  we  obey  : 
That  is  the  place  where  we  shall  go, 
If  found  in  wisdom's  way. 

4.  Soon  will  our  earthly  race  be  run, 

Our  mortal  frame  decay  ; 
Parents  and  children,  one  by  one. 
Must  die  and  pass  away. 

5.  Great  God,  impress  the  serious  thought, 

This  day,  on  every  breast. 
That  both  the  teachers  and  the  taught, 

May  enter  to  Thy  rest.  jane  taylor. 

Doxology.    C.  1. 

Through  the  everlasting  ages, 

Blessed  Trinity,  to  Thee  ! 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Spirit, 

Praise  and  endless  glory  be. 

1251.  7s. 

1 .   Who  are  these  in  bright  array, 
This  innumerable  throng, 
Round  the  altar,  night  and  day, 
Hymning  one  triumphant  song  ? — 


762  HEAVEN. 

"  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  once  slain. 
Blessing,  honor,  glory,  power, 

Wisdom,  riches,  to  obtain  ; 
New  dominion  every  hour." 

2.  These  through  fiery  trials  trod  ! — 

These  from  great  afflictions  came ; 
Now  before  the  throne  of  God, 

Sealed  with  His  almighty  name, 
Clad  in  raiment  pure  and  white, 

Victor  palms  in  every  hand, 
Through  their  dear  Redeemer's  might, 

More  than  conquerors  they  stand. 

3.  Hunger,  thirst,  disease  unknown, 

On  immortal  fruits  they  feed ; 
Them,  the  Lamb  amid  the  throne, 

Shall  to  living  fountains  lead ; 
Joy  and  gladness  banish  sighs; 

Perfect  love  dispels  all  fears; 
And  forever  from  their  eyes 

God  shall  wipe  away  the  tears. 

MONTGOMERY 

1252.  7s. 

1.  Palms  of  glory,  raiment  bright, 

Crowns  that  never  fade  away, 
Gird  and  deck  the  saints  in  light; 

Priests,  and  kings,  and  conquerors,  they. 

2.  Yet  the  conquerors  bring  their  palms 

To  the  Lamb  amid  the  throne; 
And  proclaim,  in  joyful  psalms, 
Victory  through  His  cross  alone. 

3.  Kings  for  harps  their  crowns  resign, 

Crying,  as  they  strike  the  chords — 
"  Take  the  kingdom  ;  it  is  thine, 
King  of  kings,  and  Lord  of  lords." 

4.  Pound  the  altar  priests  confess, 

If  their  robes  are  white  as  snow, 
'T  was  their  Saviour's  righteousness, 
And  His  blood,  that  made  them  so. 


HEAVED.  [ 

5.  Who  are  these  ?     On  earth  they  dwelt, 

Sinners  once  of  Adam's  race  ; 
Guilt,  and  fear,  and  suffering  felt, 
But  were  saved  by  sovereign  grace. 

6.  They  were  mortal,  too,  like  us ; 

Ah !  when  we,  like  them,  shall  die, 
May  our  souls  translated  thus, 

Triumph,  reign,  and  shine,  on  high ! 

MONTGOMERY, 

1253.  7s. 

1.  "Who  are  these  arrayed  in  white, 

Brighter  than  the  noon-day  sun  1 
Foremost  of  the  sons  of  light ; 

Nearest  the  eternal  throne  ? 
These  are  they  that  bore  the  cross ; 

Nobly  for  their  Master  stood ; 
Sufferers  in  His  righteous  cause ; 

Followers  of  the  dying  God. 

2.  Out  of  great  distress  they  came ; 

Washed  their  robes,  by  faith,  below, 
In  the  blood  of  yonder  Lamb — 

Blood  that  washes  white  as  snow ; 
Therefore  are  they  next  the  throne ; 

Serve  their  Maker  day  and  night ; 
God  resides  among  His  own, 

God  doth  in  His  saints  delight, 

C.  WESLEY. 

1254.  7s. 

1.  Deathless  principle,  arise; 
Soar,  thou  native  of  the  skies; 
Pearl  of  price,  by  Jesus  bought, 
To  His  glorious  likeness  wrought, 
Go  to  shine  before  His  throne, 
Deck  His  mediatorial  crown ; 
Go,  His  triumphs  to  adorn, 
Born  of  God — to  God  return. 


764  HEAVEN. 

2.  Burst  thy  shackle?!,  drop  thy  clay, 
Sweetly  breathe  thyself  away ; 
Singing,  to  thy  crown  remove, 
Swift  of  wing,  and  fired  with  love, 
Shudder  not  to  pass  the  stream  ; 
Venture  all  thy  care  on  Him ; 
Him,  whose  dying  love  and  power 
Stilled  its  tossing,  hushed  its  roar. 

3.  Saints  in  glory  perfect  made, 

Wait  thy  passage  through  the  shade ; 

Ardent  for  thy  coming  o'er, 

See,  they  throng  the  blissful  shore ; 

Mount,  their  transports  to  improve, 

Join  the  longing  choir  above ; 

Swiftly  to  their  wish  be  given, 

Kindle  higher  joy  in  heaven.         toplady, 

1255.  7s. 

1.  Lift  your  eyes  of  faith,  and  see 

Saints  and  angels  joined  in  one ; 
What  a  countless  company 

Stand  before  yon  dazzling  throne  ! 
Each  before  his  Saviour  stands, 

All  in  milk-white  robes  arrayed; 
Palms  they  carry  in  their  hands, 

Crowns  of  glory  on  their  head. 

2.  Saints,  begin  the  endless  song ; 

Cry  aloud,  in  heavenly  lays — 
Glory  doth  to  God  belong ; 

God  the  glorious  Saviour  praise ; 
All  salvation  from  Him  came — 

Him  who  reigns  enthroned  on  high  ; 
Glory  to  the  bleeding  Lamb — 

Let  the  morning  stars  reply. 

3.  Angel  powers  the  throne  surround  ; 

Next  the  saints  in  glory  they  ; 

Lulled  with  the  transporting  sound, 

They  their  silent  homage  pay ; 


HEAVED.  765 

Prostrate  on  their  face,  before 

God  and  His  Messiah  fall; 
Then  in  hymns  of  praise  adore — 

Shout  the  Lamb  that  died  for  all. 

C.  WESLEY. 


1256. 


1.  Much  in  sorrow,  eft  in  woe, 
Onward,  Christians,  onward  go  ; 
Fight  the  fight ;  and,  worn  with  strife, 
Steep  with  tears  the  bread  of  life. 

2.  Onward,  Christians,  onward  go  ; 
Join  the  war,  and  face  the  foe ; 
Faint  not :  much  doth  yet  remain  ; 
Dreary  is  the  long  campaign. 

3.  Shrink  not,  Christians — will  ye  yield  ? 
Will  ye  quit  the  battle-field  ? 

Fight  till  all  the  conflict 's  o'er, 
Nor  your  foes  shall  rally  more. 

3.  But  when  loud  the  trumpet  blown, 
Speaks  their  forces  overthrown, 
Christ,  your  Captain,  shall  bestow 
Crowns  to  grace  the  conqueror's  brow. 

H.   K.   WHITE. 

1257.  P.  M. 

1.  I  'm  a  pilgrim,  and  I  'm  a  stranger, 

I  can  tarry,  I  can  tarry  but  a  night ; 

Do  not  detain  me,  for- 1  am  going, 

To  where  the  fountains  are  ever  flowing. 

2.  There  the  glory  is  ever  shining ! 

O,  my  longing  heart,  my  longing  heart  is  there  ; 
Here  in  this  country  so  dark  and  dreary, 
I  long  have  wandered  forlorn  and  weary. 

3.  There  's  the  city  to  which  I  journey ; 

My  Redeemer,  my  Redeemer  is  its  light ! 
There  is  no  sorrow,  nor  any  sighing, 
Nor  any  tears  there,  nor  any  dying! 


766  HEAVEN. 

1258.  7s,  6s  &  7s. 

1.  Burst,  ye  emerald  gates,  and  bring 

To  my  raptured  vision, 
All  the  ecstatic  joys  that  spring 

Round  the  bright  elysian  : 
Lo  !  we  lift  our  longing  eyes, 
Break,  ye  intervening  skies ! 
Sons  of  righteousness,  arise, 
Ope  the  gates  of  Paradise. 

2.  Floods  of  everlasting  light ! 

Freely  flash  before  Him ; 
Myriads,  with  supreme  delight, 

Instantly  adore  Him ; 
Angelic  trumps  resound  His  fame ; 
Lutes  of  lucid  gold  proclaim 
All  the  music  of  His  name ; 
Heaven  echoing  the  theme. 

3.  Four  and  twenty  elders  rise 

From  their  princely  station ; 
Shout  His  glorious  victories, 

Sing  the  great  salvation ; 
Cast  their  crowns  before  His  throne, 
Cry,  in  reverential  tone, 
Glory  be  to  God  alone, 
Holy  !  Holy  !  Holy  One. 

4.  Hark  !  the  thrilling  symphonies 

Seem,  methinks,  to  seize  us  ; 
Join  we  too  the  holy  lays — 

Jesus,  Jesus,  Jesus ! 
Sweetest  sound  in  seraph's  song, 
Sweetest  note  on  mortal  tongue, 
Sweetest  carol  ever  sung — 
Jesus,  Jesus,  flow  along. 

1259.  Gs. 

1.  Oh,  exiled  Paradise, 

Oh,  how  we  long  for  thee ! 
When  wilt  thou  robe  the  earth1? 
When  plant  life's  healing  tree'? 


HEAVEN.  767 

Thou  hast  fresh  blooming  vales, 

Where  glittering  fountains  play, 
And  sweet  sequestered  dales 

Hid  in  thy  groves  away  ! 
Oh,  for  thy  smiling  hills, 

AVith  gush  of  clear  cascade  ! 
Forever  flowing  rills, 

By  living  waters  made ! 

2.  Oh  for  thy  fragrant  flowers, 

That  bloom  through  all  the  year  ! 
Oh  for  thy  rosy  bowers, 

The  wilderness  to  cheer  ! 
To  thee  we  shall  return, 

And  to  Mount  Zion  come ! 
With  songs  sing  joyfully, 

And  shout  the  harvest  home ! 
Awake  the  harp  and  lute, 

In  praises  to  the  King 
Who  reigns  on  David's  throne, 

To  him  hosannas  bring ! 

3.  Jesus  shall  ever  reign  ! 

When  His  bright  kingdom  comes 
The  sun  shall  be  ashamed 

Before  His  dazzling  thrones! 
The  moon,  confounded,  then, 

Shall  hide  her  silver  ray, 
And  saints  of  every  age, 

Rejoice  in  glorious  day ! 
Oh,  exiled  Paradise, 

Oh,  how  we  long  for  thee  ! 
Robe  thou  anew  the  earth — 

Bring  back  Life's  healing  tree. 

1260.  7s  &  Gs. 

1.  In  the  broad  fields  of  heaven, 
In  the  immortal  bowers 
By  life's  clear  river  side, 
Amid  undying  flowers — 


768  HEAVEN. 

There  hosts  of  beauteous  souls, 
Fair  children  of  the  earth, 

Linked  in  bright  bands  of  love, 
Sing  of  their  human  birth. 

2.  They  sing  of  earth  and  heaven — 

Divinest  voices  rise 
To  God,  their  gracious  Lord, 

Who  called  them  to  the  skies : 
They  all  are  there — in  heaven — 

Safe,  safe,  and  sweetly  blest; 
No  cloud  of  sin  can  dim 

Their  bright  and  holy  rest. 

1261.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  There  is  a  holy  city, 
A  happy  world  above, 

Beyond  the  starry  regions, 
Built  by  the  God  of  love  ; 

An  everlasting  temple, 

And  saints  arrayed  in  white, 

There  serve  their  great  Redeemer, 
And  dwell  with  Him  in  light. 

2.  The  meanest  child  of  glory 
Outshines  the  radiant  sun  ; 

But  who  can  speak  the  splendor 
Of  that  eternal  throne 

Where  Jesus  sits  exalted, 
In  godlike  majesty? 

The  elders  fall  before  Him, 
The  angels  bend  the  knee. 

3.  Is  this  the  Man  of  sorrows, 
Who  stood  at  Pilate's  bar. 

Condemned  by  haughty  Herod, 
And  by  his  men  of  war1? 

He  seems  a  mighty  conqueror, 
Who  spoiled  the  powers  below, 

And  ransomed  many  captives 
From  everlasting  woe ! 


HEAVEN.  769 

4.  Tho  hosts  of  paints  around  Him 

Proclaim  His  work  of  grace; 
The  patriarchs  and  prophets, 

And  all  the  godly  race, 
Who  speak  of  fiery  trials 

And  tortures  on  their  way — 
They  came  from  tribulation 

To  everlasting  day. 

5.  And  what  shall  be  my  journey, 

How  long  I  '11  stay  below, 
Or  what  shall  be  my  trials, 

Are  not  for  me  to  know. 
In  every  day  of  trouble, 

I  '11  raise  my  thoughts  on  high; 
I'll  think  of  the  bright  temple, 

And  crowns  above  the  sky. 

1262.  ~S  &  6s. 

1.  We  are  on  our  journey  home, 

Where  Christ  our  Lord  is  gone ; 
We  shall  meet  around  His  throne, 
When  He  makes  His  people  one 
In  the  new  Jerusalem. 

*2.  We  can  see  that  distant  home, 

Tho'  clouds  rise  dark  between  ; 
Faith  views  the  radiant  dome, 
And  a  luster  flashes  keen 
From  the  new  Jerusalem. 

3.  O  glory  shining  far 

From  the  never-setting  Sun  ! 
O  trembling  morning  star ! 
Our  journey  's  almost  done 
To  the  new  Jerusalem. 

4.  O  holy,  heavenly  home  ! 

O,  rest  eternal  there  ! 
When  shall  the  exiles  come, 

Where  they  cease  from  earthly  care, 
In  the  new  Jerusalem. 
33 


70  HEAVEN. 

5.  Our  hearts  are  breaking  now 
Those  mansions  fair  to  see ; 
O  Lord  !  Thy  heavens  bow, 
And  raise  us  up  with  Thee 

To  the  new  Jerusalem.  en.  beechkr. 


1263.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  We  shall  see  a  light  appear, 

By  and  by,  when  He  comes ; 
We  shall  see  Him  full  and  clear, 
By  and  by,  when  He  comes ; 
Ride  on,  Jesus,  O  ride  on ! 
We  are  on  our  journey  home. 

2.  We  shall  have  a  mighty  shout, 

By  and  by,  when  He  comes  ; 

We  shall  like  the  stars  shine  out, 

By  and  by,  when  He  comes. 

Ride  on,  Jesus,  etc. 

3.  Then  shall  blaze  earth's  funeral  pyre, 

By  and  by,  when  He  comes  ; 
We  shall  shout  above  the  fire, 
By  and  by  when  He  comes. 

Ride  on,  Jesus,  etc. 


1264.  Us. 

1 .  'Mid  scenes  of  confusion,  and  creature  complaints, 
How  sweet  to  my  soul  is  communion  with  saints ; 
To  find  at  the  banquet  of  mercy  there 's  room, 
And  feel  in  the  presence  of  Jesus  at  home. 

Home,  home,  sweet,  sweet  home ; 
Prepare  me,  dear  Saviour,  for  glory,  my  home. 

2.  Sweet  bonds  that  unite  all  the  children  of  peace  ! 
And  thrice  precious  Jesus,  whose  love  can  not  cease  ! 
Though  oft  from  Thy  presence  in  calmness  I  roam. 
(  long  to  behold  Thee  in  glory,  at  home. 

Home,  home,  sweet,  sweet  home,  etc. 


HEAVEN.  i  \  1 

3.  I  sigh  from  this  body  of  sin  to  be  free, 

Which  hinders  my  joy  and  communion  with  Thee  ; 
Though  now  my  temptation  like  billows  may  foam, 
All,  all  will  be  peace,  when  I  'm  with  Thee  at  home. 
Home,  home,  sweet,  sweet  home,  etc. 

4.  While  here  in  the  valley  of  conflict  I  stay, 

0  give  me  submission,  and  strength  as  my  day; 
In  all  my  afflictions  to  Thee  would  I  come, 
Rejoicing  in  hope  of  my  glorious  home. 
Home,  home,  sweet,  sweet  home,  etc. 

.").  Whate'er  Thou  deniest,  O  give  me  Thy  grace, 
The  Spirit's  sure  witness,  and  smiles  of  Thy  face, 
Endue  me  with  patience  to  wait  at  Thy  throne, 
And  find,  even  now,  a  sweet  foretaste  of  home. 
Home,  home,  sweet,  sweet  home,  etc. 

G.  I  long,  dearest  Lord,  in  Thy  beauties  to  shine ; 
Xo  more  as  an  exile  in  sorrow  to  pine ; 
And  in  Thy  dear  image  arise  from  the  tomb, 
With  glorified  millions  to  praise  Thee  at  home. 
Home,  home,  sweet,  sweet  home,  etc. 


1265.  10s, 

1.  O  where  can  the  soul  find  relief  from  its  foes  ? 
A  shelter  of  safety,  a  home  of  repose  ? 

Can  earth's  highest  summit,  or  deepest  hid  vale, 
Give  a  refuge,  nor  sorrow,  nor  sin  can  assail  1 

No,  no  !  there 's  no  home ! 
There  "s  no  home  on  earth — the  soul  has  no  home. 

2.  Shall  it  leave  the  low  earth,  and  soar  to  the  sky, 
And  seek  for  a  home  in  the  mansions  on  high  ? 

In  the  bright  realms  of  bliss  with  a  dwelling  be 

given, 
And  the  soul  find  a  home  in  the  glory  of  heaven  ? 

Yes,  yes  !  there's  a  home  ! 
There's  a  home  in  high  heaven — the  soul  has  a 

home. 


772  HEAVEN. 

3.  O  !  holy  and  sweet  its  rest  shall  be  there ! 

Free  forever  from  sin,  and  from  sorrow  and  eare : 
And  the  loud  hallelujahs  of  angels  shall  rise, 
To  welcome  the  soul  to  its  home  in  the  skies! 

Home,  home  ! — home  of  the  soul ! 
The  bosom  of  God  is  the  home  of  the  soul ! 

DEODATUS  BUTTON. 

1266.  lis. 

1.  My  home  is  in  heaven,  my  rest  is  not  here, 
Then  why  should  I  murmur  when  trials  appear  1 
Be  hushed,  my  dark  spirit,  the  worst  that  can  come, 
But  shortens  thy  journey,  and  hastens  thee  home. 

2.  It  is  not  for  thee  to  be  seeking  thy  bliss, 
And  building  thy  hopes  in  a  region  like  this ; 
I  look  for  a  city  which  hands  have  not  piled ; 
I  pant  for  a  country  by  sin  undefiled. 

3.  The  thorn  and  the  thistle  around  me  may  grow, 
I  would  not  recline  upon  roses  below ; 

I  ask  not  my  portion,  I  seek  not  my  rest, 
Till  I  find  them  forever  on  Jesus'  breast. 

1267.  12s  &  lis. 

1.  How  sweet  to  reflect  on  the  joys  that  await  me 

In  yon  blissful  region,  the  haven  of  rest, 
Where  glorified  spirits  Avith  welcome  shall  greet  me, 

And  lead  mo  to  mansions  prepared  for  the  blest : 
Encircled  with  light,  and  with  glory  enshrouded, 
My  happiness  perfect,  my  mind's  sky  unclouded, 
I  '11  bathe  in  the  ocean  of  pleasure  unbounded, 

And  range  with  delight  through  the  Eden  of  Love. 

2.  While  angelic  legions,  writh  harps  tuned  celestial. 

Harmoniously  join  in  the  concert  of  praise, 
The  saints  as  they  flock  from  the  regions  terrestrial , 

In  loud  hallelujahs  their  voices  will  raise ; 
Then  songs   to   the  Lamb   shall  re-echo  through 

heaven, 
My  soul  will  respond,  To  Immanuel  be  given 
All  glory,  all  honor,  all  might  and  dominion, 
Who  brought  us  through  grace  to  the  Eden  of 
Love. 


HEAVEN.  7  i  6 

3.  Then  hail,  blessed  state  !  bail,  ye  songsters  of  glory ! 

Ye  harpers  of  bliss,  soon  I  "11  meet  you  above ! 
And  join  your  full  choir  in  rehearsing  the  story. 

''Salvation  from  sorrow,  through  Jesus'  love;" 
Though  'prisoned  in  earth,  yet  by  anticipation, 
Already  my  soul  feels  a  sweet  prelibation 
Of  joys  that  await  me,  when  freed  from  probation. 

My  heart's  now  in  Heaven,  the  Eden  of  Love. 

1268.  5s. 

1.  There  's  rest  in  the  grave, 
Life's  toils  are  all  past, 
Night  cometh  at  last : 
How  calmly  I  rest 

In  the  sleep  of  the  blest, 
Nor  hear  life's  storm  rave 
0"er  my  green,  grassy  grave. 

2.  No  rest  in  the  grave — 
Heaven's  dawn  purples  fast, 
Morn's  splendors  are  cast 
Like  shafts  through  the  gloom 
Of  the  dark,  silent  tomb ; 
Heaven's  fair  bowers  wave — 
No  rest  in  the  grave  ! 

3.  Arise  from  the  grave ! 
Heaven's  bright,  burning  throng 
Come  rushing  along ; 

They  gird  me  about, 
And  triumphant  shout, 
As  myriad  palms  wave, 
"  Ascend  from  the  grave." 

CII.  BEECHER. 

1269.  P.  BL 

1 .  There  is  a  happy  land,  far,  far  away. 

Where  saints  in  glory  stand,  bright,  bright  as  da;, . 
O,  how  they  sweetly  sin?, 
A\  orthy  is  our  Saviour  King, 
Loud  let  His  praises  ring, 
Praise,  praise  for  aye. 


774  HEAVEN. 

Vi.  Come  to  that  happy  land,  come,  come  away  ; 
Why  will  ye  doubting  stand,  why  still  delay ? 
Oh,  we  shall  happy  be, 
When  from  sin  and  sorrow  free ! 
Lord,  we  shall  live  with  Thee, 
Blest,  blest  for  aye. 

3.  Bright,  in  that  happy  land,  beams  every  eye; 
Kept  by  a  Father's  hand,  love  can  not  die. 
Oh,  then  to  glory  run; 
Be  a  crown  and  kingdom  won ; 
And  bright,  above  the  sun, 
We  reign  for  aye. 

1270.  10s. 

1 .  Joyfully,  joyfully  onward  I  move, 
Bound  to  the  land  of  bright  spirits  above; 
Angelic  choristers,  sing  as  I  come — 
Joyfully,  joyfully  haste  to  thy  home  ! 
Soon  with  my  pilgrimage  ended  below, 
Home  to  the  land  of  bright  spirits  I  go  ; 
Pilgrim  and  stranger  no  more  shall  I  roam  : 
Joyfully,  joyfully  resting  at  home. 

2.  Friends,  fondly  cherished,  but  passed  on  before  ; 
Waiting,  they  watch  me  approaching  the  shore; 
Singing  to  cheer  me  thro'  death's  chilling  gloom 
Joyfully,  joyfully  haste  to  thy  home. 

Sounds  of  sweet  melody  fall  on  my  ear ; 
Harps  of  the  blessed,  your  voices  I  hear  ! 
Rings  with  the  harmony  heaven's  high  dome — 
Joyfully,  joyfully  haste  to  thy  home. 

3.  Death,  with  thy  weapons  of  war  lay  me  low, 
Strike,  king  of  terrors !  I  fear  not  the  blow  ; 
Jesus  hath  broken  the  bars  of  the  tomb  ! 
Joyfully,  joyfully  will  I  go  home. 

Bright  will  the  morn  of  eternity  dawn, 
Death  shall  be  banished,  his  scepter  be  gone ; 
Joyfully,  then  shall  I  witness  his  doom, 
Joyfully,  joyfully,  safely  at  home. 


HEAVEN.  i  ( 0 


1271.  10s. 

1.  Happy  the  spirit  released  from  its  clay; 
Happy  the  soul  that  goes  bounding  away; 
Singing,  as  upward  it  hastes  to  the  skies, 
Victory  !  victory  !  homeward  I  rise. 

Many  the  toils  it  has  passed  through  below, 
Many  the  seasons  of  trial  and  woe; 
Many  the  doubtings  it  never  should  sing, 
Victory  !  victory  !  thus  on  the  wing. 

2.  How  can  we  wish  them  recalled  from  their  home 
Longer  in  sorrowing  exile  to  roam  % 

Safely  they  passed  from  their  troubles  beneath. 

Victory  !  victory  !  shouting  in  death. 

Thus  let  them  slumber,  till  Christ  from  the  skies. 

Bids  them  in  glorified  body  arise ; 

Singing,  as  upward  they  spring  from  the  tomb. 

Victory  !  victory  !  Jesus  hath  come. 


1272.  C.  M. 

1.  On  Jordan's  rugged  banks  I  stand, 

And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land, 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2.  O,  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene, 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 
Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green, 
And  rivers  of  delight ! 

3.  O'er  all  those  wide  extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day  : 
There,  God,  the  Son,  forever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 

4.  No  chilling  winds,  or  poisonous  breath, 

Can  reach  that  healthful  shore; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 


776  HEAVEN. 

5.  When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place. 

And  be  forever  blest  ? 
When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face. 
And  in  His  bosom  rest  ? 

6.  Filled  with  delight,  my  raptured  soul 

Can  here  no  longer  stay  ; 
Though  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll. 
Fearless  I  'd  launch  away.  stennet- 


1273.  C.  M. 

1.  A  stranger  in  the  world  below, 

I  calmly  sojourn  here ; 
Nor  can  its  happiness  or  woe 

Provoke  my  hope  or  fear ; 
Its  evils  in  a  moment  end ; 

Its  joys  as  soon  are  past ; 
But  O,  the  bliss  to  which  I  tend 

Eternally  shall  last ! 

2.  To  that  Jerusalem  above, 

With  singing  I  repair ; 
While  in  the  flesh,  my  hope  and  love. 

My  heart  and  soul,  are  there. 
There  my  exalted  Saviour  stands. 

My  merciful  High  Priest ; 
And  still  extends  His  wounded  hands 

To  take  me  to  His  breast.  c.  weslev. 


1274.  C.  M. 

1.  O  the  delights,  the  heavenly  joys. 

The  glories  of  the  place, 
Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 
Of  His  o'erflowing  grace  ! 

2.  Sweet  majesty  and  awful  love 

Sit  smiling  on  His  brow ; 
And  all  the  glorious  ranks  above 
At  humble  distance  bow. 


HEAVEN-.  777 

3.  Archangels  sound  His  lofty  praise 

Through  every  heavenly  street, 
And  lay  their  highest  honors  down 
Submissive  at  His  feet. 

4.  This  is  the  Man,  th'  exalted  Man, 

Whom  we,  unseen,  adore ; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  His  face, 
Our  hearts  shall  love  Him  more. 

5.  And  while  our  faith  enjoys  this  sight, 

We  long  to  leave  our  clay  ; 
And  wish  Thy  fiery  chariots,  Lord, 

To  bear  our  souls  away.  watts. 

1275.  C.  II.  ffl. 

1.  Heaven  is  the  land  where  troubles  cease, 

Where  toils  and  tears  are  o'er ; 
The  blissful  clime  of  rest  and  peace, 

Where  cares  distract  no  more ; 
And  not  a  shadow  of  distress 
Dims  its  unsullied  blessedness. 

2.  Heaven  is  the  place  wmere  Jesus  dwells, 

And  pleads  His  dying  blood, 
While  to  His  prayers  His  Father  gives 

An  unknown  multitude — 
Who-e  harps  and  tongues,  through  endless  da}  s, 
Shall  crown  His  head  with  songs  of  praise. 

3.  Heaven  is  the  dwelling-place  of  joy, 

The  home  of  light  and  love, 
Where  faith  and  hope  in  rapture  die, 

And  ransomed  souls  above 
Enjoy,  before  their  Father's  throne, 
Bliss  everlasting  and  unknown. 

1276.  ft  M. 

1.  Around  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven, 
Thousands  of  children  si  and  ; 
Children,  whose  siu3  are  all  forgiven, 
A  holy,  happy  band. 
33* 


778  HEAVEN. 

2.  What  brought  them  to  that  world  above, 

That  heaven  so  bright  and  fair — 

Where  all  is  peace,  and  joy,  and  love '? 

How  came  those  children  there  % 

3.  Because  the  Saviour  shed  His  blood 

To  wash  away  their  sin  ; 
Bathed  in  that  pure  and  precious  flood, 
Behold  them  white  and  clean ! 

4.  On  earth  they  sought  their  Saviour's  grace, 

On  earth  they  loved  His  name ; 
So  now  they  see  His  blessed  face, 
And  stand  before  the  Lamb. 


1277.  C.  M. 

1 .  Bright  glories  rush  upon  my  sight, 
And  charm  my  wondering  eyes — ■ 
The  regions  of  immortal  light, 
The  beauties  of  the  skies ! 

2.  Ail  hail !  ye  fair,  celestial  shores, 

Ye  lands  of  endless  day  ! 
A  rich  delight  your  prospect  pours, 
And  drives  my  griefs  away. 

3.  There  7s  a  delightful  clearness  now ; 

My  clouds  of  doubt  are  gone  ; 
Fled  is  my  former  darkness,  too; 
My  fears  are  all  withdrawn. 

4.  Short  is  the  passage,  short  the  space, 

Between  my  home  and  me  ; 
There,  there  behold  the  radiant  place 
How  near  the  mansions  be ! . 

5.  Immortal  wonders  !  boundless  things 

In  those  dear  worlds  appear! 
Prepare  me,  Lord,  to  stretch  my  wings, 
And  in  those  glories  share. 

VILLAGE  HYMNS 


TIMES  AND   SEASONS.  779 


1278.  L ». 

1.  In  silence  of  the  voiceless  night, 

When,  chased  by  dreams,  the  slumbers  flee, 
Whom,  in  the  darkness,  do  I  seek, 
O  God,  but  Thee? 

2.  And  if  there  weigh  upon  my  breast, 
Vague  memories  of  the  day  forgone, 
Scarce  knowing  why,  I  fly  to  Thee, 

And  lay  them  down. 

3.  Or,  if  it  be  the  gloom  that  comes, 
In  token  of  impending  ill, 

My  bosom  heeds  not  what  it  is 
Since  't  is  Thy  will. 

4.  For,  O !  in  spite  of  constant  care, 
Or  aught  beside,  how  joyfully 

I  pass  that  solitary  hour, 
My  God,  with  Thee  ! 

5.  More  tranquil  than  the  stilly  night, 
More  peaceful  than  that  voiceless  hour, 
Supremely  blest,  my  bosom  lies 

Beneath  Thy  power. 

G.  For  what  on  earth  can  I  desire, 
Of  all  it  hath  to  offer  me '? 
Or  whom  in  heaven  do  I  seek, 
O  God,  but  Thee  % 

1279.  L.  M. 

].  The  dawn  is  sprinkling  in  the  east 
Its  golden  shower,  as  day  flows  in ; 
Fast  mount  the  pointed  shafts  of  light  ;-^- 
Farewell  to  darkness  and  to  sin ! 

•-2.   Away,  ye  midnight  phantoms  all ! 
Away,  despondence  and  despair! 
Whatever  guilt  the  night  has  brought, 
Now  let  it  vanish  into  air. 


780  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

3.  So,  Lord,  when  that  last  morning  breaks, 

Which  shrouds  in  darkness  earth  and  skies, 
May  it  on  us,  low  bending  here, 

Arrayed  in  joyful  light  arise !       lyra  cath. 

1280.  L.  ft 

1.  Forth  in  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  we  go, 

Our  daily  labor  to  pursue ; 
Thee,  only  Thee,  resolved  to  know, 
In  all  we  think,  or  speak,  or  do. 

2.  Still  would  we  bear  Thy  easy  yoke, 

And  every  moment  watch  and  pray ; 
Would  still  to  things  eternal  look, 
And  hasten  to  Thy  glorious  day. 

3.  For  Thee  alone  we  would  employ 

Whate'er  Thy  bounteous  grace  hath  given ; 
W^ould  run  our  course  with  even  joy, 
And  closely  walk  with  Thee  to  heaven. 

C.  WESLEY. 

1281.  L  M. 

1.  O  backward-looking  son  of  time! — 

The  new  is  old,  the  old  is  new, 
The  cycle  of  a  change  sublime 
Still  sweeping  through. 

2.  Take  heart ! — the  waster  builds  again — 

A  charmed  life  old  goodness  hath ; 
The  tares  may  perish — but  the  grain 
Is  not  for  death. 

3.  God  works  in  all  things ;  all  obey 

His  first  propulsion  from  the  night ; 
Ho,  wake  and  watch ! — the  world  is  gray 
With  morning  light !  wtiiittiek. 

1282.  h «. 

1.  Eternity!  Eternity! 

How  long  art  thou,  Eternity  ! 
Yet  onward  still  to  thee  we  speed, 
As  to  the  fight  th'  impatient  steed. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  781 

2.  As  ship  to  port,  or  shaft  from  how, 
Or  swift  as  couriers  homeward  go; 
Mark  well,  O  man,  Eternity ! 
Eternity  !  Eternity ! 

3.  Eternity  !   Eternity  ! 

How  long  art  thou,  Eternity  ! 
As  in  a  ball's  concentric  round 
Nor  starting-point  nor  end  is  found; 

4.  So  thou,  Eternity,  so  vast, 
No  entrance  and  no  exit  hast; 
Mark  well,  O  man,  Eternity  ! 
Eternity !  Eternity  ! 

COXE.       FROM  THE  GERMAN. 

1283.  L  31.* 

1.  I  can  not  always  trace  the  way 

Where  Thou,  Almighty  One,  dost  move ; 
But  I  can  always,  always  say, 
That  God  is  love. 

2.  When  fear  her  chilling  mantle  throws 

O'er  earth,  my  soul  to  heaven  above, 
As  to  her  native  home,  upsprings, 
For  God  is  love. 

.°>.  When  mystery  clouds  my  darkened  path, 
I  '11  check  my  dread,  my  doubts  reprove, 
In  this  my  soul  sweet  comfort  hath, 
That  God  is  love. 

4.   Yes,  God  is  love ; — a  thought  like  this 
Can  every  gloomy  thought  remove, 
And  turn  all  tears,  all  woes,  to  bliss, 
Tor  God  is  love. 

1284.  L.  E* 

1 .  Thy  will  be  done  !     In  devious  way 
The  hurrying  stream  of  life  may  run; 
Yet  still  our  grateful  hearts  shall  say, 
Thy  will  be  done  ! 

*  By  repeating  the  last  line. 


YOZ  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

2.  Thy  will  be  clone!  If  o'er  us  shine 
A  gladdening  and  a  prosperous  sun, 
This  prayer  shall  make  it  more  divine  : — 

Thy  will  be  done ! 

3.  Thy  will  be  done  !     Though  shrouded  o'er 
Our  path  with  gloom,  one  comfort,  one. 

Is  ours — to  breathe,  while  we  adore, 

Thy  will  be  done !  bowring. 

1285.  L  *. 

1.  Rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep, 
1  lay  me  down  in  peace  to  sleep ; 
Secure  I  rest  upon  the  wave, 

For  Thou,  O  Lord  !  hast  power  to  save. 

2.  I  know  Thou  wilt  not  slight  my  call ! 
For  Thou  dost  mark  the  sparrow's  fall ! 
And  calm  and  peaceful  is  my  sleep, 
Rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep. 

3.  And  such  the  trust  that  still  were  mine, 
Though  stormy  winds  swept  o'er  the  brine, 
Or  though  the  tempest's  fiery  breath 
Roused  from  sleep  to  wreck  and  death ! 

4.  In  ocean  caves  still  safe  with  Thee, 
The  germs  of  immortality  ; 

And  calm  and  peaceful  is  my  sleep. 
Rocked  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep. 

MRS.  WrILLAKD. 

1288.  L,  M. 

1 .  Glory  to  Thee,  whose  powerful  word 

Bids  the  tempestuous  winds  arise  ! 
Glory  to  Thee,  the  sovereign  Lord 
Of  air,  and  earth,  and  sea,  and  skies ! 

2.  Let  air,  and  earth,  and  skies  obey, 

And  seas  Thine  awful  will  perform  ; 
From  them  we  learn  to  own  Thy  sway, 
And  shout  to  meet  the  gathering  storm. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  783 

3.  What  though  the  floods  lift  up  their  voice ; 

Thou  hearest,  Lord,  our  louder  cry ; 
They  cau  not  damp  Thy  children's  joys. 
Or  shake  the  soul  when  God  is  nigh. 

4.  Headlong  we  cleave  the  yawning  deep. 

And  back  to  highest  heaven  are  borne ; 
Unmoved,  though  rapid  whirlwinds  sweep, 
And  all  the  watery  world  upturn. 

5.  Roar  on,  ye  waves ;  our  souls  defy 

Your  roaring  to  disturb  our  rest ; 
In  vain  t'  impair  the  calm  ye  try — 
The  calm  in  a  believer's  breast. 

6.  Rage,  while  our  faith  the  Saviour  tries, 

Thou  sea,  the  servant  of  His  will ; 
Rise,  while  our  God  permits  thee,  rise, 
But  fall,  when  He  shall  say— Be  still. 

C.  WESLEY. 

Doxology.    L,  1, 

To  God  the  Father,  glory  be, 
And  to  His  sole-begotten  Son  ; 

The  same,  O  Holy  Ghost !  to  Thee, 
While  everlasting  ages  run. 

1287.  L.  ft 

1.  Glory  to  Thee,  my  God,  this  night, 
For  all  the  blessings  of  the  light ; 
Keep  me,  O  keep  me,  King  of  kings, 
Beneath  Thine  own  almighty  wings. 

2.  Forgive  me,  Lord,  for  Thy  dear  Son, 
The  ill  which  I  this  day  have  done; 
That  with  the  world,  myself,  and  Thee, 
I,  ere  I  sleep,  at  peace  may  be. 

3.  Teach  me  to  live,  that  I  may  dread 
The  grave  as  little  as  my  bed ; 
Teach  me  to  die,  that  so  I  may 
Rise  glorious  at  Thy  judgment-day. 


784  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

4.  O  let  my  soul  on  Thee  repose, 

And  may  sweet  sleep  mine  eyelids  close! 
Sleep,  which  shall  me  more  vigorous  make, 
To  serve  my  God  when  1  awake. 

5.  Be  Thou  my  guardian,  while  I  sleep, 
Thy  watchful  station  near  me  keep ; 
My  heart  with  love  celestial  fill, 

And  guard  me  from  th'  approach  of  ill. 

G.  Lord,  let  my  soul  forever  share 
The  bliss  of  Thy  paternal  care: 
'T  is  heaven  on  earth,  't  is  heaven  above, 
To  see  Thy  face,  and  sing  Thy  love  !        kenn. 

1288.  L.  M 

1.  O  BLEst  Creator  of  the  light! 

Who  dost  the  dawn  from  darkness  bring, 
And  framing  nature's  depth  and  height, 
Didst  with  the  new-born  light  begin; 

*2.   Who,  gently  blending  eve  with  morn, 

And  morn  with  eve,  didst  call  them  day: 
Thick  flows  the  flood  of  darkness  down: 
O,  hear  us  as  we  weep  and  pray ! 

3.  Keep  Thou  our  souls  from  schemes  of  crime  ; 

Nor  guilt  remorseful  let  them  know; 
Nor,  thinking  but  on  things  of  time, 
Into  eternal  darkness  go. 

4.  Teach  us  to  knock  at  heaven's  high  door ; 

Teach  us  the  prize  of  life  to  win ; 
Teach  us  all  evil  to  abhor, 

And  purify  ourselves  within.         lyra  catii. 

1289.  L.  E 

1.  'T  is  gone,  that  bright  and  orbed  blaze, 
Fast  fading  from  our  wistful  gaze  ; 
Yon  mantling  cloud  has  hid  from  sight 
The  last  faint  pulse  of  quivering  light. 


TIMES   AND    SEASONS.  783 

2.  Sun  of  my  soul !  Thou  Saviour  dear  ! 
It  is  not  night  if  Thou  be  near ; 

O  may  no  earth-born  eloud  arise 

To  hide  Thee  from  Thy  servant's  eyes. 

3.  When  the  soft  dews  of  kindly  sleep 
My  wearied  eyelids  gently  steep, 

Be  my  last  thought,  how  sweet  to  rest 
Forever  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

4.  Abide  with  me  from  morn  till  eve, 
For  without  Thee  I  can  not  live ; 
Abide  with  me  when  night  is  nigh, 
For  without  Thee  I  dare  not  die. 

5.  Come  near  and  bless  us  when  we  wake, 
Ere  through  the  world  our  way  we  take ; 
Till  in  the  ocean  of  Thy  love 

We  lose  ourselves  in  heaven  above.        keble. 


1290.  L,  ft 

1.  Throughout  the  hours  of  darkness  dim, 
Still  let  us  watch  and  raise  the  hymn ; 
And  in  deep  midnight's  awful  calm, 
Pour  forth  the  soul  in  deepest  psalm. 

2.  Amid  the  silence,  else  so  drear, 
Think  the  Almighty  leans  to  hear; 
Well  pleased  to  list,  at  such  a  time, 
The  wakeful  heart,  in  praise  sublime. 

3.  Still  watch  and  pray,  and  raise  the  hymn, 
Throughout  the  hours  of  darkness  dim ! 
God  will  not  spurn  the  humblest  guest, 
But  give  us  of  His  holy  rest. 

4.  Glory  to  God,  who  is  in  heaven  ! 
Praise  to  His  blessed  Son  be  given ! 
Thee,  Holy  Spirit,  we  implore, 

Be  with  us  now  and  evermore ! 

BREVIARY 


786  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

1291.  L.  H. 

1 .  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone ; 

Slow  o'er  the  west  the  shadows  rise ; 
Swift  the  soft-stealing  hours  have  flown, 
And  night's  dark  mantle  vails  the  skies, 

2.  Another  fleeting  day  is  gone ; 

In  solemn  silence  rest,  my  soul ! 
Bow  down  before  His  awful  throne, 
Who  bids  the  morn  and  evening  roll. 

3.  Soon  shall  a  darker  night  descend, 

And  vail  from  me  yon  azure  skies ; 
And  soon  shall  death's  oppressive  hand 
Lie  heavy  on  these  languid  eyes. 

4.  Yet  when  beneath  the  dreadful  shade 

I  lay  my  weary  frame  to  rest, 
That  night  shall  not  make  me  afraid ; 
That  bed  the  dying  Saviour  pressed. 

5.  Again  emerging  from  the  night, 

I,  like  my  risen  Lord,  shall  rise ; 
Again  drink  in  the  morning  light, 
Pure  at  its  fount  above  the  skies. 


COLLYEK. 


1292.  L.  E 

1.  Not  worlds  on  worlds,  in  phalanx  deep, 

Need  we  to  prove  a  God  is  here ; 
The  daisy,  fresh  from  winter's  sleep, 
Tells  of  His  hand  in  lines  as  clear. 

2.  For  who  but  He  that  arched  the  skies, 

And  pours  the  day-spring's  living  flood ; 
Wondrous  alike  in  all  He  tries, 
Could  rear  the  daisy's  purple  bud ; 

3.  Mold  its  green  cup,  its  -wiry  stem, 

Its  fringed  border  nicely  spin ; 
And  cut  the  gold-embossed  gem, 
That,  set  in  silver,  gleams  within ; 


TIMES  AND   SEASONS.  787 

4.  Then  fling  it,  unrestrained  and  free, 
O'er  hill  and  dale,  and  desert  sod, 
That  man,  whene'er  he  walks,  may  see 
In  every  step  the  stamp  of  God. 

J.  M.   GOOD. 

1293.  C.  M. 

1.  O  Thou,  the  heaven's  eternal  King! 

Lord  of  the  starry  spheres ! 
Who  with  the  Father  equal  art 
From  everlasting  years ; 

2.  Eternal  Shepherd  !  who  Thy  flock 

In  Thy  pure  Font  dost  lave, 
Where  souls  are  cleansed,  and  all  their  guilt 
Buried  as  in  a  grave ; 

3.  Anoint  me  with  Thy  heavenly  grace, 

Adopt  me  for  Thine  own — 

That  I  may  see  Thy  glorious  face, 

And  worship  at  Thy  throne ! 

LYRA  CATH. 

1294.  L.  H. 

1.  Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on  ; 

Thus  far  His  power  prolongs  my  days; 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known, 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  His  grace. 

2.  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 

And  I,  perhaps,  am  near  my  home ; 
But  He  forgives  my  follies  past ; 

He  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come. 

3.  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep ; 

Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  head ; 
While  well-appointed  angels  keep 

Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

4.  Thus,  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come, 

My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground, 
And  wait  Thy  voice  to  rouse  my  tomb, 

With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound,     watts. 


788  TIMES    AND   SEASONS. 


1295.  L.  ft 

1.  Great  God!  to  Thee  my  evening  song 

With  humble  gratitude  I  raise: 

0  let  Thy  mercy  tunc  my  tongue, 
And  fill  my  heart  with  lively  praise. 

2.  My  days  unclouded  as  they  pass, 

And  every  gentle,  rolling  hour, 
Are  monuments  of  wondrous  grace, 
And  witness  to  Thy  love  and  power. 

3.  And  yet  this  thoughtless,  wretched  heart, 

Too  oft  regardless  of  Thy  love, 
Ungrateful,  can  from  Thee  depart, 
And,  fond  of  trifles,  vainly  rove. 

4.  Seal  my  forgiveness  in  the  blood 

Of  Jesus;  His  dear  name  alone 

1  plead  for  pardon,  gracious  God ! 

And  kind  acceptance  at  Thy  Throne. 

.").  Let  this  blest  hope  mine  eyelids  close ; 
With  sleep  refresh  my  feeble  frame : 
Safe  in  Thy  care  may  I  repose, 

And  wake  with  praises  to  Thy  name. 

MRS.  STEELE. 

1296.  L.  M. 

1 .  My  God !  how  endless  is  Thy  love  ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new ; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above, 
Gently  distill,  like  early  dew. 

"2.  Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  the  night. 
Great  Guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours ! 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy,  powers. 

:i.    1  yield  my  powers  to  Thy  command; 
To  Thee  I  consecrate  my  days ; 
Perpetual  blessings  from  Thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 

WATTS. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  789 


1297.  L.  1 

1.  God  of  my  life,  to  Thee  belong 
The  grateful  heart,  the  joyful  song  ; 
Touched  by  Thy  love,  each  tuneful  chord 
Resounds  the  goodness  of  the  Lord. 

2.  Yet  why,  dear  Lord,  this  tender  care? 
f     Why  does  Thy  hand  fo  kindly  rear 

A  useless  cumberer  of  the  ground, 
On  which  so  little  fruit  is  found  % 

8.  Still  let  the  barren  fig-tree  stnnd, 
Upheld  and  fostered  by  Thy  hand ; 
And  let  its  fruit  and  verdure  be 
A  grateful  tribute,  Lord,  to  Thee. 


1298.  L.  M. 

1.  Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 
Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run  ; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2.  Wake,  and  lift  up  thyself,  my  heart. 
And  with  the  angels  bear  thy  part, 
Who  all  night  long  unwearied  sing 
High  praises  to  th'  eternal  King. 

3.  All  praise  to  Thee,  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refreshed  me  while  I  slept ; 
Grant  Lord,  when  I  from  death  shall  wake, 
I  may  of  endless  life  partake. 

4.  Lord !  I  my  vows  to  Thee  renew : 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  dew  ; 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And  with  Thyself  my  spirit  fill. 

5.  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day. 
All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say ; 

That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 
In  Thy  sole  glory  may  unite.  kenn. 


790  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

1299.  L.  E 

1.  In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid, 

I  safely  passed  the  silent  night ; 
Again  I  see  the  breaking  shade — 
I  drink  again  the  morning  light. 

2.  New-born,  I  bless  the  waking  hour, 

Once  more,  with  awe,  rejoice  to  be  ;    , 
My  conscious  soul  resumes  her  power, 
And  springs,  my  guardian  God,  to  Thee ! 

3.  O  guide  me  through  the  various  maze 

My  doubtful  feet  are  doomed  to  tread ; 
And  spread  Thy  shield's  protecting  blaze, 
When  dangers  press  around  my  head. 

4.  A  deeper  shade  will  soon  impend ; 

A  deeper  sleep  mine  eyes  oppress ; 

Yet  then  Thy  strength  shall  still  defend, 

Thy  goodness  still  delight  to  bless. 

5.  That  deeper  shade  shall  break  away ; 

That  deeper  sleep  shall  leave  mine  eyes ; 
Thy  light  shall  give  eternal  day — 
Thy  love,  the  rapture  of  the  skies. 

HAWKESWORTII. 

1300.  L.  M. 

1.  Sweet  evening  hour !  sweet  evening  hour  ! 
That  calms  the  air,  and  shuts  the  flower, 
That  brings  the  wild  bee  to  its  rest, 

The  infant  to  its  mother's  breast ! 

2.  O  season  of  soft  sounds  and  hues, 
Of  twilight  walks  among  the  dews, 
Of  feelings  calm,  and  converse  sweet, 
And  thoughts  too  shadowy  to  repeat ! 

3.  Yes,  lovely  hour !  thou  art  the  time 
When  feelings  flow,  and  wishes  climb  ; 
When  timid  souls  begin  to  dare, 

And  God  receives  and  answers  prayer. 


TIMES   AND    SEASONS.  791 

4.  Then,  trembling  through  the  dewy  skies, 
Look  out  the  stars,  like  thoughtful  eyes 
Of  angels,  calm  reclining  there, 

And  gazing  on  the  world  of  care. 

5.  Sweet  hour  !  for  heavenly  musing  made, 
When  Isaac  walked,  and  Daniel  prayed ; 
When  Abraham's  offering  God  did  own, 
And  Jesus  loved  to  be  alone. 

1301.  L.  M, 

1.  New  every  morning  is  the  love 
Our  wakening  and  uprising  prove : 
Through  sleep  and  darkness  safely  brought, 
Restored  to  life,  and  power,  and  thought. 

2.  New  mercies,  each  returning  day, 
Hover  around  us  while  we  pray  ; 
New  perils  past,  new  sins  forgiven, 

New  thoughts  of  God,  new  hopes  of  heaven. 

3.  Old  friends,  old  scenes  will  lovelier  be 
As  more  of  heaven  in  each  we  see ; 
Some  softening  gleam  of  love  and  prayer 
Shall  dawn  on  every  cross  and  care. 

4.  Only,  O  Lord,  in  Thy  dear  love, 
Fit  us  for  perfect  rest  above, 
And  keep  us  this,  and  every  day, 

To  live  more  nearly  as  we  pray.         keble. 

1302.  C.  BL 

1.  Be  Thou,  O  God,  by  night,  by  day, 

My  Guide,  my  Guard  from  sin, 
My  Life,  my  Trust,  my  Light  divine, 
To  keep  me  pure  within. 

2.  Pure  as  the  air,  when  day's  first  light 

A  cloudless  sky  illumes  ; 
And  active  as  the  lark  that  soars 

Till  heaven  shines  round  its  plumes — 


792  TIMES    AND    SEASONS. 

3.  So  may  my  soul,  upon  the  wings 
Of  faith,  unwearied  rise, 
Till  at  the  gate  of  heaven  it  sings, 
'Midst  light  from  Paradise. 

CHAPEL  HYMNS. 

1303.  L,  M. 

1.  When,  on  the  midnight  of  the  East, 

At  the  dead  moment  of  repose, 
Like  Hope  on  Misery's  darkened  breast, 
The  planet  of  salvation  rose — 

2.  The  shepherd,  leaning  o'er  his  flock, 

Started,  with  broad  and  upward  gaze — 
Kneeled — while  the  star  of  Bethlehem  broke 
On  music  wakened  into  praise  ! 

3.  Shall  we,  for  whom  that  star  was  hung 

In  the  dark  vault  of  frowning  heaven — > 
Shall  we,  for  whom  that  strain  was  sung, 
That  song  of  peace  and  sin  forgiven — 

4.  Shall  we,  for  whom  the  Saviour  bled, 

Careless  His  banquet's  blessings  see, 
Nor  heed  the  parting  word  that  said, 
';  Do  this  in  memory  of  Me  1" 

1304.  L.  N. 

1.  How  sweet  the  hour  of  closing  day, 

When  all  is  peaceful  and  serene, 
And  when  the  sun,  with  cloudless  ray 
Sheds  mellow  luster  o'er  the  scene ! 

2.  Such  is  the  Christian's  parting  hour ; 

So  peacefully  he  sinks  to  rest ; 
When  faith,  endued  from  heaven  with  power. 
Sustains  and  cheers  his  languid  breast. 

3.  Mark  but  that  radiance  of  his  eye, 

That  smile  upon  his  wasted  cheek ; 
They  tell  us  of  his  glory  nigh 

In  language  that  no  tongue  can  speak. 


TIMES  AND   SEASONS.  793 

4.  A  beam  from  heaven  is  sent  to  cheer 

The  pilgrim  on  his  gloomy  road; 
And  angels  are  attending  near 

To  bear  him  to  their  bright  abode. 

5.  Who  would  not  wish  to  die  like  those 

Whom  God's  own  Spirit  deigns  to  bless  ? 
To  sink  into  that  soft  repose, 

Then  wake  to  perfect  happiness  ? 

1305.  L.  ft 

1.  O  fairest-born  of  Love  and  Light ! 
Yet  bending  brow  and  eye  severe 
On  all  which  pains  the  holy  sight, 

Or  wounds  the  pure  and  perfect  ear — 

'2.  Beneath  Thy  broad,  impartial  eye, 

How  fade  the  lines  of  caste  and  birth! 
How  equal  in  their  sufferings  lie 
The  groaning  multitudes  of  earth ! 

3.  Still  to  a  stricken  brother  true, 

Whatever  clime  hath  nurtured  him  ; 
As  stooped  to  heal  the  wounded  Jew, 
The  worshiper  of  Gerizim. 

4.  In  holy  words  which  can  not  die, 

In  thoughts  which  angels  leaned  to  know, 
Christ  gave  Thy  message  from  on  high, 
Thy  mission  to  a  world  of  woe. 

5.  That  voice's  echo  hath  not  died  ; 

From  the  blue  lake  of  Galilee, 
From  Tabor's  lonely  mountain  side, 
It  calls  a  struggling  world  to  Thee. 

WIIITTIKK. 

1306.  lis  k  10s. 

1.  Now,  when  the  dusky  shades  of  night,  retreating 

Before  the  sun's  red  banner,  swiftly  flee; 
Now,  when  the  terrors  of  the  dark  are  fleeting, 
O  Lord !  we  lift  our  thankful  hearts  to  Thee. 
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794  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

2.  To  Thee,  whose  word,  the  fount  oflight  unsealing 

When  hill  and  dale  in  thickest  darkness  lay, 
Awoke  bright  rays  across  the  dim  earth  stealing. 
And  bade  the  even  and  morn  complete  the  da  v. 

3.  Look  from  the  tower  of  heaven,  and  send  to  cheer  us 

Thy  light  and  truth,  to  guide  us  onward  still ; 
Still  let  Thy  mercy,  as  of  old,  be  near  us, 
And  lead  us  safely  to  Thy  holy  hill. 

4.  So,  when  that  morn  of  endless  light  is  waking, 

And  shades  of  evil  from  its  splendors  flee, 
Safe  may  we  rise,  the  earth's  dark  breast  forsaking, 
Through  all  the  long  bright  day  to  dwell  with 
Thee. 

1307.  10s. 

1.  Quiet  from  God !  how  beautiful  to  keep 

This  treasure,  the  All-merciful  hath  given ; 
To  feel,  when  we  awake  and  when  we  sleep, 

Its  incense  round  us,  like  a  breath  from  heaven !' 

2.  To  sojourn  in  the  world,  and  yet  apart ; 

To  dwell  with  God,  and  still  with  man  to  feel ; 
To  bear  about  forever  in  the  heart 

The  gladness  which  His  spirit  doth  reveal  ! 

3.  Who  shall  make  trouble,  then  1     Not  evil  minds, 

Which,  like  a  shadow,  o'er  creation  lower ; 
The  soul  which  peace  hath  thus  attuned  finds 
How  strong  within   doth   reign    the   Oalmer's 
power. 

4.  What  shall  make  trouble?  Not  slow- wasting  pain. 

Nor  even  the  threatening,  certain  stroke  of  death ! 
These  do  but  wear  away,  then  break,  the  chain 
Which  bound  the  spirit  down  to  things  beneath. 

1303.  10s. 

1.  Again  returns  the  da}'  of  holy  rest, 

Which,  when  He  made  the  world,  Jehovah  blest : 
When,  like  His  own,  He  bade  our  labors  cease, 
And  all  be  piety,  and  all  be  peace. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  795 

2.  Let  us  devote  this  consecrated  day 

To  learn  His  will,  and  all  we  learn  obey ; 
So  shall  He  hear,  when  fervently  we  raise 
Our  supplications  and  our  sougs  of  praise. 

3.  Father  of  heaven!  in  whom  our  hopes  confide, 
Whose  power  defends  us,  and  whose  precepts  guide, 
In  life  our  Guardian,  and  in  death  our  Friend, 
Glory  supreme  be  Thine,  till  life  shall  end. 

REV.  WM.  MASON. 

1309.  C.  M. 

1.  When  morning's  first  and  hallowed  ray 

Breaks,  with  its  trembling  light, 
To  chase  the  pearly  dews  away, 
Bright  tear-drops  of  the  night — 

2.  My  heart,  O  Lord  !  forgets  to  rove, 

But  rises  gladly  free, 
On  wings  of  everlasting  love, 
And  finds  its  home  in  Thee. 

3.  When  evening's  silent  shades  descend, 

And  nature  sinks  to  rest, 
Still,  to  my  Father  and  my  Friend, 
My  wishes  are  addressed. 

4.  Though  tears  may  dim  my  hours  of  joy, 

And  bid  my  pleasures  flee, 
Thou  reign'st  where  grief  can  not  annoy ; 
I  will  be  glad  in  Thee. 

5.  And  e'en  when  midnight's  solemn  gloom 

Above,  around  is  spread, 
Sweet  dreams  of  everlasting  bloom 
Are  hovering  o'er  my  head. 

6.  I  dream  of  that  fair  land,  O  Lord! 

Where  all  Thy  saints  shall  be; 
I  wake  to  lean  upon  Thy  word, 
And  still  delight  in  Thee. 


796  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

1310.  C.  M. 

1.  Lord  of  the  world,  who  hast  preserved 

Us  safely  through  this  day, 
Now  guard  us  in  the  silent  night, 
And  in  all  time,  we  pray ! 

2.  Be  present,  in  Thy  peace,  to  those 

Who  as  Thy  suppliants  wait ; 
Blot  out  the  record  of  our  sin  ; 
Our  gloom  illuminate! 

3.  Let  not,  amid  our  hours  of  sleep, 

Life's  enemy  steal  in  ; 
Let  not  a  vision  of  the  night 
Have  power  to  whisper  sin. 

4.  Guard  every  avenue  from  guile, 

When  slumber  seals  our  eyes; 
And  guiltless  as  we  laid  us  down, 

So  guiltless  let  us  rise.  breviary. 

1311.  C.  M. 

1.  Hosanna,  with  a  cheerful  sound, 

To  God's  upholding  hand ; 
Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  round, 
And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2.  That  was  a  most  amazing  power, 

That  raised  us  with  a  word ; 
And  every  day,  and  every  hour, 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3.  The  evening  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  angels  guard  the  room  ; 
We  wake  ;  and  we  admire  the  bed, 
That  was  not  made  our  tomb. 

4.  God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily  light 

Our  joy  and  safety  brings  ; 
Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night 

Beneath  His  shady  wings.  watts. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  797 


1312.  C.  M. 

1 .  Soil  not  thy  plumage,  gentle  dove, 
With  sublunary  things — 
Till  in  the  fount  of  light  and  love 
Thou  shalt  have  bathed  thy  wings. 

'2.  Shall  Nature  from  her  couch  arise, 
And  rise  for  Thee  in  vain  ? 
While  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas,  and  skies, 
Such  types  of  truth  contain. 

3.  See — where  the  Sun  of  Righteousness 

Unfolds  the  gates  of  day  ; 
Go — meet  Him  in  His  glorious  dress, 
And  quaff  the  orient  ray ! 

4.  There,  where  ten  thousand  seraphs  stand, 

To  crown  the  circling  hours — ■ 
Soar  thou — and  from  that  blissful  land 
Brinsj  down  unfading  flowers. 

5.  Some  Rose  of  Sharon,  dyed  in  blood, 

Some  spice  of  Gilead's  balm, 
Some  lily  washed  in  Calvary's  flood. 
Some  branch  of  heavenly  palm  ! 

(>.  And  let  the  drops  of  sparkling  dew. 
From  Siloam's  spring  be  shed, 
To  form  a  fragrance  fresh  and  new — 
A  halo  round  thy  head. 

7.  Spread  then  Thy  plumes  of  faith  and  prayer. 
Nor  fear  to  wend  away ; 
And  let  a  glow  of  heavenly  air 

Gild  every  earthly  day  !  bridges. 


1313.  C.  M. 

1.  We  wait  in  faith,  in  prayer  we  wait, 
Until  the  happy  hour 
When  God  shall  ope  the  morning  gate, 
By  His  almighty  power. 


*98  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

2.  We  wait  in  faith,  and  turn  our  face 

To  where  the  day -light  springs  ; 
Till  He  shall  come  earth's  gloom  to  chase, 
With  healing  on  His  wings. 

3.  And  even  now,  amid  the  gray, 

The  East  is  brightening  fust, 

And  kindling  to  that  perfect  day 

Which  never  shall  be  past. 

4.  We  wait  in  faith,  we  wait  in  prayer, 

Till  that  blest  day  shall  shine, 
When  earth  shall  fruits  of  Eden  bear, 
And  all,  O  God,  be  Thine ! 

5.  O,  guide  us  till  our  night  is  done ! 

Until,  from  shore  to  shore, 
Thou,  Lord,  our  everlasting  sun, 
Art  shining  evermore ! 


1314.  C.  M 

1.  Once  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 

Salutes  thy  waking  eyes ; 
Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 
To  Him  that  rules  the  skies. 

2.  Night  unto  night,  His  name  repeats, 

The  day  renews  the  sound, 
Wide  as  the  heavens  on  which  He  sits, 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

3.  'Tis  He  supports  my  mortal  frame; 

My  tongue  shall  speak  His  praise ; 
My  sins  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame. 
And  yet  His  wrath  delays. 

4.  A  thousand  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Since  the  last  setting  sun ; 
And  yet  Thou  lengthenest  out  my  thread, 
And  yet  my  moments  run. 


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5.  Great  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  Thine. 
While  I  enjoy  the  light ; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  decline. 

xVnd  bring  a  pleasant  night.  watts. 

1315.  C.  I. 

1.  Now  that  the  sun  is  gleaming  bright. 

Implore  we,  bending  low, 
That  He,  the  uncreated  light, 
May  guide  us  as  we  go, 

2.  No  sinful  word,  nor  deed  of  wrong, 

Nor  thoughts  that  idly  rove  ; 
But  simple  truth  be  on  our  tongue, 
And  in  our  hearts  be  love. 

3.  And  while  the  hours  in  order  flow, 

O  Christ,  securely  fence 
Our  gates  beleaguered  by  the  foe, 
The  gate  of  every  sense. 

4.  And  grant  that  to  Thine  honor,  Lord, 

Our  daily  toil  may  tend; 
That  we  begin  it  at  Thy  word, 
And  in  Thy  favor  end. 

Doxology.    ('.  }1. 

Now  to  our  God — the  Father,  Son, 

And  Holy  Spirit,  sing  ! 
With  praise  to  God,  the  Three  in  One, 

Let  all  creation  ring. 

1316.  ( .  M. 

1.  I  love  to  steal,  awhile,  away 

From  every  cumbering  care, 
And  spend  the  hours  of  setting  day 
In  humble,  grateful  prayer. 

2.  I  love,  in  solitude,  to  shed 

The  penitential  tear ; 
And  all  His  promises  to  plead, 
"When  none  but  God  is  near. 


800  TIMES  AND  SEASONS. 

3.  I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past, 

And  future  good  implore; 
My  cares  and  sorrows  all  to  cast 
On  Him  whom  I  adore. 

4.  I  love,  by  faith,  to  take  a  view 

Of  brighter  scenes  in  heaven; 
The  prospect  doth  my  strength  renew 
While  here  by  tempests  driven. 

5.  And  when  life's  toilsome  day  is  o'er, 

May  its  departing  ray 
Be  calm  as  this  impressive  hour, 
And  lead  to  endless  day. 


1317.  C,  M. 


1.  God  of  the  sunlight  hours,  how  sad 

Would  evening  shadows  be  ; 

Or  night,  in  deeper  shadows  clad, 

If  aught  were  dark  to  Thee ! 

2.  How  mournfully  that  golden  gleam 

Would  touch  the  thoughtful  heart, 
If,  with  its  soft,  retiring  beam, 
We  saw  Thy  light  depart ! 

3.  But  though  the  sun-set  hours  may  hide 

These  gentle  rays  awhile; 
And  deep  through  ocean's  wave  may  glide 
The  slumber  of  their  smile, 

4.  Enough,  while  these  dull  heavens  may  lower, 

If  here  Thy  presence  be ; 
Then  midnight  shall  be  morning  hour, 
And  darkness  light  to  me. 

5.  Through  the  deep  gloom  of  mortal  things, 

Thy  light  of  love  can  throw 
That  ray  which  gilds  an  angel's  wings, 
To  soothe  a  pilgrim's  woe. 

leifchild's  coll. 


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1318.  C.  31. 

1.  O  Lord,  another  day  is  flown; 

And  we,  a  lonely  band, 
Are  met  once  more  before  Thy  throne, 
To  bless  Thy  fostering  hand. 

2.  And,  Jesus,  Thou  Thy  smiles  wilt  deign, 

As  we  before  Thee  pray  ; 
For  thou  didst  bless  the  infant  train, 
And  we  are  less  than  they. 

3.  And  wilt  Thou  bend  a  listening  ear 

To  praises  low  as  ours  1 
Thou  wilt !  for  Thou  dost  love  to  hear 
The  song  which  meekness  pours. 

4.  Thy  heavenly  grace  to  each  impart; 

All  evil  far  remove ; 
And  shed  abroad  in  every  heart 
Thy  everlasting  love. 

5.  Thus  chastened,  cleansed,  entirely  Thine, 

A  flock  by  Jesus  led, 
The  Sun  of  holiness  shall  shine 
In  glory  on  our  head. 

6.  And  Thou  wilt  turn  our  wandering  feet, 

And  Thou  wilt  bless  our  way ; 
Till  worlds  shall  fade,  and  faith  shall  greet 
The  dawn  of  lasting  day. 

H.  K.  WHITE. 

1319.  C,  M. 

1.  Dread  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song 

Like  holy  incense  rise  ; 
Assist  the  offerings  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 

2.  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day 

Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard  ; 
And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared. 
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802  TIMES  AND   SEASONS. 

3.  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around ; 
But  O  !  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found ! 

4.  What  have  I  done  for  Him  that  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul  1 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  the  minutes  roll ! 

5.  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine, 

To  Thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  Thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
To  be  renewed  by  Thee. 

6.  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  blood, 

I  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my  God, 

Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast.  watts. 


1320.  C.  M. 

1.  Unheard  the  dews  around  me  fall, 

And  heavenly  influence  shed ; 
And,  silent  on  this  earthly  ball, 
Celestial  footsteps  tread. 

2.  Night  reigns  in  silence  o'er  the  pole, 

And  spreads  her  gems  unheard ; 
Her  lessons  penetrate  the  soul, 
Yet  borrow  not  a  word. 

3.  Noiseless  the  sun  emits  his  fire, 

And  pours  his  golden  streams ; 
And  silently  the  shades  retire 
Before  his  rising  beams. 

4.  O,  grant  my  soul  an  ear  to  hear 

Thy  deep  and  silent  voice  ; 
To  bend  in  lowly,  filial  fear, 

And  in  Thy  love  rejoice.       doddridge. 


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1321.  C.  I. 

1.  Hail,  tranquil  hour  of  closing  day  ! 

Begone,  disturbing  care  ! 
And  look,  my  soul,  from  earth  away, 
To  Him  who  heareth  prayer. 

2.  How  sweet  the  tear  of  penitence, 

Before  His  throne  of  grace, 
While,  to  the  contrite  spirit's  sense, 
He  shows  His  smiling  face. 

3.  How  sweet,  through  long-remembered  years, 

His  mercies  to  recall ; 
And,  pressed  with  wants,  and  griefs,  and  fears 
To  trust  His  love  for  all. 

4.  How  sweet  to  look,  in  thoughtful  hope, 

Beyond  this  fading  sky, 
And  hear  Him  call  His  children  up 
To  His  fair  home  on  high. 

5.  Calmly  the  day  forsakes  our  heaven 

To  dawn  beyond  the  west ; 
So  let  my  soul,  in  life's  last  even. 

Retire  to  glorious  rest.  l.  bacon. 


1322.  C.  )I. 

1.  Lord,  Thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray ; 
I  am  forever  Thine ; 
I  fear  before  Thee  all  the  day, 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 


2.  And  while  I  rest  my  weary  head, 

From  cares  and  business  free, 
'T  is  sweet  conversing  on  my  bed 
With  my  own  heart  with  Thee. 

3.  I  pay  this  evening's  sacrifice ; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God !  my  faith  and  hope  relies 
Upon  Thy  grace  alone. 


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4.  Thus,  with  my  thoughts  composed  to  peace, 
I  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep; 
Thy  hand  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 

And  will  my  slumbers  keep.  watts. 

1323.  C.  Mi 

1.  Jesus,  the  Lord  of  glory,  died, 

That  we  might  never  die ; 
And  now  He  reigns  supreme,  to  guide 
His  people  to  the  sky. 

2.  Weak  though  we  are,  He  still  is  near 

To  lead,  console,  defend  ; 

In  all  our  sorrow,  all  our  fear, 

Our  all-sufficient  Friend. 

3.  And  from  His  love's  exhaustless  spring 

Joys  like  a  river  come, 
To  make  the  desert  bloom  and  sing, 
O'er  which  we  travel  home. 

4.  O  Jesus,  there  is  none  like  Thee, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  Lord  ! 
Through  earth  and  heaven  exalted  be, 
Beloved,  obeyed,  adored ! 

1324.  C.  M. 

1.  When  brighter  suns  and  milder  skies 

Proclaim  the  opening  year, 
What  various  sounds  of  joy  arise  ! 
What  prospects  bright  appear  ! 

2.  Earth  and  her  thousand  voices  give 

Their  thousand  notes  of  praise ; 
And  all,  that  by  His  mercy  live, 
To  God  their  offering  raise. 

o.  The  streams,  all  beautiful  and  bright, 
Reflect  the  morning  sky  ; 
And  there,  with  music  in  his  flight, 
The  wild  bird  soars  on  high. 


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4.  Thu«,  like  the  morning,  calm  and  clear, 

That  saw  the  Saviour  rise, 
The  spring  of  heaven's  eternal  year 
Shall  dawn  on  earth  and  skies. 

5.  No  winter  there,  no  shades  of  night 

Obscure  those  mansions  blest, 
Where,  in  the  happy  fields  of  light, 
The  weary  are  at  rest. 


1325.  C.  ft 

1.   With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 
Address  the  Lord  on  high ; 
Over  the  heavens  He  spreads  His  cloud. 
And  waters  vail  the  skv. 


o 


•>. 


He  sends  His  showers  of  blessings  down 

To  cheer  the  plains  below  ; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown 

And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  His  race, 

And  wintry  days  appear. 

His  hoary  frost,  His  fleecy  snow. 

Descend  and  clothe  the  ground  ; 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 

In  icy  fetters  bound. 

He  sends  His  word,  and  melts  the  snow, 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow. 

And  bids  the  spring  return. 

The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 

Obey  His  mighty  word; 
With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 

Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord.  watt-. 


806  TIMES  AND   SEASONS. 


1326.  c,  a. 

1.  'Tis  by  Thy  strength  the  mountains  stand, 

God  of  eternal  power! 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  Thy  command, 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

2.  Thy  morning  light  and  evening  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring ; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad ; 
Thy  flowers  adorn  the  spring. 

3.  Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and  hours, 

Heaven,  earth,  and  air  arc  Thine ; 
When  clouds  distill  in  fruitful  showers, 
The  author  is  divine ! 

4.  Those  wandering  cisterns  in  the  sky, 

Borne  by  the  winds  around, 
With  watery  treasures  well  supply 
The  furrows  of  the  ground. 

5.  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear ; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  still — 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year.        watts. 


1327.  L  M. 

1.  When  streaming  from  the  eastern  skies, 
The  morning  light  salutes  mine  eyes, 
Oh  !  Sun  of  righteousness  divine, 

On  me  with  beams  of  mercy  shine ; 
Oh!  chase  the  clouds  of  guilt  away, 
And  turn  my  darkness  into  day. 

2.  When  to  heaven's  great  and  glorious  King 
My  morning  sacrifice  I  bring, 

And,  mourning  o'er  my  guilt  and  shame, 
Ask  mercy,  in  my  Saviour's  name ; 
Then,  Jesus,  sprinkle  with  Thy  blood, 
And  be  my  Advocate  with  God. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  807 

3.  When  each  clay's  scenes  and  labors  close, 
And  wearied  nature  seeks  repose, 

With  pardoning  mercy,  richly  blest, 
Guard  me,  my  Saviour,  while  I  rest ! 
And  as  each  morning  sun  shall  rise, 
O  lead  me  onward  to  the  skies ! 

4.  And  at  my  life's  last  setting  sun, 
My  conflicts  o'er,  my  labors  done, 
Jesus !  Thy  heavenly  radiance  shed, 
To  cheer  and  bless  my  dying  bed — 
And  from  death's  gloom  my  spirit  raise, 
To  see  Thy  face,  and  sing  Thy  praise. 

SIR  R.  GRANT. 

1328.  LM. 

1.  Great  God,  as  seasons  disappear, 
And  changes  mark  the  rolling  year : 
As  time  with  rapid  pinions  flies, 
May  every  season  make  us  wise. 

2.  Long  has  Thy  favor  crowned  our  days, 
And  summer  shed  again  its  rays ; 

No  deadly  cloud  our  sky  has  vailed ; 
No  blasting  winds  our  path  assailed. 

3.  Our  harvest  months  have  o'er  us  rolled, 
And  filled  our  fields  with  waving  gold ; 
Our  tables  spread,  our  garners  stored ! 
Where  are  our  hearts  to  praise  the  Lord  % 

4.  The  solemn  harvest  comes  apace, 
The  closing  day  of  life  and  grace  : 
Time  of  decision,  awful  hour! 
Around  it  let  no  tempests  ^ver ! 

5.  Prepare  us,  Lord,  by  grace  divine, 
Like  stars  in  heaven  to  rise  and  shine ; 
Then  shall  our  happy  souls  above 
Reap  the  full  harvest  of  Thy  love ! 

Doxology.    L  M. 

Now  to  the  Father,  and  the  Son 

Who  rose  from  death,  be  glory  given ; 

With  Thee,  O  holy  Comforter, 

Henceforth  by  all  in  earth  and  heaven. 


808  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 


1329.  S,  M. 

1.  The  day  is  past  and  gone, 

The  evening  shades  appear ; 

0  may  I  ever  keep  in  mind, 

The  night  of  death  draws  near. 

2.  I  lay  my  garments  by, 

Upon  my  bed  to  rest : 
So  death  will  soon  disrobe  us  all, 
And  leave  my  soul  undressed. 

3.  Lord,  keep  me  safe  this  night, 

Secure  from  all  my  fears; 

May  angels  guard  me  while  I  sleep, 

Till  morning  light  appears. 

4.  And  when  I  early  rise, 

To  view  th'  unwearied  sun, 
May  I  set  out  to  win  the  prize, 
And  after  glory  run — 

5.  That  when  my  days  are  past, 

And  I  from  time  remove, 

1  then  may  in  Thy  bosom  rest, 

The  bosom  of  Thy  love. 

HARTFORD  SELECTION. 

1330.  S.  M. 

1.  Come  at  the  morning  hour, 

Come,  let  us  kneel  and  pray ; 
Prayer  is  the  Christian  pilgrim's  staff 
To  walk  with  God  all  day. 

2.  At  noon,  beneath  the  Rock 

Of  Ages,  rest  and  pray ; 

Sweet  is  that  shelter  from  the  sun 

In  the  weary  heat  of  day. 

3.  At  evening,  in  Thy  home, 

Around  its  altar,  pray  ; 
And  finding  there  the  house  of  God, 
With  heaven  then  close  the  day. 


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4.  When  midnight  vails  our  eyes, 

O,  it  is  sweet  to  say, 
I  sleep,  but  my  heart  waketh,  Lord ! 
With  Thee  to  watch  and  pray. 

brigg's  coll. 

1331.  K  M. 

1.  The  swift  declining  day, 

How  fast  its  moments  fly ! 
While  evening's  broad  and  gloomy  shade 
Gains  on  the  western  sky. 

2.  Ye  mortals,  mark  its  pace, 

And  use  the  hours  of  light ; 
And  know,  its  Maker  can  command 
At  once  eternal  night. 

3.  Give  glory  to  the  Lord, 

Who  rules  the  whirling  sphere : 
Submissive  at  His  footstool  bow. 
And  seek  salvation  there. 

4.  Then  shall  new  luster  break 

Through  death's  impending  gloom, 
And  lead  you  to  unchanging  light, 

In  your  celestial  home.  doddridge. 

1332.  S,  M. 

1.  See  how  the  mounting  sun 

Pursues  his  shining  way  ; 
And  wide  proclaims  his  Maker's  praise. 
With  every  brightening  ray. 

2.  Thus  would  my  rising  soul 

Its  heavenly  Parent  sing  ; 
And  to  its  great  Original 

The  humble  tribute  bring. 

3.  Serene,  I  laid  me  down 

Beneath  His  guardian  care ; 
I  slept,  and  I  awoke,  and  found 
My  kind  Preserver  near  ! 


810  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

4.  Dear  Saviour,  to  Thy  cross 

I  bring  my  sacrifice ; 
Cleansed  by  Thy  blood,  it  shall  ascend 

With  fragrance  to  the  skies.  e.  scott. 

1333.  SI  M. 

1.  Another  day  is  past, 

The  hours  forever  fled ; 
And  time  is  bearing  me  away, 
To  mingle  with  the  dead. 

2.  My  mind  in  perfect  peace 

My  Father's  care  shall  keep ; 
I  yield  to  gentle  slumber  now, 
For  Thou  canst  never  sleep. 

3.  How  blessed,  Lord,  are  they 

On  Thee  securely  stayed  ! 
Nor  shall  they  be  in  life  alarmed, 
Nor  be  in  death  dismayed. 

CURTIs's  COLL. 

1334.  S.  M. 

1.  Sweet  Sabbath  of  the  year! 

While  evening  lights  decay, 
Thy  parting  steps  methinks  I  hear 
Steal  from  the  world  away  ! 

2.  Amid  thy  silent  bowers, 

'T  is  sad,  but  sweet  to  dwell ; 
Where  falling  leaves  and  drooping  flowers 
Around  me  breathe — Farewell. 

3.  Along  Thy  sunset  skies, 

Their  glories  melt  in  shade; 

And,  like  the  things  we  fondly  prize, 

Seem  lovelier  as  they  fade. 

4.  A  deep  and  crimson  streak 

The  dying  leaves  disclose ; 

As  on  consumption's  waning  cheek, 

Mid  ruin,  blooms  the  rose. 


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5.  Thy  scene  each  vision  brings 

Of  beauty  in  decay  ; 
Of  fair  and  early-faded  things, 

Too  exquisite  to  stay  ; 

G.  Of  joys  that  come  no  more  ; 

Of  flowers  whose  bloom  is  fled; 
Of  farewells  wept  upon  the  shore; 
Of  friends  estranged  or  dead ; — 

7.  Of  all  that  now  may  seem, 

To  memory's  tearful  eye, 
The  vanished  beauty  of  a  dream, 

O'er  which  we  gaze  and  sigh. 

1335.  S.  ft 

1.  Sweet  is  the  time  of  spring, 

When  nature's  charms  appear ; 
The  birds  with  ceaseless  pleasure  sing, 

And  hail  the  opening  year  ; 
But  sweeter  far  the  spring 

Of  wisdom  and  of  grace, 
"When  children  bless  and  praise  their  King, 

Who  loves  the  youthful  race. 

2.  Sweet  is  the  dawn  of  day, 

When  light  just  streaks  the  sky  ; 
When  shades  and  darkness  pass  away, 

And  morning's  beams  are  nigh ; 
But  sweeter  far  the  dawn 

Of  piety  in  youth ; 
When  doubt  and  darkness  are  withdrawn 

Before  the  light  of  truth. 

3.  Sweet  is  the  early  dew, 

Which  gilds  the  mountain  tops, 
And  decks  each  plant  and  flower  we  view 

With  pearly,  glittering  drops; 
But  sweeter  far  the  scene 

On  Zion's  holy  hill. 
When  there  the  dew  of  youth  is  seen 

Its  freshness  to  distill. 


812  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

1336.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Silently  the  shades  of  evening, 

Gather  round  my  lowly  door ; 
Silently  they  bring  before  me 
Faces  I  shall  see  no  more. 

2.  O  !  the  lost,  the  unforgotten, 

Though  the  world  be  oft  forgot ; 
O  !  the  shrouded  and  the  lonely — 
In  our  hearts  they  perish  not. 

3.  Living  in  the  silent  hours, 

Where  our  spirits  only  blend, 
They  unlinked  with  earthly  trouble, 
We,  still  hoping  for  its  end. 

4.  How  such  holy  memories  cluster, 

Like  the  stars  when  storms  are  past ; 
Pointing  up  to  that  far  heaven 
We  may  hope  to  gain  at  last. 

1337.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  Tarry  with  me,  0  my  Saviour, 

For  the  day  is  passing  by ; 
See !  the  shades  of  evening  gather, 
And  the  night  is  drawing  nigh. 

2.  Many  friends  were  gathered  round  me 

In  the  bright  days  of  the  past ; 
But  the  grave  has  closed  above  them. 
And  I  linger  here  at  last. 

8.  Deeper,  deeper  grow  the  shadows*, 
Paler  now  the  glowing  West ; 
Swift  the  night  of  death  advances  ; 
Shall  it  be  the  night  of  rest  ? 

4.  Feeble,  trembling,  fainting,  dying, 
Lord,  I  cast  myself  on  Thee ; 
Tarry  with  me  through  the  darkness ! 
While  I  sleep,  still  watch  by  me. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  818 

5.  Tarry  with  me,  O  my  Saviour! 
Lay  my  head  upon  Thy  breast 
Till  the  morning;  then  awake  me — 
Morning  of  eternal  rest ! 

1338.  Ss  &  7s. 

1.  Saviour  !  breathe  an  evening  blessing. 

Ere  repose  our  eyelids  seal ; 
Sin  and  want  we  come  confessing  ; 
Thou  canst  save,  and  Thou  canst  heal. 

2.  Though  destruction  walk  around  us, 

Though  the  arrows  past  us  fly. 
Angel-guards  from  Thee  surround  us — 
We  are  safe,  if  Thou  art  nigh. 

3.  Though  the  night  be  dark  and  dreary, 

Darkness  can  not  hide  from  Thee  : 
Thou  art  He  who,  never  weary, 
AVatcheth  where  Thy  people  be. 

4.  Should  swift  death  this  night  o'ertake  us. 

And  our  couch  become  our  tomb, 
May  the  morn  in  heaven  awake  us, 
Clad  in  bright  and  deathless  bloom. 

EDMESTON. 

1339.  Ss  k  7s. 

1.  Ox  the  dewy  breath  of  even 

Thousand  odors  mingling  rise, 
Borne  like  incense  up  to  heaven — 
Nature's  evening  sacrifice. 

2.  Thou,  whose  favors  without  number 

All  our  days  with  gladness  bless, 

Let  Thine  eye,  that  knows  no  slumber, 

Guard  our  hours  of  helplessness. 

3.  Then,  though  conscious  we  are  sleeping 

In  the  outer  courts  of  death. 
Safe  beneath  a  Father's  keeping, 

Calm  we  rest  in  perfect  faith. 

MAKTINEAu's  COLL. 


814  TIMES  AND   SEASONS. 


1340.  7s. 

1.  Softly  glides  the  stream  of  life 
Oft  along  the  flowery  vale  ; 

Or  impetuous  down  the  cliff 
Rustling  roam  when  storms  assail. 

2.  'Tis  an  ever-varied  flood, 
Always  rolling  to  its  sea, 
Slow,  or  quick,  or  mild,  or  rude, 
Tending  to  Eternity. 

3.  Mortal,  what  has  life  for  thee, 
Like  the  visions  faith  can  see  % 
Is  thy  path  of  fading  flowers, 
Half  so  bright,  so  sweet  as  ours  ? 

4.  Doth  a  skillful,  healing  Friend 
On  thy  daily  path  attend, 

And,  where  thorns  and  stings  abound, 
Shed  a  balm  on  every  wound? 

5.  When  the  tempest  rolls  on  high, 
Hast  thou  still  a  refuge  nigh  1 
Can,  O  can  thy  dying  breath 
Summon  one  more  strong  than  death  ? 

6.  Canst  thou,  in  that  awful  day, 
Fearless  tread  the  gloomy  way, 
Plead  a  glorious  ransom  given, 
Burst  from  earth,  and  soar  to  heaven  1 


1341.  7s. 

1.  Slowly,  by  God's  hand  unfurled, 
Down  around  the  weary  world 
Falls  the  darkness  ;  O,  how  still 
Is  the  workings  of  His  will ! 

2.  Mighty  Spirit,  ever  nigh  ! 
Work  in  me  as  silently  ; 

Vail  the  day's  distracting  sights, 
Show  me  heaven's  eternal  lights. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  8&! 

3.  Living  stars  to  view  be  brought 

In  the  boundless  realms  of  thought ; 
High  and  infinite  desires, 
Flaming  like  those  upper  fires ! 

4.  Holy  Truth  !  Eternal  Right, 
Let  them  break  upon  my  sight ! 
Let  them  shine  serene  and  still, 

And  with  light  my  being  fill.        furness. 

1342.  7s. 

1 .  Tnou  that  dost  my  life  prolong, 
Kindly  aid  my  morning  song  ; 
Thankful  from  my  couch  I  rise, 
To  the  God  that  rules  the  skies. 

%2.  Gently,  -with  the  dawning  ray, 
On  my  soul  Thy  beams  display  ; 
Sweeter  than  the  smiling  morn, 
Let  Thy  cheering  light  return.         edyfield. 

1343.  7s. 

I.   Is  a  land  of  strange  delight 

My  transported  spirit  strayed  : — 
I  awake — where  all  is  night, 
Silence,  solitude,  and  shade. 

'2.  Is  the  dream  of  nature  flown? 
Is  the  universe  destroyed  ? — 
Man  extinct,  and  I  alone 

Breathing  through  the  formless  void  % 


*o 


o.  No ;  my  soul,  in  God  rejoice  ; 

Through  the  gloom  His  light  I  see, 
In  the  silence  hear  His  voice, 
And  His  hand  is  over  me. 

4.  "When  I  slumber  in  the  tomb, 

He  will  guard  my  resting-place  ; 
Fearless,  in  the  day  of  doom, 
May  I  see  Him  face  to  face. 

MONTGOMERY. 


816  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

1344.  H.  M. 

1.  How  pleasing  is  Thy  voice, 

O  Lord,  our  heavenly  King  ! 
That  bids  the  frosts  retire, 

And  wakes  the  lovely  spring ! 
The  rains  return,  the  ice  distills, 
And  plains  and  hills  forget  to  mourn. 

2.  The  morn  with  glory  crowned, 

Thy  hand  arrays  in  smiles  ; 
Thou  bid'st  the  eve  decline, 

Rejoicing  o'er  the  hills. 
Soft  suns  ascend  ;  the  mild  wind  blows ; 
And  beauty  glows  to  earth's  far  end. 

3.  Thy  showers  make  soft  the  fields  ; 

On  every  side  behold 
The  ripening  harvests  wave 

Their  loads  of  richest  gold  ! 
The  laborers  sing  with  cheerful  voice, 
And,  blest,  rejoice  in  God,  their  King. 

4.  The  thunder  is  His  voice ; 

His  arrows  blazing  fires ; 
He  glows  in  yonder  sun, 

And  smiles  in  starry  choirs. 
The  balmy  breeze  His  breath  perfumes ; 
His  beauty  blooms  in  flowers  and  trees. 

5.  With  life  He  clothes  the  spring  ; 

The  earth  with  summer  warms; 
He  spreads  the  autumnal  feast, 

And  rides  in  wint'ry  storms. 
His  gifts  divine  through  all  appear, 
And  round  the  year  His  glories  shine. 

D  WIGHT. 

1345.  k,  6s  &  lis. 

1.  Come,  let  us  anew  our  journey  pursue, 

Roll  round  with  the  year, 
And  never  stand  still,  till  the  Master  appear ; 
His  adorable  will  let  us  gladly  fulfill, 

And  our  talents  improve, 
By  the  patience  of  hope,  and  the  labor  of  love. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  817 

2.  Our  life  is  a  dream  ;  our  time,  as  a  stream, 

Glides  swiftly  away, 
And  the  fugitive  moment  refuses  to  stay; 
The  arrow  is  flown ;  the  moment  is  gone ; 

The  millennial  year 
Mushes  on  to  our  view,  and  eternity  's  near. 

3.  O,  that  each,  in  the  day  of  his  coming,  may  say, 

"  I  have  fought  my  way  through  ; 
I  have  finished  the  work  Thou  didst  give  me  to  do ;" 
O,  that  each  from  his  Lord  may  receive  the  glad 
word, 

"Well  and  faithfully  done; 
Enter  into  my  joy,  and  sit  down  on  my  throne." 

C.  WESLEY. 

1346.  lis  &  9s. 

1.  Come,  let  us  ascend,  my  companion  and  friend, 

To  a  taste  of  the  banquet  above : 
If  thy  heart  be  as  mine,  if  for  Jesus  it  pine, 
Come  up  into  the  chariot  of  love. 

2.  We  in  Jesus  confide  and  are  bold  to  outride 

The  storms  of  affliction  beneath ; 
With  the  prophet  we  soar  to  the  heavenly  shore. 
And  outfly  all  the  arrows  of  death. 

o.  By  faith  we  are  come  to  our  permanent  home; 
By  hope  we  the  rapture  improve  : 
By  love  we  still  rise,  and  look  down  on  the  skie--, 
For  the  heaven  of  heavens  is  love. 

4.  What  a  rapturous  song,  when  the  glorified  throng 
In  the  spirit  of  harmony  join  ! — ■ 
Join  all  the  glad  choirs,  hearts,  voices,  and  lyres. 
And  the  burden  is — Mercy  divine  ! 

C.  WESLEY. 

1347.  7s  L  6s. 

1.    Go,  when  the  morning  shineth, 
Go,  when  the  noon  is  bright, 
Go,  when  the  eve  declineth, 
Go,  in  the  hush  of  night ; 
35 


818  TIMES   AND   SEASONS. 

Go,  with  pure  mind  and  feeling, 
Put  earthly  thoughts  away, 

And,  in  God's  presence  kneeling, 
Do  thou  in  secret  pray. 

2.  Remember  all  who  love  thee. 

All  who  are  loved  by  thee ; 
Pray,  too,  for  those  who  hate  thee, 

If  any  such  there  be ; 
Then  for  thyself,  in  meekness, 

A  blessing  humbly  claim  ; 
And  blend  with  each  petition 

Thy  great  Redeemer's  name. 

3.  Or,  if 't  is  e'er  denied  thee 

In  solitude  to  pray, 
Should  holy  thoughts  come  o'er  thee, 

When  friends  are  round  thy  way, 
E'en  then,  the  silent  breathing 

Thy  spirit  lifts  above, 
Will  reach  His  throne  of  glory, 

Where  dwells  eternal  love. 

1348.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  The  mellow  eve  is  gliding 

Serenely  down  the  west; 
So,  every  care  subsiding, 
My  soul  would  sink  to  rest. 

2.  The  woodland  hum  is  ringing 

The  daylight's  gentle  close; 
May  angels  round  me,  singing, 
Thus  hymn  my  last  repose. 

8.  The  evening  star  has  lighted 
Her  crystal  lamp  on  high  ; 
So,  when  in  death  benighted, 
May  hope  illume  the  sky. 

4.  In  golden  splendor  dawning. 

The  morrow's  light  shall  break ; 
O,  on  the  last  bright  morning 

May  I  in  glory  wake  !        sacred  songs. 


TIMES  AND  SEASONS.  819 

1349.  Ms. 

1 .  When  spring  unlocks  the  flowers  to  paint  the  laugh- 

ing soil, 
When  summer  balmy  showers  refresh  the  mower's 

toil ; 
When  winter  binds  in  frosty  chains  the  fallow  and 

the  flood, 
In  God  the  earth  rejoiceth  still,  and  owns  his  Maker 

good. 

2.  The  birds  that  wake  the  morning,  and  those  that 

love  the  shade ; 
The  winds  that  sweep  the  mountain,  or  lull  the 

drowsy  glade ; 
The  sun  that  from  his  amber  bower  rejoiceth  on  his 

way, 
The  moon  and  stars  their  Maker's  name  in  silent 

pomp  display. 

3.  Shall  man,  the  lord  of  nature,  expectant  of  the  sky. 
Shall  man,  alone  unthankful,  his  little  praise  deny ! 
No,  let  the  year  forsake  his  course,  the  seasons 

cease  to  be, 
Thee,    Father,    must   we   always    love — Creator! 
honor  Thee. 

4.  The  flowers  of  spring  may  wither,  the   hope  of 

summer  fade ; 
The  autumn  droop  in  winter,  the  bird  forsake  the 

shade ; 
The  winds  be  lulled — the  sun  and  moon  forget  their 

old  decree ; 
But  we  in  nature's  latest  hour,  O  Lord,  will  cling 

to  Thee !  iieber. 

1350.  7s  &  6s. 

1.  The  leaves,  around  me  falling, 
Are  preaching  of  decay, 
The  hollow  winds  are  calling, 
"  Come,  pilgrim,  come  away  !" 


820  TIMES  AND   SEASONS. 

The  day,  in  night  declining, 
Says  I  must,  too,  decline; 

The  year,  its  life  resigning — 
Its  lot  foreshadows  mine. 

2.  The  light  my  path  surrounding, 

The  loves,  to  which  I  cling, 
The  hopes  within  me  hounding, 

The  joys  that  round  me  wing — 
All  melt,  like  stars  of  even, 

Before  the  morning's  ray — 
Pass  upward  unto  heaven, 

And  chide  at  my  delay. 

3.  The  friends,  gone  there  before  me, 

Are  calling  from  on  high ; 
And  joyous  angels  o'er  me, 

Tempt  sweetly  to  the  sky. 
"Why  wait,"  th«y  say,  "and  wither 

'Mid  scenes  of  death  and  sin? 
O,  rise  to  glory,  hither, 

And  find  true  life  begin." 

4.  I  hear  the  invitation, 

And  fain  would  rise  and  come — 
A  sinner  to  salvation  ; 

An  exile  to  his  home : 
But,  while  I  here  must  linger, 

Thus,  thus  let  all  I  see 
Point  on,  with  faithful  finger, 

To  heaven,  O  Lord,  and  Thee. 


1351.  II.  31. 

1.  Lord  of  the  worlds  below  ! 

On  earth  Thy  glories  shine ; 
The  changing  seasons  show 

Thy  skill  and  power  divine*. 
The  rolling  years  are  full  of  Thee; 
In  all  we  see,  a  God  appears. 


TIMES   AND   SEASONS.  ^L;l 

2.  Forth  in  the  flowery  spring, 

We  see  Thy  beauty  move ; 
The  birds  on  branches  sing 

Thy  tenderness  and  love ; 
"Wide  flush  the  hills ;  the  air  is  balm; 
Devotion's  calm  our  bosom  fills. 

3.  Then  come,  in  robes  of  light, 

The  summer's  flaming  days; 
The  sun  Thine  image  bright, 

Thy  majesty,  displays; 
And  oft  Thy  voice  in  thunder  rolls; 
But  still  our  souls  in  Thee  rejoice. 

4.  In  autumn,  a  rich  feast 

Thy  common  bounty  gives 
To  man,  and  bird,  and  beast, 

And  every  thing  that  lives. 
Thy  liberal  care  at  morn  and  noon, 
And  harvest  moon,  our  lips  declare. 

5.  In  winter,  awful  Thou  ! 

With  storms  around  Thee  cast ! 
The  leafless  forests  bow 

Beneath  Thy  northern  blast. 
While  tempests  lower,  to  Thee,  dread  King. 
We  homage  bring,  and  own  Thy  power. 

FREEMAN. 

1352.  II.  31- 

1.  Ye  boundless  realms  of  joy, 

Exalt  your  Maker's  fame; 
His  praise  your  song  employ 

Above  the  starry  frame  : 
Your  voices  raise,  ye  cherubim 
And  seraphim,  to  sing  His  praise. 

2.  Thou  moon,  that  rul'st  the  night, 

And  sun,  that  guid'st  the  day, 
Ye  glittering  stars  of  light, 

To  Him  your  homage  pay  : 
His  praise  declare,  ye  heavens  above, 
And  clouds  that  move  in  liquid  air. 


822  CHILDREN. 

3.  Let  them  adore  the  Lord, 

And  praise  His  holy  name, 
By  whose  almighty  word 

They  all  from  nothing  came : 
And  all  shall  last,  from  changes  free ; 
His  firm  decree  stand  ever  fast. 

4.  United  zeal  be  shown, 

His  wondrous  fame  to  raise, 
Whose  glorious  name  alone 

Deserves  our  endless  praise: 
Earth's  utmost  ends  His  power  obey ; 
His  glorious  sway  the  sky  transcends. 

,  1353.  P.  M. 

1.  Fading,  still  fading,  the  last  beam  is  shining, 
Father  in  heaven!  the  day  is  declining, 
Safety  and  innocence  fly  with  the  light, 
Temptation  and  danger  walk  forth  with  the  night ; 
From  the  fall  of  the  shade  till  the  morning  bells 

chime, 
Shield  me  from  danger,  save  me  from  crime. 

Father,  have  mercy,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  Amen. 

2.  Father  in  heaven !  O  hear  when  we  call ; 
Hear,  for  Christ's  sake,  who  is  Saviour  of  all ; 
Feeble  and  fainting  we  trust  in  Thy  might, 

In  doubting  and  darkness  Thy  love  be  our  light; 
Let  us  sleep  on  Thy  breast  while  the  night  taper 

burns, 
Wake  in  Thy  arms  when  morning  returns, 
Father,  etc. 

1354.  8s  &  7s. 

1 .  Here  we  meet  to  part  again, 

But  when  we  meet  on  Canaan's  plain, 
There  '11  be  no  parting  there, 
In  that  bright  world  above. 
Shout !  shout  the  victory,  we  're  on  our  journey 
home. 


CHILDREN.  823 

2.  Here  we  meet  to  part  again, 

But  there  we  shall  with  Jesus  reign, 
There  '11  he,  etc. 

3.  Here  we  meet  to  part  again, 

But  when  we  join  the  heavenly  train. 
There  "11  he,  etc. 

1355.  6s  &  js. 

1.  See  the  shining  dew-drops 

On  the  flowers  strewed, 
Proving  as  they  sparkle 
God  is  ever  good. 

2.  See  the  morning  sunbeams, 

Lighting  up  the  wood, 
Silently  proclaiming 
God  is  ever  good. 

3.  Hear  the  mountain  streamlet 

In  the  solitude, 
With  its  ripple  saying 
God  is  ever  good. 

4.  In  the  leafy  tree-tops 

Where  no  fears  intrude, 
Merry  birds  are  singing 
God  is  ever  good. 

5.  Bring,  my  heart,  thy  tribute, 

Songs  of  gratitude, 

While  all  nature  utters 

God  is  ever  good. 


1356.  6s  &  k. 

1.  See,  the  light  is  fading, 
From  the  western  sky 
Day,  thou  art  departing, 
Night  is  drawing  nigh. 


824  CHILDREN. 

2.  Evening  winds  are  breathing 

Through  the  forest  green, 
Crimson  clouds  are  wreathing 
In  the  sky  serene. 

3.  See  the  stars  appearing 

All  around  so  bright, 
Emblems  ever  cheering 
Of  eternal  light. 


1357.  7s,  6s  &  8s. 

1.  How  beautiful  the  morning, 

When  summer  days  are  long; 
O  we  will  rise  betimes,  and  hear 

The  wild-bird's  happy  song — 
Eor  when  the  sun  pours  down  his  ray, 

The  bird  will  cease  to  sing ; 
She  '11  seek  the  cool  and  silent  shade, 

And  sit  with  folded  wing. 

2.  Up  in  the  morning  early — 

'T  is  Nature's  gayest  hour ! 
While  pearls  of  dew  adorn  the  grass, 

And  fragrance  fills  the  flowers — 
Up  in  the  morning  early, 

And  we  will  bound  abroad, 
And  fill  our  hearts  with  melody, 

And  raise  our  songs  to  God. 


.-.' 


1358. 


1.  Youno  and  happy  while  thou  art, 

Not  a  furrow  on  thy  brow, 
Not  a  sorrow  in  thy  heart, 

Seek  the  Lord  thy  Saviour  now. 
In  its  freshness  bring  the  flower, 

While  the  dew  upon  it  lies, 
In  the  cool  and  cloudless  hour 

Of  the  morning  sacrifice. 


CHILDREN".  825 

2.  Life  will  have  its  evil  years, 

When  its  skies  are  overcast. 
All  the  present,  thronged  with  fears, 

And  with  vain  regrets,  the  past. 
Let  him  tremble,  who  his  heart 

Brings  not  in  an  hour  like  this. 
Let  Jehovah  say — "  Depart, 

You  shall  never  taste  my  bliss." 

1359.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  O  how  purely,  O  how  surely, 

Live  the  innocent  in  heart ; 
Ever  lightly,  ever  brightly, 
Every  hour  doth  joy  impart. 

2.  Angels  standing,  where  we're  wandering, 

Watch  our  walk  and  guard  our  way  ; 
Like  the  show7ers  on  the  flowers, 
So  fall  blessings  all  the  day. 

3.  Day's  declining,  stars  are  shining, 

Gleaming  through  the  tranquil  night ; 
Eyelids  closing,  safe  reposing, 
Rest  we  till  the  morning  light, 

4.  Father !  holy,  pure  and  lowly. 

May  Thy  children  ever  be ; 
Anthems  swelling,  with  Thee  dwelling, 
Here  and  in  eternity. 

1360.  8s  &  7s. 

1 .  Jesus,  tender  Shepherd,  hear  us ; 

Bless  Thy  little  lambs  to-night : 
Through  the  darkness  be  Thou  near  us : 
Keep  us  safe  till  morning  light. 

2.  All  this  day  Thy  hand  has  led  ns, 

And  we  thank  Thee  for  Thy  care ; 
Thou  hast  clothed  us,  warmed  us,  fed  us, 
Listen  to  our  evening  prayer  ! 
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826  CHILDREN. 

3.  May  our  sins  be  all  forgiven  ; 

Bless  the  friends  Ave  love  so  well ; 
Take  us,  when  we  die,  to  heaven, 
Happy  there  with  Thee  to  dwell. 

MARY  LUNDIE  DUN'CAN. 

1381.  8s  &  7s. 

Cradle  Hymn. 

1.  Hush,  my  dear,  lie  still  and  slumber, 

Holy  angels  guard  thy  bed, 
Heavenly  blessings  without  number 
Gently  falling  on  thy  head. 

2.  Sleep,  my  babe,  thy  food  and  raiment, 

House  and  home  thy  friends  provide ; 
All,  without  thy  care  or  payment, 
All  thy  wants  are  well  supplied. 

3.  How  much  better  thou  'rt  attended 

Than  the  Son  of  God  could  be, 

When  from  heaven  He  descended, 

And  became  a  child  like  thee. 

4.  Soft  and  easy  is  thy  cradle — 

Coarse  and  hard  the  Saviour  lay, 
When  His  birth-place  was  a  stable, 
And  His  softest  bed  was  hay. 

5.  Blessed  Babe,  what  glorious  features, 

Spotless,  fair,  divinely  bright ! 
Must  He  dwell  with  brutal  creatures  1 — 
How  could  angels  bear  the  sight ! 

G.  Was  there  nothing  but  a  manger 
Cursed  sinners  could  afford 
To  receive  the  heavenly  Stranger  1 
Did  they  thus  affront  their  Lord  1 

7.  Soft,  my  child — I  did  not  chide  thee, 
Tho'  my  song  might  sound  too  hard ; 
'T  is  thy  mother  sits  beside  thee, 
And  her  arm  shall  be  thy  guard. 


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8.  Yet,  to  read  the  shameful  story 

How  the  Jews  abused  their  King ; 
How  they  served  the  Lord  of  glory, 
Makes  me  angry  while  I  sing. 

i>.  See  the  kinder  shepherds  round  Him. 
Telling  wonders  from  the  sky  ; 
There  they  sought  Him,  there  they  found  Him. 
With  his  virgin  mother  by. 

1 0.  See  the  lovely  Babe  a-dressing, 

Lovely  Infant,  how  He  smiled! 
When  He  wept,  the  mother's  blessing 
Soothed  and  hushed  the  lovely  Child. 

11.  Lo,  He  slumbers  in  His  manger, 

Where  the  horned  oxen  feed — 
Peace,  my  darling,  here  's  no  danger, 
Here 's  no  ox  a-near  thy  bed. 

12.  :Twas  to  save  thee,  child,  from  dying, 

Save  my  dear  from  burning  flame, 
Bitter  groans,  and  endless  crying, 
That  thy  blest  Redeemer  came. 

13.  Mayst  thou  live  to  know  and  fear  Him, 

Trust  and  love  Him  all  thy  days ! 
Then  go  dwell  forever  near  Him, 
See  His  face  and  sing  His  praise. 

14.  I  could  give  thee  thousand  kisses, 

Hoping  what  I  most  desire  ; 
Not  a  mother's  fondest  wishes 

Can  to  greater  joys  aspire.  watts. 


1362.  P.  V. 

1.  I  think  when  I  read  that  sweet  story  of  aid, 
When  Jesus  was  here  among  men, 
How  He  called  little  children  as  lambs  to  His  fold, 
I  should  like  to  have  been  with  them  then. 


828  CHILDREN. 

2.  I  wish  that  His  hands  had  been  placed  on  hay  head, 

That  His  arm  had  been  thrown  around  me, 
And  that  I  might  have  seen  His  kind  look  when 
He  said, 
"  Let  the  little  ones  come  unto  me.r' 

3.  Yet  still  to  His  footstool  in  prayer  I  may  go, 

And  ask  for  a  share  in  His  love ; 
And  if  I  thus  earnestly  seek  Him  below, 
I  shall  see  Him  and  hear  Him  above; 

4.  In  that  beautiful  place  He  is  gone  to  prepare 

For  all  who  are  washed  and  forgiven ; 
And  many  dear  children  are  gathering  there, 
"  For  of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven." 

1383.  Cs  k  5s. 

1.  Our  Father  in  heaven, 

We  hallow  Thy  name  ! 
May  Thy  kingdom  holy 

On  earth  be  the  same  ! 
O  give  to  us  daily 

Our  portion  of  bread, 
It  is  from  Thy  bounty 

That  all  must  be  fed. 

2.  Forgive  our  transgressions, 

And  teach  us  to  know 
That  humble  compassion 

That  pardons  each  foe  ; 
Keep  us  from  temptation, 

From  weakness  and  sin, 
And  Thine  be  the  glory 

Forever — Amen ! 

1364.  Ss  k  7s. 

1.  Jesus  Christ  my  Lord  and  Saviour, 
Once  became  a  child  like  me, 
O  that  in  my  whole  behavior, 
He  my  pattern  still  might  be, 

But  the  Lord  was  meek  and  lowly, 
And  was  never  known  to  sin. 


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2.  All  my  nature  is  unholy, 

Pride  and  passion  dwell  within ; 
But  the  Lord  was  meek  and  lowly. 
And  was  never  known  to  sin. 

But  the  Lord  was  meek  and  lowly. 

3.  While  I  'm  often  vainly  trying 

Some  new  pleasure  to  possess, 
He  was  always  self-denying, 
Patient  in  His  worst  distress. 

But  the  Lord  was  meek  and  lowly, 

4.  Let  me  never  be  forgetful 

Of  His  precepts  any  more  : 
Idle,  passionate,  and  fretful, 
As  I  've  often  been  before. 

But  the  Lord  was  meek  and  lowly,  etc, 

5.  Help  me.  by  Thy  word  to  measure 

Every  deed  and  every  thought. 
Thinking  it  my  greatest  pleasure 

There  to  learn  what  Thou  hast  taught. 

But  the  Lord  was  meek  and  lowly,  etc. 

1365.  ^s  k  7s. 

1 .  Lord,  a  little  band,  and  lowly, 

We  are  come  to  sing  to  Thee; 
Thou  art  great,  and  high,  and  holy — 
0  how  solemn  should  we  be ! 

2.  Fill  our  hearts  with  thoughts  of  Jesus. 

And  of  heaven,  where  He  is  gone ; 
And  let  nothing  ever  please  us 
He  would  grieve  to  look  upon. 

'■',.    For  we  know  the  Lord  of  glory 
Always  sees  what  children  do, 
And  is  writing  now  the  story 
Of  our  thoughts  and  actions,  too. 

i.    Let  our  sins  be  all  forgiven ; 

Make  us  fear  whate'er  is  wrong ; 
Lead  us  on  our  way  to  heaven, 
There  to  sing  a  nobler  song. 


830  CHILDREN. 


1366.  8s  &  7s. 

1 .  What  a  strange  and  wondrous  story. 

From  the  Book  of  God  is  read — 
How  the  Lord  of  life  and  glory 
Had  not  where  to  lay  His  head. 

2.  How  He  left  His  throne  in  heaven, 

Here  to  suffer,  bleed,  and  die, 
That  my  soul  might  be  forgiven, 
And  ascend  to  God  on  high. 

3.  Father !  let  Thy  Holy  Spirit 

Still  reveal  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  prepare  me  to  inherit 

Glory  where  He  reigns  above ; 

4.  There,  with  saints  and  angels  dwelling, 

May  I  that  great  love  proclaim, 
And  with  them  be  ever  telling, 
All  the  wonders  of  His  name. 


1367.  CM. 

1 .  I  thank  the  goodness  and  the  grace 

That  on  my  birth  have  smiled, 
And  made  me,  in  these  latter  days, 
A  happy,  Christian  child. 

2.  1  was  not  born  as  thousands  are. 

Where  God  is  never  known. 
And  taught  to  say  a  useless  prayer 
To  gods  of  wood  and  stone. 

3.  I  was  not  born  without  a  home, 

In  some  poor  broken  shed, 

A  gipsy  baby,  taught  to  roam, 

And  steal  my  daily  bread. 

k   I  was  not  born  a  little  slave, 
To  labor  in  the  sun, 
And  wish  I  were  but  in  my  grave, 
And  all  my  labor  done. 


CHILDREN.  831 

f).  My  God.  I  thank  Thee,  who  hast  planned 
A  better  lot  for  me, 
And  placed  me  in  this  favored  land. 
Where  I  may  hear  of  Thee. 

1368.  C.  31. 

1 .  Almighty  God  !  Thy  piercing  eye 

Strikes  through  the  shades  of  night. 
And  our  most  secret  actions  lie 
All  open  to  Thy  sight. 

2.  There 's  not  a  sin  that  we  commit. 

Nor  wicked  word  we  say. 
But  in  Thy  dreadful  book  'tis  writ 
Against  the  judgment-day. 

3.  Lord,  at  Thy  foot  ashamed  I  lie ; 

Upward  I  dare  not  look ; 
Pardon  my  sins  before  I  die, 
And  blot  them  from  Thy  book. 

4.  "Remember  all  the  dying  pains, 

Thou,  my  Redeemer  felt, 
And  let  Thy  blood  wash  out  my  stains. 
And  answer  for  my  guilt. 

5.  0  may  I  now  forever  fear 

To  indulge  a  sinful  thought, 
Since  the  great  God  can  see  and  hear. 

And  writes  down  every  fault.  watts. 

1369.  C  31. 

1 .  Why  should  I  join  with  those  in  play. 

In  whom  I  've  no  delight, 
Who  curse  and  swear,  but  never  pray, 
Who  call  ill  names  and  fight. 

2.  I  hate  to  hear  a  wanton  song, 

Their  words  offend  my  ears ; 

I  should  not  dare  defile  my  tongue 

With  language  such  as  theirs. 


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.'}.   Away  from  fools  I  '11  turn  my  eyes, 
Nor  with  the  scoffers  go ; 
I  would  be  walking  with  the  wise, 
That  wiser  I  may  grow. 

4.  From  one  rude  boy  that 's  used  to  mock, 

They  learn  the  wicked  jest, 
One  sickly  sheep  infects  the  flock, 
And  poisons  all  the  rest. 

5.  My  God,  I  hate  to  walk  or  dwell 

With  sinful  children  here, 
Then  let  me  not  be  sent  to  hell, 

Where  none  but  sinners  are.  watts. 

1370.  C.  M. 

1.  How  doth  the  little  busy  bee 

Improve  each  shining  hour, 
And  gather  honey  all  the  day 
From  every  opening  flower  ! 

2.  How  skillfully  she  builds  her  cell ! 

How  neat  she  spreads  her  wax  ! 
And  labors  hard  to  store  it  well, 
With  the  sweet  food  she  makes. 

8.  In  works  of  labor  or  of  skill, 
I  would  be  busy  too, 
For  Satan  finds  some  mischief  still 
For  idle  hands  to  do. 

4.  In  books,  or  work,  or  healthful  play, 
Let  my  first  years  be  past, 
That  I  may  give  for  every  day 

Some  good  account  at  last.  watts. 

1371.  C.  M. 

1 .  Whatever  brawls  disturb  the  street, 
There  should  be  peace  at  home, 
Where  sisters  dwell,  and  brothers  meet, 
Quarrels  should  never  come. 


CHILDREN.  88H 


Birds  in  their  little  nests  agree, 
And  't  is  a  shameful  sight 

When  children  of  one  family 
Fall  out.  and  chide,  and  fight. 


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3.  Hard  names  at  first,  and  threatening  words. 

That  are  but  noisy  breath, 
May  grow  to  clubs  and  naked  swords, 
To  murder  and  to  death. 

4.  The  wise  will  make  their  anger  cool, 

At  least  before  't  is  night ; 
But  in  the  bosom  of  a  fool 
It  burns  till  morning  light. 

5.  Pardon,  O  Lord,  our  childish  rage, 

Our  little  brawls  remove, 
That,  as  we  grow  to  riper  age, 

Our  hearts  may  be  all  love.  watts, 


1372.  C.  H. 

1.   Whene'er  I  take  my  walks  abroad 
How  many  poor  I  see ; 
What  shall  I  render  to  my  God 
For  all  his  gifts  to  me  ? 

'2.  Not  more  than  others  I  deserve, 
Yet  God  hath  given  me  more, 
For  I  have  food  while  others  starve,    . 
Or  beg  from  door  to  door. 

3.  How  many  children  in  the  street 

Half  naked  I  behold, 
While  I  am  clothed  from  head  to  feet, 
And  covered  from  the  cold. 

4.  While  some  poor  wretches  scarce  can  tell 

Where  they  may  lay  their  head, 
I  have  a  home  wherein  to  dwell, 
And  rest  upon  my  bed. 


S8i  CHILDEEX. 

5.  While  others  early  learn  to  swear, 
And  curse,  and  lie,  and  steal, 
Lord,  I  am  taught  Thy  name  to  fear, 
And  do  Thy^holy  will. 

0.  Are  these  Thy  favors  day  by  day, 

To  me  above  the  rest, 
Then  let  me  love  Thee  more  than  they, 
And  try  to  serve  Thee  best.  watts. 

1373.  C.  ft. 

1.  What  bless'd  examples  do  I  find 

Writ  in  the  word  of  truth, 
Of  children  that  began  to  mind 
Religion  in  their  youth. 

2.  Jesus  who  reigns  above  the  sky, 

And  keeps  the  world  in  awe, 
Once  was  a  child  as  young  as  I, 
And  kept  his  Father's  law. 

3.  At  twelve  years  old  he  talked  with  men — 

The  Jews  in  wonder  stand, 

Yet  he  obeyed  his  mother  then, 

And  came  at  her  command. 

4.  Children  a  sweet  hosanna  sung, 

And  blest  their  Saviour's  name  ; 
They  gave  him  honor  with  their  tongue, 
While  scribes  and  priests  blaspheme. 

5.  Then  why  should  I  so  long  delay 

What  others  learn  so  soon ; 
I  would  not  pass  another  clay, 

Without  this  work  begun.  watts. 

1374.  C.  M. 

1.  We  miss  thee  in  thy  place  at  school, 
And  on  thy  homeward  way, 
Where  violets  by  the  reedy  pool, 
Peep  out  so  shyly  gay. 


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2.  And  many  a  tearful,  longing  look 

In  silence  seeks  thee  yet, 
Where,  in  its  own  familiar  nook, 
The  fireside  chair  is  set. 

3.  And  oft,  when  little  voices  dim 

Are  feeling  for  the  note 
In  chanted  prayer,  or  psalm,  or  hymn, 
And  wav'ring  wildly  float — 

4.  Comes  gushing  o'er  a  sudden  thought 

Of  her  who  led  the  strain, 
How  oft,  such  music  home  she  brought, 
But  ne'er  shall  bring  again. 

5.  O  say  not  so !  the  spring-tide  air 

Is  fraught  with  whisperings  sweet, 
Who  knows,  but  heavenly  carols  there 
With  ours  may  duly  meet? 

LYRA  INNOCENTIUM. 


DOXOLOGIES 


1.  L.  M. 

To  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

2.  L  M. 

Praise  God,  from  whom  all  blessings  flow  ! 
Praise  Him,  all  creatures  here  below ! 
Praise  Him  above,  ye  heavenly  host ! 
Praise  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

3.  LM.   Double. 

1.  WoRTnv  the  Lamb  of  boundless  sway, — 

In  earth  and  heaven  the  Lord  of  all ! 
Let  all  the  powers  of  earth  obey, 
And  low  before  His  footstool  fall. 

2.  Higher — still  higher  swell  the  strain ; 

Creation's  voice  the  note  prolong ! 
Jesus,  the  Lamb,  shall  ever  reign  : 
Let  hallelujahs  crown  the  song. 

4.  L.  M. 

All  glory  while  the  ages  run 

Be  to  the  Father,  and  the  Son 

Who  rose  from  death ;  the  same  to  Thee, 

0  Holy  Ghost,  eternally. 


DOXOLOGIES.  8g' 

5.  L.  M. 

Praise  to  the  Father,  with  the  Son, 
And  Holy  Spirit,  Three  in  One ; 
As  ever  was  in  ages  past, 
And  shall  be  so  while  ages  last. 

6.  C.  M. 

Let  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And  Spirit,  be  adored, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  Him  known. 

Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

7.  C,  M. 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

One  God,  whom  we  adore, 
Be  glory  as  it  was,  is  now, 

And  shall  be  evermore. 

8.  C.  I. 

To  God  the  Father  glory  be, 

And  to  His  only  Son ; 
The  same,  O  Holy  Ghost !  to  Thee, 

While  ceaseless  ages  run. 

9.  C.  ffl. 

In  hope  to  join  th'  angelic  host, 
And  all  the  ransomed  throng, 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,    . 
We  raise  the  greatest  song, 

10.  C.  M. 

1.  Thou  art  the  first,  and  Thou  the  last : 

Time  centers  all  in  Thee, 
The  Almighty  God  who  was,  and  is, 
And  evermore  shall  be. 

2.  To  Thee  let  every  tongue  be  praise 

And  every  heart  be  love  ; 
All  grateful  honors  paid  on  earth, 
And  nobleT  songs  above. 


838  D0X0L0G1ES. 

11.  C.  ft 

We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  Thee, 

And  send  them  to  Thy  throne  ; 
All  glory  to  th'  united  Three, 

The  undivided  One. 
Hosanna !  let  the  earth  and  skies 

Eepeat  the  joyful  sound ; 
Rocks,  hills,  and  vales  reflect  the  voice 

In  one  eternal  round. 

12.  S.  ft 

Ye  angels  round  the  throne, 
And  saints  that  dwell  below, 

Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit,  too. 

13.  H.  ft 

To  God  the  Father's  throne 

Your  highest  honors  raise  ; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son  ; 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise ; 
With  all  our  powers,  Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  while  faith  adores. 

14.  7s. 

Sing  we  to  our  God  above 
Praise  eternal  as  His  love ; 
Praise  Him,  all  ye  heavenly  host — 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 


15. 


Praise  the  name  of  God  most  high, 
Praise  him,  all  below  the  sky, 
Praise  him,  all  ye  heavenly  host, 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost ; 
As  through  countless  ages  past, 
Evermore  his  praise  shall  last. 


DOXOLOGIES.  839 

16.  L  P.  )I. 

Now  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 

Eternal  praise  and  glory  given — 
Through  all  the  worlds  where  God  is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  the  throne, 

And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heaven. 

17.  C,  P.  M. 

To  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
Be  praise  amid  the  heavenly  host, 

And  in  the  church  "below  ; 
From  whom  all  creatures  draw  their  breath, 
By  whom  redemption  blessed  the  earth, 

From  whom  all  comforts  flow. 

18.  Ss  &  7A, 

Praise  the  Father,  earth,  and  heaven, 
Praise  the  Son,  the  Spirit  praise, 

As  it  was,  and  is,  be  given, 
Glory  through  eternal  days. 

19.  Ss  &  7s. 

Praise  the  God  of  all  creation, 

Praise  the  Father's  boundless  love ; 
Praise  the  Lamb,  our  expiation ; 

Praise  the  Spirit  from  above : 
Praise  the  fountain  of  salvation, 

Him  by  whom  our  spirits  live ; 
Undivided  adoration 

To  the  one  Jehovah  give. 

20.  6s  &  4s. 

To  the  great  One  in  Three, 
The  highest  praises  be, 

Hence  evermore ; 
His  sovereign  majesty 
May  we  in  glory  see, 
And  to  eternity 

Love  and  adore. 


840  DOXOLOGIES. 

21.  7s  &  6s. 

To  Thee  be  praise  forever, 

Thou  glorious  King  of  kings 
Thy  wondrous  love  and  favor 

Each  ransomed  spirit  sings : 
We'll  celebrate  Thy  glory, 

With  all  Thy  saints  above, 
And  shout  the  joyful  story 

Of  Thy  redeeming  love. 


22.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Great  Jehovah,  we  adore  Thee, 
God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 

God  the  Spirit,  joined  in  glory 
On  the  same  eternal  throne; 

Endless  praises 
To  Jehovah.  Three  in  One. 


23.  8s,  7s  &  4s. 

Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Spirit, 

Thou,  the  God  whom  we  adore, 
May  we  all  Thy  love  inherit, 
To  Thine  image  us  restore, 
Vast  Eternal  ! 
Praises  to  Thee  evermore. 


24,  5s  &  6s. 

By  angels  in  heaven 

Of  every  degree, 
And  saints  upon  earth, 

All  praise  be  addressed 
To  God  in  three  persons — 

One  God  ever-blessed : 
As  hath  been  and  now  is, 

And  always  shall  be. 


D0X0L0GIE3.  841 

25.  Us. 

0  Father  Almighty,  to  thee  be  addressed, 
With  Christ  and  the  Spirit,  one  God  ever  bless'd, 
All  glory  and  worship,  from  earth  and  from  heaven. 
As  was,  and  is  now,  and  shall  ever  be  given. 

26.  8s  &  7s. 

1.  May  the  grace  of  Christ  the  Saviour, 

And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 
Rest  upon  us  from  above. 

2.  Tims  may  we  abide  in  union, 

With  each  other,  and  the  Lord, 

And  possess,  in  sweet  communion, 

Jovs  which  earth  can  not  afford. 


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INDEX   OF    SUBJECTS. 


PAGES 

Sabbath  and  Sanctuary 1—41 

Tns  Bible 42—44 

God 

Manifested  in  Nature 45 — 59 

Attributes 6<i— VI 

Adoration  of 74—99 

(lovernrnent  and  Providence 100—109 

Trinity 110—115 

CllRiST 

Advent 116—129 

Life  and  death ■ 132—147 

His  resuiTection  and  glory 149—1-1 

W arnings  and  Invitations 182 — 241 

Christian  Experience 242—244 

Penitence  and  Consecration 245 — £91 

Praise,  Joy.  and  Conflict 293—415 

Fellowship  and  Communion 41G    449 

Trials  and  Temptations 451-  551 

Toe  Church 

Institutions  and  Ordinances 558—571 

Missions  and  Eeforms . \1 . 

Time,  Eternity,  Life,   Death 646    786 

Heaven 737—778 

Times  and  Seasons 779      2 1 

Children's  Hymns 822—835 

Doxologies 83G— ^41 


INDEX  OF   FIRST    LINES. 


TACK 

522 


Abba,  Father,  hear  Thy  child. 

Abide  with  me,  fast  falls  the  eventide 413 

Abide  with  us,  the  evening  shades 32.'? 

Above,  below,  where'er  I  gaze 49 

A  charge  to  keep  I  have . 


Affliction  is  a  stormy  deep 482 

Again  returns  the  day  of  holy  rest 791 

Again  the  Lord  of  life  and  light 2t> 

A  glory  gilds  the  sacred  page 42 

Ah!  guilty  sinner,  ruin'd  by  transgression 22-1 

Ah!  whither  should  I  go 284 

Alas !  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed 260 

Alas !  how  poor  and  little  worth 614 

Alas !  the  utter  emptiness 553 

Alas  !  what  hourly  dangers  rise 343 

All  from  the  sun's  uprise 37 

All  hail  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  ! 332 

All  men  are  equal  in  their  birth 640 

All  mortal  vanities  begone 448 

All  nature  dies  and  lives  again 6T] 

All  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord 55 

Almighty  God,  Thy  piercing  eye 831 

Almighty  Maker,  God 59 

Along  the  mountain  track  of  life 2f>.5 

Altho'  the  vine  its  fruit  deny 73 

Amazing  grace  !  how  sweet  the  sound 344 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross 34 1 

Amid  Thy  wrath,  remember  love 262 

A  mother  may  forgetful  be 556 

And  are  we  yet  alive 443 

And  can  my  heart  aspire  so  high 495 

And  Jesus  said,  Suffer  little  children 

And  let  this  feeble  body  fail 750 

And  must  I  part  with  all  I  have 250 

And  must  this  body  die 683 

And  now  another  week  begins 21 


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YA.GZ 

And  will  the  Judge  descend 689 

And  will  the  Lord  thus  condescend 263 

Angel  of  God,  whate'er  betide 494 

Angels  assist  to  sing 94 

Angels,  from  the  realms  of  glory 121 

Angels  rejoiced  and  sweetly  sung 120 

Angels,  roll  the  rock  away 105 

Angels,  where'er  wo  go,  attend 572 

Another  day  has  passed  along 8 

Another  day  is  past 810 

Another  fleeting  day  is  gone 786 

Another  hand  is  beckoning  us 679 

Another  six  days'  work  is  done 5 

Answer  me,  burning  stars  of  night 756 

A  poor,  way-faring  man  of  grief 322 

Approach,  my  soul,  the  mercy-seat 272 

Arise,  arise,  with  joy  survey 577 

Arise,  my  soul,  arise 407 

Arise,  my  soul,  fly  up,  and  run 759 

Arise,  my  soul,  my  joyful  powers 333 

Arise,  ye  people,  and  adore .  88 

Arm  of  the  Lord,  awake,  awake 575 

Around  Bethescla's  healing  wave 254 

Around  the  Saviour's  lofty  throne 303 

Around  the  throne  of  God  in  heaven 777 

As  changing  as  the  moon 510 

As  down  in  the  sunless  retreats  of  the 399 

As  flows  the  rapid  river 530 

Asleep  in  Jesus!  blessed  sleep 660 

As  oft  with  worn  and  weary  feet 468 

As  once  the  Saviour  took  His  seat 369 

As  pants  the  hart  for  cooling  streams 107 

As  the  hart  with  eager  looks 513 

As  the  sweet  flower  that  scents  the  morn 647 

A  stranger  in  the  world  below 776 

As  when  the  weary  traveler  gains 746 

At  anchor  laid,  remote  from  home 291 

At  evening  time,  let  there  be  light C50 

At  the  cross  her  station  keeping 139 

Author  of  good,  we  rest  on  Thee 477 

Awake,  and  sing  the  song • 383 

Awake,  awake,  the  sacred  song. 120 

Awaked  by  Sinai's  awful  sound 278 

Awake,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongue 347 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 7  SO 

Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays 328 

Awake,  my  soul,  lift  up  thine  eyes 316 

Awake,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve 340 

A  wake,  our  drowsy  souls :'0 


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PAGR 

Awake,  our  souls,  away  our  fears 313 

Awake,  ye  saints,  and  raise  your  eyes 670 

Away  with  our  sorrow  and  fear 734 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 76 

Begin,  my  soul,  th'  exalted  lay 55 

Begin,  my  tongue,  some  heavenly  theme 91 

Behold  a  stranger  at  the  door 182 

Behold,  my  soul,  the  narrow  bound 194 

Behold,  the  day  is  come 205 

Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb 348 

Behold  the  Lamb 146 

Behold  the  man,  how  glorious  he 141 

Behold  the  morning  sun 24 

Behold  the  mountain  of  the  Lord 553 

Behold  the  path  that  mortals  tread 186 

Behold  the  Saviour  of  mankind 149 

Behold  the  western  evening  light 664 

Behold,  what  wondrous  grace . 386 

Behold,  where,  in  a  mortal  form 148 

Be  joyful  in  God,  all  ye  lands  of  the  earth 41 

Beneath  our  feet,  and  o'er  our  head. 671 

Beneath  the  star-lit  arch 690 

Be  still,  be  still,  for  all  around 5 

Be  still,  my  heart,  these  anxious  cares 452 

Be  thou,  0  God,  by  night,  by  day 791 

Beyond,  beyond  that  boundless  sea 61 

Be}rond  the  starry  skies 170 

Beyond  where  Cedron's  waters  flow 240 

Blessed  are  the  sons  of  God 522 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 437 

Blest  be  the  dear,  uniting  love 432 

Blest  day  of  God,  most  calm,  most  bright 15 

Blest  hour,  when  mortal  man  retires 7 

Blest  hour,  when  virtuous  friends  shall 676 

Blest  is  the  man,  whose  softening  heart. "...  634 

Blest  morning,  whose  young  dawning  ray 22 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 218 

Both  heaven  and  earth  do  worship  Thee 306 

Break  forth  in  song,  ye  trees 609 

Brethren,  while  we  sojourn  here 441 

Brightest  and  best  of  the  sons  of  the 167 

Bright  glories  rush  upon  my  sight 778 

Bright  was  the  guiding-star  that  led 740 

Bright  were  the  mornings  first  impeaiTd 486 

Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death 186 

Brother,  rest  from  sin  and  sorrow 719 

Brother,  tho'  from  yonder  sky 693 

Brother,  thou  art  gone  before  us 727 


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Burst,  ye  emerald  gates,  and  bring *76G 

By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 562 

Call  Jehovah  thy  salvation 33 

Calm  on  the  bosom  of  thy  God 613 

Calm  on  the  listening  ear  of  night ]  28 

Cease  here  longer  to  detain  me 110 

Cease,  ye  mourners,  cease  to  languish 710 

Center  of  our  hopes  Thou  art 520 

Champion  of  Jesus !  man  of  God GG5 

Cheek  grow  pale,  but  heart  be  vigorous G01 

Child  of  sin  and  sorrow 233 

Children  of  God,  who  faint,  and  slow 494 

Children  of  the  heavenly  King 439 

Christian  brethren,  ere  we  part 516 

Christian,  see  the  orient  morning 598 

Christian,  the  morn  breaks  sweetly  o'er Ill 

Christ  leads  me  thro'  no  darker  rooms 481 

Christ,  of  all  my  hopes  the  ground 390 

Christ,  the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day 1 65 

Christ,  whose  glory  fills  the  skies 391 

Close  softly,  fondly,  while  ye  weep 647 

Come,  all  ye  saints  of  God 428 

Come,  at  the  morning  hour 808 

Come,  children,  drink  the  balmy  dew 183 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  and  feed  Thy  sheep 14 

Come,  Desire  of  nations,  come 128 

Come,  every  pious  heart 405 

Come,  gracious  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove 113 

Come  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls  183 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come 378 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove 286 

Come  in,  thou  blessed  of  our  God 41 5 

Come  let  us  anew,  our  journey  pursue 816 

Come,  let  us  ascend,  my  companion  and 817 

Come,  let  us  gladly  sing 61 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs 348 

Come,  let  us  join  our  songs  of  praise 345 

Come,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes 337 

Come,  let  us  sound  our  praise  abroad 637 

Come,  my  fond,  fluttering  heart ■ 408 

Come,  my  soul,  thy  suit  prepare 420 

Come  now,  ye  wanderers,  to  your  God 245 

Come,  O  Creator,  Spirit  blest 112 

Come,  O  my  soul,  in  sacred  lays 78 

Come  on,  my  partners  in  distress 526 

Come,  O  thou  traveler  unknown 324 

Come,  O  thou  universal  good 143 

Come  !  said  Jesus'  sacred  voice 213 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  849 

PACE 

Come,  shout  aloud  the  Father's  grace SSl 

Come,  sinner  to  the  Gospel  feast 192 

Come  thou  Almighty  King lit 

Come,  thou  Desire  of  all  thy  saints IS 

Come,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing 306 

Come,  thou  long-expected  Jesus 402 

Come  to  the  ark,  come  to  the  ark 471 

Come  to  the  house  of  prayer 27 

Come  to  the  land  of  peace 203 

Come,  trembling  sinner,  in  whose  breast 255 

Come,  wandering  sheep,  0  come 229 

Come,  weary  souls,  with  sins  distressed 181 

Come,  ye  disconsolate 523 

Come,  ye  sinners,  heavy  laden 222 

Come,  ye  sinners,  poor  and  needy 221 

Come,  ye  souls,  by  sin  afflicted 224 

Come,  ye  that  know  and  fear  the  Lord 74 

Come,  ye  that  love  the  Lord 387 

Come  ye  that  love  the  Saviour's  name 337 

Come,  ye  weary  souls,  oppressed 212 

Commit  thou  all  thy  griefs 511 

Cross,  reproach,  and  tribulation 532 

Crown  his  head  with  endless  blessing , 404 

Daughter  of  Zion,  awake  from  thy  sadness 443 

Daughter  of  Zion,  from  the  dust 551 

Day  of  judgment,  day  of  wonders 215 

Day  of  wrath,  that  day  of  burning G9o 

Dear  as  thou  wert,  and  justly  dear G79 

Dearest  of  all  the  names  above 3G2 

Dear  Friend,  whose  presence  in  the  house 359 

Dear  is  the  hallowed  morn  to  me 10 

Dear  Jesus,  ever  at  my  side 360 

Dear  Refuge  of  my  weary  soul 4  73 

Dear  Saviour,  if  these  lambs  should  stray 561 

Dear  Saviour,  we  are  thine 5   3 

Dear  Saviour,  when  my  thoughts  recall 201 

Deathless  principle,  arise 703 

•Def  nl  the  poor  and  desolate G4  1 

Depart,  awhile,  each  thought  of  care 581 

Depth  of  mercy,  can  there  be 2 !  0 

i  from  heaven,  immortal  Dove 7  !  ! 

Dismiss  us  with  Thy  blessing.  Lord 11 

Does  the  Gospel  word  proclaim 27.", 

Do  I  not  love  Thee,  O  my  Lord? 362 

Down  the  dark  future,  thro'  long 0]  3 

ftoxologiea ' - 

Dread  Sovereign,  let  my  evening  song 801 

Drooping  souls,  no  longer  mourn 219 

Dying  souls,  fast  bound  in  sin 220 


850  INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES. 

TAGE 

Early,  my  God,  without  delay 12 

Earth  has  engrossed  my  lovo  too  long 760 

Earth's  transitory  things  decay 659 

Earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  flowers 52 

Enthroned  is  Jesus  now 171 

Plre  to  the  world  again  we  go 11 

Eternal  Spirit,  wo  confess 112 

Eternity,  eternity 780 

Everlasting,  changing  never 622 

Every  day  hath  toil  and  trouble 645 

Exert  Thy  power,  Thy  rights  maintain 579 

Fading,  still  fading 822 

Fairest  Lord  Jesus 400 

Fairest  of  all  the  lights  above 72 

Fair  shines  the  morning  star 218 

Faith,  hope,  and  charity,  these  three |  298 

Farewell,  bright  soul,  a  short  farewell 742 

Farewell,  dear  friends,  I  must  be  gone 741 

Far,  far  o'er  hill  and  dell 700 

Far  from  mortal  cares  retreating 32 

Far  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  begone 451 

Far  from  the  world,  O  Lord,  I  flee 423 

Father  Divine,  this  deadening  power. 013 

Father,  how  wide  Thy  glory  shines 63 

Father,  I  long,  I  faint  to  see 737 

Father  of  mercies,  send  Thy  grace 633 

Father,  they  who  Thee  receive 54 

Father,  whate'er  of  earthly  bliss 483 

Few  are  thy  days,  and  full  of  woe 501 

Few,  few  and  evil  aro  thy  days 673 

Firm  as  the  earth  Thy  gospel  stands 478 

For  a  season  call'd  to  part 442 

Forever  with  tho  Lord 376 

Forgive  my  folly 541 

For  the  mercies  of  the  day 29 

Forth  from  tho  dark  and  stormy  sky 8 

Forth  in  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  wo  go 780 

Fountain  of  grace,  rich,  full,  and  free 319 

Friend  after  friend  departs 699 

Friends  of  the  poor,  the  young,  the  weak.  ...■ 635 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 309 

From  Calvary  a  cry  was  heard 142 

From  day  to  day  before  our  eyes 577 

3  rom  every  earthly  pleasure 283 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows I  !  7 

From  (ireenland's  icy  mountains 572 

From  His  low  bed  of  mortal  dust 657 

From  the  cross  uplifted  high , 208 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  851 

TACB 

From  Thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise 353 

From  the  recesses  of  a  lowly  spirit 225 

Full  of  trembling  expectation 529 

Gales  from  heaven,  if  God  so  will 510 

Gently,  gently  lay  Thy  rod 519 

Gently  glides  the  stream  of  life , 814 

Gently,  Lord,  0  gently  lead  us 539 

Gird  on  Thy  conquering  sword Gl 8 

Give  me  the  wings  of  faith  to  rise 756 

Give  thanks  to  God  most  high 9G 

Give  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame 84 

Give"  to  the  winds  thy  fears 509 

Glorious  in  thy  saints  appear 54 

Glorious  things  of  thee  are  spoken 506 

Glory,  glory  to  our  King ICG 

Glory  to  God  on  high 115 

Glory  to  God,  whose  witness  train 359 

Glory  to  Thee,  my  God,  this  night 783 

Glory  to  Thee,  whose  powerful  word 782 

God  bless  our  native  land G20 

C-Jod  in  1  lis  temple  let  us  meet 3 

God,  in  the  high  and  holy  place 58 

God  is  a  name  my  soul  adores Ill 

God  is  gone  up  on  high 152 

God  is  love,  His  mercy  brightens 30G 

God  is  the  refuge  of  His  saints 98 

God  made  all  His  creatures  free G20 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 110 

God  my  supporter,  and  my  hope 100 

God  named  Love,  whose  fount  thou  art 205 

God  of  eternity,  from  Thee 182 

God  of  my  life,  and  all  my. powers 406 

God  of  my  life,  through  all  its. days 204 

God  of  my  life,  Thy  boundless  grace 243 

God  of  my  life,  to  Thee  belong ' .  . .  780 

( rod  of  my  life,  to  Thee  I  call 454 

God  of  my  life,  whose  gracious  power 299 

God  of  our  salvation 5  17 

God  of  the  sunlight  hours,  how  sad 

God's  glory  is  a  wondrous  thing 58"? 

God  the  all-terrible,  Thou  who  ordainest 613 

God  the  eternal,  awful  name 85 

God  the  Lord,  a  King  remaineth 18] 

<  ro,  messenger  of  peace  and  love 57  s 

Gone  are  those  great  and  good G10 

Go,  preach  my  Gospel,  snith  tho  Lord 583 

Go,  spirit  of  the  sainted  dead GG1 

Go  to  dark  Gethsemane 207 


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Go  to  tho  gravo  in  all  thy  glorious  prime 701 

Go  to  the  pillow  of  disease 636 

Go  to  thy  rest,  fair  child 684 

Go,  tune  thy  voice  to  sacred  song 336 

Go,  watch  and  pray,  thou  canst  not  tell 233 

Go,  when  the  morning  shineth 817 

Go,  ye  messengers  of  God 591 

Grace,  like  an  uncorrupted  seed 368 

Grace !  'tis  a  charming  sound 373 

Gracious  Jesus,  Lord  most  dear 276 

Great  God,  as  seasons  disappear 807 

Great  God,  how  infinite  art  Thou 61 

Great  God,  Thy  penetrating  eye 62 

Great  God,  to  Thee  my  evening  song 788 

Great  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 311 

Great  God !  what  do  I  see  and  hear 651 

Great  God,  whom  heaven,  and  earth,  and 580 

Great  God,  whose  universal  sway 582 

Great  Redeemer,  Friend  of  sinners 720 

Great  Ruler  of  all  nature's  frame 108 

Great  Ruler  of  the  earth  and  skies 583 

Great  Shepherd  of  Thine  Israel 416 

Great  Shepherd  of  Thy  people,  hear 426 

Great  Source  of  being  and  of  love 45 

Green  pastures  and  clear  streams 512 

Guide  me,  O  Thou  great  Jehovah 538 

lTail !  morning  known  among  the  blest 155 

Hail !  my  ever-blessed  Jesus 7  24 

Hail!  sovereign  love,  that  form'd  the  plan 330 

Hail !  sweetest,  dearest  tie  that  binds 429 

Hail  1  the  day  that  sees  Him  rise 166 

Hail !  thou  happy  morn  so  glorious 179 

Hail !  Thou  once  despised  Jesus 179 

Hail  to  the  brightness  of  Zion's  glad 593 

Hail  to  the  Lord's  Anointed 60G 

Hail  to  the  Prince  of  life  and  peace 158 

nail,  tranquil  hour  of  closing  day 803 

Hallelujah!  best  and  sweetest 748 

Happy  soul,  thy  days  are  ended 721 

Happy  the  heart  where  graces  reign 350 

Happy  the  spirit,  released  from  its  clay 775 

Hark !  a  voice  divides  the  sky 694 

Hark  !  a  voice  from  heaven  proclaiming G21 

Hark,  hark,  the  Gospel  trumpet  sounds 570 

Hark,  hark,  the  notes  of  joy 130 

Hark  !  how  the  Gospel  trumpet  sounds 576 

Hark !  how  the  watchmen  cry 384 

Hark !  my  soul,  it  is  tho  Lord 521 


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Hark !  ton  thousand  harps  and  voices 177 

Hark !  the  glad  sound,  the  Saviour  comes 127 

Hark  !  the  herald  angels  sing 117 

Hark !  the  song  of  jubilee 590 

Hark!  the  sounds  of  joy  and  gladness 599 

Hark !  the  voice  of  love  and  mercy 180 

Hark  1  those  happy  voices  saying 235 

Hark !  what  celestial  sounds 129 

Hark!  what  mean  those  holy  voices 121 

Hark !  what  mean  those  lamentations G02 

Haste,  0  sinner,  to  be  wise 214 

Hast  thou,  'midst  life's  empty  noise 644 

Hast  thou  wasted  all  the  powers 515 

Hath  God,  cast  off  forever. 288 

Have  we  no  tears  to  shed  for  Him 136 

Head  of  the  Church,  triumphant 550 

Head  of  the  hosts  in  glory 175 

Health  of  the  weak,  to  make  them  strong 255 

Hearken,  Lord,  to  my  complaints 517 

Hear,  0  sinner,  mercy  hails  you 217 

Hear  the  heralds  of  the  Gospel 217 

Hearts  of  stone,  relent,  relent 212 

Hear  what  the  voice  of  Heaven  proclaims GG7 

Heaven  is  the  land  where  troubles  cease 777 

He  dies  !  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies 138 

He  knelt,  the  Saviour  knelt  and  prayed 144 

He  lives,  the  great  Redeemer  lives 310 

Here  at  Thy  cross,  my  dying  Lord 248 

Here  cares  and  angry  passions  cease 20 

He  reigns,  the  Lord  the  Saviour  reigns 77 

Here  we  meet  to  part  again 822 

He  sendeth  sun,  He  sendeth 653 

He  who  on  earth  as  Man  was  known 161 

High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God 101 

High  in  yonder  realms  of  light 695 

High  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light 78 

Holy  Father,  Thou  hast  taught  me 538 

Holy  Ghost,  with  light  divine 516 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord,  be  Thy 1 64 

Holy,  holy,  holy  Lord,  live 1G3 

Holy  Saviour,  Friend  unseen 4G2 

Holy  Spirit,  Lord  of  light 513 

Hosanna  to  the  living  Lord 1 56 

Hosanna  to  the  Prince  of  light 339 

Hosanna  with  a  cheerful  sound 196 

How  are  Thy  servants  blessed,  O  Lord 105 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet 629 

How  beauteous  were  the  marks  divine 135 

How  beautiful  the  morning 824 


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How  blest  wo  they  whoso  transient GGO 

How  blest  is  ho,  whose  tranquil  mind 415 

How  blest  the  righteous,  when  he  dies GG2 

How  blest  the  sacred  tie  that  binds 414 

How  blest  Thy  creature  is,  0  God 26 

How  calm  and  beautiful  the  morn 1G0 

How  charming  is  the  place 436 

How  condescending  and  how  kind 559 

How  dear  is  the  thought  that  the  angels 93 

How  deep  and  tranquil  is  the  joy 420 

How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 16 

How  doth  the  little  busy  bee 832 

How  dread  are  Thine  eternal  years 335 

How  linn  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the 442 

How  gentle  God's  commands 50G 

How  happy  are  tho  new-born  race 392 

How  happy  every  child  of  grace 434 

How  happy  is  the  pilgrim's  lot 714 

How  happy,  they  who  safely  housed 677 

How  heavy  is  the  night 376 

How  high  Thou  art,  our  songs  can  own 299 

How  long  sometimes  a  day  appears (Hi 

How  lost  was  my  condition 281 

How  oft,  alas !  this  wretched  heart 267 

How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair 2 

How  pleased  and  blest  was  1 22 

How  pleasing  is  Thy  voice 816 

How  precious  is  the  book  divine 42 

How  rich  Thy  favors,  God  of  grace 103 

How  short  and  hasty  is  our  life 197 

How  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place 556 

How  sweet  and  heavenly  is  the  sight 433 

How  sweet,  how  calm  this  Sabbath  morn 18 

How  sweetly  flowed  the  gospel  sound 134 

How  sweet  the  hour  of  closing  day 792 

How  sweet  the  melting  lay 435 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 367 

How  sweet  to  leave  the  world  awhile 7 

How  sweet  to  reflect  on  the  joys  that 772 

How  swift  the  torrent  rolls 690 

How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours 736 

How  vain  are  all  things  here  below 493 

Hush,  my  dear,  lie  still  and  slumber 826 

Hush,  the  loud  cannon's  roar 614 

I  am  the  man  that  hath  seen  affliction 681 

I  am  weary,  I  am  weary 536 

I  asked  the  Lord  that  I  might  grow 249 

I  ask  not  now  for  gold  to  gild 646 


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pact: 

I  can  not  always  trace  the  way 7  •  I 

I  can  not  call  affliction  sweet 480 

I  feint,  my  soul  doth  faint 504 

in  die.  shall  he  live  again 683 

If  death  my  friend  and  me  divide 713 

I  feel  within  a  want 548 

If  human  kindness  meets  return 557 

]          in  sorrow  must  be  spent 450 

a  pleasures  charm  thee 54* 

ui  daily  course,  our  mind 314 

mruffled  seas 506 

I  left  the  God  of  truth  and  light 280 

I  '11  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath 624 

to  behold  Him  arrayed : 

I  love  Thy  kingdom.  Lord 438 

I  love  to  steal  awhile  away 70  9 

I  ?m  a  pilgrim  and  I  'm  a  stranger 705 

I  a  stranger  hejre 546 

I  'm  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord 340 

In  a  land  of  strange  delights 815 

In  all  my  Lord's  appointed  ways 342 

In  evil  long  I  took  delight 190 

In  expectation  sweet 687 

Infinite  leagues  beyond  the  sky 87 

In  God's  own  house  pronounce  His 17 

I  now  have  found  abiding  rest 310 

J  .        Qce  of  the  voiceless  night 770 

In  sleep's  serene  oblivion  laid 190 

I            r  and  Hearer  of  prayer 398 

In  sweet,  exalted  strains 97 

In  the  broad  fields  of  heaven 767 

In  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory 534 

In  the  hour  of  my  distress 520 

In  the  sun  and  moon  and  stars 697 

In  time  of  fear,  when  trouble  'a  near.  . 473 

In  time  of  tribulation 288 

Into  the  silent  land 683 

In  trouble  and  in  grief,  0  Lord 4S0 

In  true  and  patient  hope 204 

In  vain  our  fancy  strives  to  paint 665 

In  Zion's  sacred  gates 96 

the  joys  of  earth  away 302 

>f  God.  the  mighty  Source 56 

I  sing  tif  almighty  power  of  God 65 

I             on  Zion's  mount 372 

Is  this  a  fast  for  me 615 

Is  this  the  kind  return 284 

I  thank  Thee,  uncreated  sun 254 

I  thank  the  goodness  and  the  grace 830 


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I  think  when  I  read  that  sweet  story  of. 82 G 

I  thirst,  but  not  as  once  I  did 318 

It  is  the  Lord  enthroned  in  light 481 

I  travel  all  the  irksome  night 6T3 

I  want  a  heart  to  pray 383 

I  was  a  wand'ring  sheep 379 

I  worship  Thee,  sweet  will  of  God 477 

I  would  not  live  alway 715 

Jehovah  reigns,  He  dwells  in  light 69 

Jehovah  reigns,  His  throne  is  high 101 

Jerusalem !  my  glorious  home 748 

Jesus,  and  didst  thou  condescend 270 

Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be 298 

Jesus,  at  thy  command 406 

Jesus,  blessed  Mediator 726 

Jesus  Christ,  my  Lord  and  Saviour 828 

Jesus,  full  of  all  compassion 510 

Jesus,  I  love  thy  charming  name 366 

Jesus,  immortal  King,  arise 552 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  taken 531 

Jesus,  in  sickness  and  in  pain 488 

Jesus  lives,  and  so  shall  1 389 

Jesus  lives,  thy  terrors  now 706 

Jesus,  Lord,  we  look  to  Thee 440 

Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul 507 

Jesus,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone 330 

Jesus,  my  GTod  and  Saviour 543 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  how  rich  Thy  grace 638 

Jesus,  my  Lord,  my  God,  my  all 297 

Jesus,  my  strength,  my  hope 564 

Jesus,  our  Lord,  ascend  Thy  throne 150 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 309 

Jesus,  tender  Shepherd,  hear  us 825 

Jesus,  the  Lord  of  glory,  died 804 

Jesus,  the  name  high  over  all  352 

Jesus,  the  sinner's  Friend  to  Thee 560 

Jesus,  the  very  thought  of  Thee 265 

Jesus,  Thou  art  the  sinner's  Friend 270 

Jesus,  Thou  everlasting  King 303 

Jesus,  Thy  boundless  love  to  me ; 326 

Jesus,  Thy  love  shall  we  forget 470 

Jesus,  Thy  robe  of  righteousness 332 

Jesus,  to  Thy  dear  wounds  we  flee 739 

Jesus'  transporting  name 154 

Jesus'  tremendous  name 374 

Jesus, . united  by  Thy  grace 486 

Jesus,  where'er  Thy  people  meet 4 

Jesus,  who  knows  full  well 436 


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Jesus,  who  on  Calvary's  mountain 402 

Jesus,  whose  glory-streaming  rays 315 

Jews  were  wrought  to  cruel  madness 139 

Join  all  the  glorious  names 153 

Joyfully,  joyfully,  onward  I  move 774 

Joyful  words !  we  meet  again 528 

Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come 120 

Joy  to  those  that  love  the  Lord 390 

Judges,  who  rule  the  world  by  laws G25 

Just  as  I  am,  without  one  plea 242 

Just  o'er  the  grave  I  hung 504 

Keep  silence,  all  created  things G4 

Kindred  in  Christ,  for  His  dear  sake 417 

Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong 71 

Laden  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears* 43 

Lamb  of  God,  whose  bleeding  love 279 

Lamp  of  our  feet,  whereby  we  trace 43 

Let  every  mortal  ear  attend 3G9 

Let  God  arise  in  all  his  might 80 

Let  me  go,  the  day  is  breaking 721 

Let  me  not,  Thou  King  Eternal 703 

Let  others  boast  how  strong  they  be 500 

Let  party  names  no  more 433 

Let  saints  below  in  concert  sing 429 

Let  there  be  light,  thus  spake  the  Word 581 

Let  the  still  air  rejoice 0 13 

Let  us  awake,  our  joys 177 

Let  us,  with  a  joyful  mind 33 

Let  worldly  minds  the  world  pursue 259 

Let  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice 103 

Let  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice SG 

Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord 184 

Lift  not  thou  the  wailing  voice 705 

Lift  your  eyes  of  faith,  and  see 7G4 

Lift  your  glad  voices,  in  triumph  on  high 1C8 

Light  of  life,  seraphic  fire 29 

Light  of  the  soul,  O  Saviour  blest 449 

Light  of  those  whose  dreary  dwelling 534 

Like  morning  when  her  early  breeze 292 

Like  Noah's  weary  dove 505 

Like  sheep  we  went  astray 280 

Little  travelers,  Zion-ward 5GG 

Lo !  God  is  here,  let  us  adore 87 

Lo !  ho  comes,  with  clouds  descending 214 

Lo !  he  cometh,  countless  trumpets 7  1  8 

Lo!  I  beheld  the  scattering  shades 75-1 

Lone  amidst  the  dead  and  dying 530 


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Lo !  on  a  narrow  neck  of  land 232 

Look,  ye  saints,  the  sight  is  glorious 178 

Loosed  from  my  God,  and  far  removed 251 

Lord,  a  little  band  and  lowly 829 

Lord,  at  this  closing  hour 26 

Lord,  deliver,  thou  canst  save 628 

Lord,  dismiss  us  with  Thy  blessing 35 

Lord,  forever  at  Thy  side 278 

Lord,  from  thy  blessed  throne ; 620 

Lord,  how  secure  and  blest  are  they 292 

Lord,  I  am  vile,  conceived  in  sin 290 

Lord,  I  can  not  let  Thee  go 514 

Lord,  in  the  morning  Thou  shalt  hear 11 

Lord,  in  Thy  garden  agony 136 

Lord,  I  will  bless  Thee  all  my  days 329 

Lord  Jesus,  come,  for  here 614 

Lord  lead  the  way  the  Saviour  jvent 642 

Lord,  let  me  know  mine  end. 692 

Lord,  may  the  spirit  of  this  feast 557 

Lord,  may  Thy  truth  upon  the  heart 9 

Lord  of  earth,  Thy  forming  hand 729 

Lord  of  the  Sabbath  and  its  light 4 

Lord  of  the  worlds  above 38 

Lord  of  the  worlds  below 820 

Lord  of  the  world,  who  hast  preserved 796 

Lord  see  what  floods  of  sorrow  rise 266 

Lord,  send  Thy  servants  forth 586 

Lord,  Thou  didst  arise  and  say 592 

Lord,  Thou  hast  search'd  and  seen  me 70 

Lord,  Thou  hast  won,  at  length  I  yield 393 

Lord,  Thou  wilt  hear  mo  when  I  pray 803 

Lord,  Thy  glory  fills  the  heaven 122 

Lord,  't  is  an  infinite  delight 351 

Lord,  what  a  feeble  piece 692 

Lord,  what  a  heaven  of  saving  grace 142 

Lord,  what  a  thoughtles  wretch  was  1 187 

Lord,  what  a  wretched  land  is  this 499 

Lord,  when  iniquities  abound 617 

Lord,  when  I  quit  this  earthly  stage 304 

Lord,  when  my  raptured  thought  surveys 65 

Lord,  when  Thine  ancient  people  cried 626 

Lord,  where  shall  guilty  souls  retire 110 

Lord,  while  for  all  mankind  we  pray 631 

Lord,  with  glowing  heart  I'll  praise  Thee 35 

Lo  !  the  mighty  God  appearing V 1 9 

Lo !  the  prisoner  is  released 693 

Lo !  the  seal  of  death  is  breaking 725 

Loud  Hallelujahs  to  the  Lord 75 

Lovo  divine,  all  love  excelling 399 


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Love,  love  on  earth  appears 220 

Lo !  what  a  glorious  corner-stone 306 

Lo!  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 7-19 

Lowly  and  solemn  bo 428 

Majestic  sweetness  sits  enthron'd 3G5 

M  ike  channels  for  the  streams  of  love 640 

Man  has  a  soul  of  vast  desires 183 

Many  centuries  have  fled 553 

Marked  as  the  purpose  of  the  skies 5T9 

Mary  to  the  Saviours  tomb 210 

May  freedom  speed  onward,  wherever 615 

May  the  grace  of  God,  our  Saviour 32 

Meet  and  right  it  is  to  sing 116 

Men  of  God,  go  take  your  stations C01 

Men,  whose  boast  it  is  that  ye 628 

Mercy  alone  can  meet  my  case 263 

Mercy,  O  Thou  Son  of  David 395 

Messiah,  at  Thy  glad  approach 129 

'Mid  scenes  of  confusion  and  creature 770 

'Midst  sorrow  and  care 515 

Mighty  God  while  angels  bless  Thee 123 

Mighty  One,  before  whose  face 52 

Morning  breaks  upon  the  tomb 164 

Mortals  awake,  with  angels  join 126 

Mourn  for  the  thousands  slain 630 

Much  in  sorrow,  oft  in  woe 7G5 

Must  Jesus  bear  the  cross  alone 4G8 

My  country,  'tis  of  thee 603 

My  days,  my  weeks,  my  months,  my 239 

My  faith  looks  up  to  Thee * 427 

My  Father  bids  me  come 565 

My  Father  God,  how  sweet  the  sound 287 

My  Father's  house  on  high 691 

My  Father,  to  Thy  mercy-seat   498 

My  feet  are  worn  and  weary  with  the . .  413 

My  former  hopes  are  fled 502 

My  God  accept  my  early  vows 305 

My  God,  how  endless  is  Thy  love 788 

My  God,  I  love  and  I  adore. .  .  t 100 

My  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 84 

My  God,  my  Father,  blissful  name 483 

My  God,  my  King  Thy  various  praise 76 

My  God,  my  life,  my  love 382 

My  God,  my  portion  and  my  love 351 

My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 416 

My  God,  the  covenant  of  Thy  love  269 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys 361 

My  gracious  Lord,  I  own  Thy  right 331 


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My  gracious  Redeemer,  I  love .' 397 

My  heart  lies  dead,  and  no  increase 460 

My  home  is  in  heaven,  my  rest  is  not 772 

My  Lord,  if  Thou  one  moment  leave 297 

My  opening  eyes  with  rapture  see 2 

My  refuge  is  the  God  of  love 624 

My  Sabbath  suns  may  all  have  set 14 

My  Saviour,  can  I  follow  Thee 271 

My  Saviour,  let  me  hear  Thy  voice 356 

My  Saviour,  my  Almighty  Friend 349 

My  Saviour,  thou  Thy  love  to  me 327 

My  Shepherd's  name  is  Love 408 

My  sorrows  like  a  flood 508 

My  soul,  be  on  thy  guard 370 

My  soul,  come,  meditate  the  day 669 

My  soul  go  boldly  forth. 537 

My  soul  review  the  trembling  days 273 

My  spirit  longeth  for  Thee. 549 

My  spirit  on  Thy  care 506 

My  spirit  sinks  within  me,  Lord 462 

My  sufferings  all  to  Thee  are  known 248 

My  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll 200 

My  times  of  sorrow  and  of  joy 49 1 

Nature  hath  seasons  of  repose 47 

Nearer,  my  God,  to  Thee 545 

New  every  morning  is  the  love 791 

No  bitter  tears  for  Thee  be  shed 646 

No  change  of  time  shall  ever  shock. 82 

None  loves  me,  Saviour,  with  Thy  love 321 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts 3S5 

Not  for  the  pious  dead  we  weep 485 

Not  in  the  church-yard  shall  he  sleep 663 

No  track  is  on  the  sunny  sky 173 

Not  seldom  clad  in  radiant  vest 450 

Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord 430 

Not  worlds  on  worlds,  in  phalanx  deep 786 

Now  all  chafing  cares  shall  cease 30 

No  war,  nor  battle's  sound 125 

Now  begin  the  heavenly  theme 399 

Now  be  my  heart  inspired  to  sing 623 

Now  be  the  gospel  banner 573 

Now  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise 156 

Now  I  have  found  the  ground  wherein 327 

Now  host  with  host  assembling 607 

Now  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood 188 

Now  let  our  cheerful  eyes  survey 101 

Now  let  our  souls  on  wings  sublime 301 

Now  let  our  voices  join 373 


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PA6I 

Xow  that  the  sun  is  gleaming  bright 700 

Xow  the  Saviour  standeth  pleading 223 

baven  of  Thy  breast 4G9 

Xow  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song 307 

Now  when  the  dusky  shades  of  night 703 

I  of  the  land  of  peace 656 

-looking  son  of  time. ; 

0  blest  Creator  of  the  light 7  - 1 

0  bow  Thine  ear.  Eternal  One 567 

0  City  of  the  Lord,  begin 585 

•.  loud  anthems  let  us  sing 83 

0,  could  I  find  from  day  to  day 353 

I  I  speak  the  matchless  worth 392 

0,  could  our  thoughts  and  wishes  fly 352 

0  dearest  Lamb,  take  thou  my  heart 365 

0  deem  not  they  are  blest  alone 5 19 

133 

O'er  the  gloomy  hills  of  darkness 603 

O'er  the  realms  of  pagan  darkness 603 

W  we  long  for 7GG 

0  fairest  born  of  love  and  light 703 

Of  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know 308 

Of  all  the  thoughts  of  God  that  are 648 

0  for  a  closer  walk  with  God 422 

0  for  a  glance  of  heavenly  day 315 

O  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 159 

O  for  a  sweet,  inspiring  ray 

O  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sine.- 339 

0  for  the  happy  days  gone  by 357 

■  jlitary  hours 

m  the  wav  525 

O  gift  of  gifl  3,  O  grace  of  faith 36  I 

.   hand 580 

17 

rnv  refuge,  hear  my  cries 482 

O  God  of  Bethel,  by  whose"  hand 

O  God.  our  help  in  ages  past 106 

O  God.  Thou  art  my  God  alone 

0  God.  we  praise  Thee,  and  confess 89 

O  happy  day,  that  fix'd  my  choice 560 

O  happy  saints  that  dwell  in  light 744 

O  he,  whom  Jesus  loved,  has  truly  spoken GIG 

O  holy  Father  just  and  true " G2G 

O  holy.  holy,  holv,  Lord— Bright Ill 

O  holy,  holy.  holy.   Lord— Thou 305 

O  how  cheating,  O  how  fleeting 707 

O  how  happy  are  they 445 

O  how  purely.  O  how  surely 825 


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0  how  soft  that  bed  must  bo 517 

0  how  the  thought  of  God  attracts 363 

0  if  my  Lord  would  leave  the  skies 316 

0  if  my  soul  were  form'd  for  woe 193 

O  if  there  bo  an  hour  that  brings.. .-. 640 

O  it  is  joy  in  one  to  meet 433 

0  Jesus,  life-spring  of  the  soul 312 

0  Jesus,  light  of  all  below 353 

0  lay  not  up  on  this  vain  earth 738 

0  let  my  trembling  soul  bo  still 465 

0  Lord,  another  day  is  flown 801 

0  Lord,  had'st  Thou  been  here,  but  when 484 

0  Lord,  how  happy  should  we  be 241 

0  Lord,  I  would  delight  in  Thee 484 

0  Lord  my  best  desires  fulfill 491 

0  Lord,  our  eyes  have  waited  long 627 

0  Lord,  Thy  counsels  and  Thy  care 461 

0  love  divine,  how  eweet  thou  art 393 

0  love,  of  pure  and  heavenly  birth 252 

0  most  delightful  hour,  by  man 678 

0  mother,  dear  Jerusalem 753 

0  my  dear  Saviour,  when  Thy  cares 2C6 

0  my  God,  by  Thee  forsaken 536 

Once  I  thought  my  mountain  strong 277 

Once  more,  my  soul,  the  rising  day 79S 

One  prayer  I  have,  all  prayers  in  one 490 

One  sole  baptismal  sign 40 

One  there  is  above  all  others 404 

On  Jordan's  rugged  banks  I  stand 775 

0  no,  we  can  not  sing  the  song 487 

On  the  dewy  breath  of  evening 813 

On  the  mountain's  top  appearing 599 

On  the  night  of  that  last  supper 559 

On  Thibet's  snow-capp'd  mountains 60S 

Onward,  Christian,  thro'  the  region 540 

Onward,  onward,  men  of  heaven 597 

Oppression  shall  not  always  reign 588 

O  praise  ye  the  Lord,  prepare  your  glad 92 

O  pure  reformers,  not  in  vain 039 

O  render  thanks  to  God  above 77 

O  sacred  day  of  peace  and  joy 3 

O  sacred  head,  now  wounded 145 

0  Saviour,  whoso  mercy,  severe  in  its 716 

O  say  not,  think  not,  heavenly  notes 562 

O  see  how  Jesus  trusts  Himself. 039 

O  sing  unto  my  soul,  my  love 169 

O  sinner,  bring  not  tears  alone 364 

O  Source  divine,  and  life  of  all 50 

O  spirit,  freed  from  earth GS5 


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0  Spirit  of  the  living  God 575 

0  strange  infirmity,  to  think 650 

0  sweet  as  vernal  dews  that  fill 675 

0  tell  me,  Thou  life  and  delight  of  my  soul 447 

0  that  I  could  forever  dwell 244 

0  that  I  knew  the  secret  place 25S 

0  that  my  load  of  sin  were  gone 250 

0  that  the  Lord's  salvation 544 

0  the  delights,  the  heavenly  joys 776 

0  the  immense,  the  amazing  height 70 

0  there  will  be  mourning 236 

0  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross 244 

0  Thou  Almighty  Father 410 

0  Thou,  by  long  experience  tried 69 

0  Thou  eternal  King,  most  high 149 

0  Thou  eternal  Source  of  love 496 

0  Thou,  from  whom  all  goodness  flows 497 

0  Thou  holy  God,  come  down 118 

0  Thou,  in  whose  presence 445 

0  Thou,  the  first,  the  greatest  Friend ....  497 

0  Thou,  that  hear'st  the  prayer  of  faith 239 

0  Thou,  the  heaven's  eternal  King 787 

0  Thou,  to  whose  all-searching  sight 293 

0  Thou,  who  driest  the  mourner's  tears 471 

0  Thou,  who  hast  spread  out  the  skies 737 

0  Thou,  whose  own  vast  temple  stands 570 

O  Thou,  whose  tender-mercy  hears 492 

O  throw  away  Thy  rod 501 

O  turn  ye,  O  turn  ye,  for  why  will  ye  die 227 

O  'twas  a  joyful  sound  to  hear 17 

Our  blest  Redeemer,  ere  He  breathed 172 

Our  Christ  hath  reached  His  heavenly 264 

Our  country  is  Immanuel's  ground 759 

Our  Father  in  heaven,  we  hallow  Thy 828 

Our  heavenly  Father  calls 381 

Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead 154 

Our  pathway  oft  is  wet  with  tears : .  . .  .  472 

Our  souls,  by  love  together  knit 431 

Our  willing  feet  shall  stand 25 

O  what  amazing  words  of  grace 191 

O  what  stupendous  mercy  shines 584 

O  when  shall  I  see  Jesus 2S2 

O  when  shall  we  sweetly  remove 731 

O  where  are  kiugs  and  empires  now 555 

O  where  can  the  soul  find  relief. 771 

O  where  shall  rest  be  found 205 

O  worship  the  King,  all  glorious  above 49 

O  }-e  immortal  throng 591 

O  Zion,  tunc  thy  voice 409 

O  Zion,  when  I  think  of  thee 550 


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Palms  of  glory,  raiment  bright 762 

Parting  soul,  the  flood  awaits  thee 722 

Peace  to  thee,  0  favor'd  one , 542 

Peace,  troubled  soul,  whose  plaintive 466 

People  of  the  living  God 516 

Perfect  in  love,  Lord,  can  it  be 467 

Pilgrim,  burden'd  with  thy  sin 211 

Plunged  in  a  gulf  of  dark  despair 350 

Pour,  blessed  Gospel,  glorious  news  for 612 

Praise,  everlasting  praise  be  paid 85 

Praise  the  Lord  who  reigns  above 116 

Praise  the  Lord,  ye  heavens,  adore  Him 1 24 

Praise  ye  Jehovah's  name 643 

Praise  ye  the  Lord,  immortal  choir 57 

Prostrate,  dear  Jesus,  at  Thy  feet 195 

Prayer  is  the  soul's  sincere  desire 423 

Quiet  from  God,  how  beautiful  to  keep 794 

Quiet  Lord  my  froward  heart 518 

Raise  your  triumphant  songs 385 

Rejoice  for  a  brother  deceased 735 

Rejoice  in  God  alway 374 

Rejoice !  the  Lord  is  King 37 

Repent,  the  voice  celestial  cries 196 

Restore,  0  Father,  to  our  times  restore 612 

Return,  my  roving  heart,  return 65S 

Return,  0  wand'rer,  return 194 

Return,  0  wand'rer,  to  thy  homo 193 

Ride  on,  ride  on,  in  majesty 137 

Rise,  crown'd  with  light,  imperial  Salem 611 

Rise,  glorious  conqueror,  rise 171 

Rise,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 704 

Rise,  0  my  soul,  pursue  the  path 341 

Rock'd  in  the  cradle  of  the  deep 782 

Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me ' 206 

Roll  on  thou  joyful  day 621 

Roll  on,  thou  mighty  ocean 60r> 

Safely  thro'  another  week 28 

Salvation  0  the  joyful  sound 345 

Saviour,  breathe  an  evening  blessing 813 

Saviour,  now  receive  Him 698 

Saviour  of  all,  what  hast  Thou  done 253 

Saviour,  visit  Thy  plantation 535 

Saviour,  when  in  dust  to  Thee 274 

Saw  ye  my  Saviour,  saw  ye 238 

Say  how  may  earth  and  heaven  unite 19 

Say,  sinner,  hath  a  voice  within 187 


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Say,  why  should  friendship  grieve  for 661 

Scorn  not  the  slightest  word  or  deed 641 

See,  daylight  is  fading  o'er  earth  and  o'er 131 

See,  from  Zion's  sacred  mountain 601 

See  how  great  a  flame  aspires 589 

See  how  tho  mounting  sun 809 

See  Israel's  gentle  shepherd  stand 563 

See  the  clouds  upon  the  mountain 34 

See  the  leaves  around  us  falling 7 09 

See,  the  light  is  fading 823 

See  the  Lord  of  glory  dying 140 

See  the  ransom 'd  millions  stand 591 

See  the  shining  dew-drops 823 

See  the  stars  from  heaven  falling 724 

See,  th'  eternal  Judge  descending 216 

Self-love  no  grace  in  sorrow  sees 394 

Send  kindly  light  amid  the  encircling 542 

Servant  of  God  well  done.     Thy 686 

Servant  of  God,  well  done !     Rest 6S7 

Shall  man,  0  God  of  life  and  light 652 

She  lov'd  her  Saviour,  and  to  Him 638 

Shepherds  hail  the  wondrous  Stranger 118 

Show  pity,  Lord,  0  Lord,  forgive 246 

Silently  the  shades  of  evening 811 

Since  first  Thy  grace  awaken'd  my  heart 46 

Since  o'er  Thy  footstool  here  below 56 

Sing,  sing  His  lofty  praise 1 7  6 

Sing  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name 89 

Sing  to  the  Lord  most  high 66 

Sing  to  the  Lord  that  built  the  skies 81 

Sing,  ye  redeemed  of  the  Lord 336 

Sin,  like  a  venomous  disease 201 

Sinner,  art  thou  still  secure 208 

Sinner,  come,  'mid  thy  gloom 227 

Sinner,  hear  the  Saviour's  call * .  234 

Sinners,  the  voice  of  God  regard 196 

Sister,  thou  wast  mild  and  lovely 147 

Slavery  and  death  the  cup  contains 632 

Slowly,  by  God's  hand  unfurl'd 814 

So  fades  the  lovely,  blooming  flower 658 

Soft  be  the  gently-breathing  notes 317 

Softly  fades  the  twilight  ray 30 

Softly  glides  the  stream  of  life 431 

Softly  now  the  light  of  day 514 

Soil  not  thy  plumage,  gentle  dove 797 

Soldiers  of  Christ  arise.    And 371 

Soldiers  of  Christ !  arise.     The 372 

Some  seraph,  lend  your  heavenly  tongue 60 

Songs  of  praise  the  angels  sang 388 


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Son  of  tho  carpenter,  receive 256 

Sons  of  men,  behold  from  far 593 

Soon  as  I  heard  my  Father  say 103 

Soon  in  the  grave  my  flesh  shall  rest 752 

Source  of  being,  Source  of  light 51 

Speak  gently,  it  is  better  far 634 

Speak  With  us  Lord,  Thyself  reveal 287 

Spirit,  leave  thy  house  of  clay 695 

Spirit  of  power  and  might,  behold 5S5 

Stand  the  omnipotent  decree 706 

Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord 59 

Stand  up,  my  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears 312 

Star  of  peace,  to  wand'rcrs  dreary 703 

Stay,  thou  insulted  Spirit,  stay 246 

Still,  still  with  Thee 412 

Stoop  down  my  thoughts,  that  uso  to  rise 201 

Stop,  poor  sinner,  stop  and  think 235 

Sweet  day  so  cool,  so  calm,  so  bright 189 

Sweet  evening  hour 790 

Sweet  is  the  prayer,  whose  holy  stream 424 

Sweet  is  the  task,  O  Lord 25 

Sweet  is  the  time  of  spring 811 

Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King 1 

Sweet  Sabbath  bells,  I  love  your  voice 9 

Sweet  Sabbath  of  the  year 810 

Sweet  the  moments,  rich  in  blessing 403 

Sweet  was  the  time  when  first  I  felt 260 

Swift  as  the  arrow  cuts  its  way 666 

Tarry  with  mc,  O  my  Saviour 812 

Teach  mo,  my  God  and  King 377 

Tell  me  not,  in  mournful  numbers 527 

Tell  us,  wand'rer,  wildly  roving 222 

That  awful  day  will  surely  come 198 

That  day  of  wrath,  that  dreadful  day 181 

That  man  in  life,  wherever  placed 104 

That  mystic  word  of  Thine  O  Sovereign 412 

That  warning  voice,  O  sinner,  hear 279 

The  Almighty  reigns,  exalted  high 82 

The  billows  swell,  the  winds  are  high 458 

The  bird,  let  loose  in  eastern  skies .* 355 

The  breaking  waves  dashed  high 610 

The  broken  ties  of  happier  days 672 

The  bud  will  soon  become  a  flower 425 

The  chariot,  the  chariot,  its  wheels 226 

The  darkened  sky,  how  thick  it  lowers 454 

Tho  dawn  is  sprinkling  in  the  east 779 

The  day  approacheth,  O  my  soul 200 

The  day  is  past,  and  gone ._. 808 


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The  dead  are  like  the  stars  by  day 678 

The  deluge,  at  the  Almighty's  call 311 

Thee,  we  adore,  eternal  Xame 202 

Thee  will  I  love.  0  Lord,  my  strength , 463 

Thee,  with  the  tribes  assembled 289 

The  festal  morn,  my  God,  is  come 712 

The  floods,  0  Lord,  lift  up  their  voice 461 

The  glories  of  our  birth  and  state 657 

The  glorious  universe  around 432 

The  great  Archangel's  trump  shall  sound. 655 

The  harvest  dawn  is  near, 379 

The  head  that  once  was  crown'd  witb 160 

The  heavens  declare  Thy  glory  Lord 44 

The  leaves  around  me  falling 819 

The  Lord  descended  from  above 88 

The  Lord,  how  fearful  is  His  name 90 

The  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  His  ways 80 

The  Lord  into  His  garden  comes 713 

The  Lord  is  great,  ye  hosts  of  heaven 93 

rd  is  King,  lift  up  thy  voice 86 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  He  makes  me 447 

The  Lord  is  my  Shepherd,  no  want  shall  1 167 

The  Lord  is  risen  indeed 171 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns,  And  royal 23 

Tho  Lord  Jehovah  reigns,  His  throne 39 

The  Lord  my  pasture  shall  prepare 48 

The  Lord  my  Shepherd  is 380 

The  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light 554 

The  Lord  our  God  is  full  of  might 74 

The  Lord  the  Judge,  before  His  throne 199 

The  Lord  will  come,  and  not  be  slow 637 

Tho  Lord  will  come,  the  earth  shall 651 

The  Lord  will  happiness  divine 26T 

The  mighty  angel  to  whose  hand 586 

The  mighty  God  who  rolls  the  spheres 72 

How  eve  is  gliding 818 

The  morning  dawn3  upon  the  place 144 

The  morning  light  is  breaking 604 

The  mourners  came  at  break  of  day 649 

The  once  loved  form,  now  cold  and  dead 076 

The  perfect  world  by  Adam  trod 569 

The  pity  of  the  Lord 53 

The  Prince  of  salvation  in  triumph  is 616 

The  promises  I  sing 97 

The  ransomed  spirit  to  her  home 7-13* 

There  is  a  calm  for  those  who  weep 662 

There  is  a  fountain  filled  with  blood 346 

There  is  a  glorious  world  of  light 761 

There  is  a  happy  land  far,  far,  away 773 


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There  is  a  harp,  whose  thrilling  sound 742 

There  is  a  holy  city 768 

There  is  a  land  my  eye  hath  seen 746 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight 758 

There  is  a  little,  lonely  fold 555 

There  is  an  hour  of  peaceful  rest 478 

There  is  a  place  of  sacred  rest 755 

There  is  a  state  unknown,  unseen 751 

There  's  a  Friend  above  all  others 524 

There  's  nothing  bright  above,  below 100 

There  's  nothing  round  these  painted 739 

There  's  rest  in  the  grave 773 

The  rosy  light  is  dawning 40 

The  Saviour  calls,  let  every  ear 192 

The  Saviour,  what  a  noble  flame 147 

The  Saviour  said,  yet  one  thing  more 571 

The  scene  around  me  disappears 124 

These  glorious  minds  how  bright  they 754 

The  silver  chord  in  twain  is  snapp'd 740 

The  songs  of  Zion  oft  impart 675 

The  spacious  firmament  on  high 49 

The  Spirit  in  our  hearts 203 

The  starry  firmament  on  high 45 

The  Sun  of  Righteousness  on  me 325 

The  swift  declining  day 809 

The  tempter  to  my  soul  hath  said 464 

The  time  draws  nigh  when  from  the 668 

The  turf  shall  be  my  fragrant  shrine 449 

The  voice  of  free  grace 717 

The  waters  of  Bethesda's  pool 455 

The  winds  were  howling  o'er  the  deep 260 

The  winter  is  over  and  gone 398 

The  "Word  descending  from  above 300 

The  world  eludes  my  fond  desire 680 

They  pass  refreshed  the  thirsty  vale 18 

They  that  have  made  their  refuge  God 99 

They  who  seek  the  throne  of  grace 421 

Thine  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love 3 

Think  gently  of  the  erring  one 642 

This  child  we  dedicate  to  Thee 5G2 

This  God  is  the  God  we  adore 730 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made 12 

This  place  is  holy  ground 699 

f  This  world  is  poor  from  shore  to  shore 479 

Tho'  all  the  world  my  choico  deride 245 

Tho'  faint,  and  sick,  and  worn  away 475 

Tho'  hard  the  winds  are  blowing 527 

Tho'  now  the  nations  sit  beneath 580 

Tho'  sorrows  rise,  and  dangers  roll 321 


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Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave 118 

Thou  art  my  hiding-place,  0  Lord 425 

Thou  art.  0  God,  the  life  and  light 47 

Thou  art  the  way,  and  he  who 313 

Thou  dear  Redeemer,  dying  Lamb 334 

Thou  hast  been  called  to  God.  rebellious 226 

Thou  hidden  love  of  God,  whose  bright 252 

Thou  hidden  Source  of  calm  repose 323 

Thou  Judge  of  quick  and  dead 206 

Thou  Lamb  once  slain,  whose  flaming 258 

Thou  Lord,  who  rear'st  the  mountain's 83 

Thou.  0  Lord,  in  tender  love 230 

Thou,  0  my  Jesus,  thou  did'st  me 257 

Thou  only  Sovereign  of  my  heart 243 

Thousands,  O  Lord  of  hosts,  to-day 476 

Thou  sweet  gliding  Kedron,  by  thy  silver 132 

Thou,  that  dost  my  life  prolong 815 

Thou  very  present  aid 511 

Thou,  who  art  enthroned  above 31 

Thou,  whom  my  soul  admires  above 236 

Tho'  waves  and  storms  go  o'er  my  head 467 

Thro'  all  the  changing  scenes  of  life 343 

Thro'  every  age,  eternal  Go .1 63 

Thro'  life's  vapors  dimly  seeing 725 

Thro'  sorrow'3  night  and  danger's  path 663 

Thro'  the  day  Thy  love  has  spared  us 460 

Thro'  Thy  protecting  care 701 

Throughout  the  hours  of  darkness  dim 185 

Thus  far  the  Lord  hath  led  me  on 7  37 

Thy  gracious  presence,  0  my  God 272 

Thy  happy  ones  a  strain  begin 317 

Thy  home  is  with  the  humble,  Lord 355 

Thy  mercy  heard  my  infant  prayer 32-3 

Thy  way  is  on  the  deep.  0  Lord 581 

Thy  will  be  done,  in  devious  way 781 

Thy  will  be  done,  I  will  not  fear 459 

Time  is  winging  us  away 704 

'lis  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 45*1 

'Tis  by  Thy  strength  the  mountains  stand 

'Tis  finish'd,  so  the  Saviour  cried 142 

'T  is  gone,  that  bright  and  orbed  blaze 184 

'Tis  midnight,  and  on  Olive's  brow 141 

:Tis  my  happiness  below 277 

'Ti3  not  the  skill  of  human  heart 307 

To-day,  the  Saviour  calls 236 

To  God.  the  only  wise 

To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 410 

To  heaven  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes 421 

To  Him  who  little  children  blest 566 


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To  Jesus  tho  crown  of  my  hope 730 

To  keep  tho  lamp  alive 444 

To-morrow,  Lord,  is  Thine 688 

To  our  Redeemer's  glorious  name 346 

Toss'd  upon  life's  raging  billow 533 

To  Thee,  my  God  and  Saviour 283 

To  thee,  my  Shepherd  and  my  Lord 367 

To  Thy  pastures  fair  and  large 53 

To  weary  hearts,  to  mourning  homes 465 

To  your  Creator  God 95 

Trembling  before  Thine  awful  throne 294 

Triumphant  Christ  ascends  on  high ]  59 

Triumphant  Zion,  lift  Thy  head 574 

'T  was  God  who  hurl'd  the  rolling  spheres 62 

'T  was  in  tho  wratches  of  the  night 475 

*T  was  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night 143 

Unheard  the  dews  around  me  fall 802 

Unite,  my  roving  thoughts,  unite 356 

Unshaken  as  the  sacred  hill 484 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb 657 

Upon  the  Gospel's  sacred  page 44 

Up  to  the  fields  where  angels  lie 291 

Up  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes 99 

Wait,  0  my  soul,  thy  Maker's  will 455 

"Wake  the  song  of  jubilee 590 

Walk  in  the  light,  so  thou  shalt  know 499 

Watchman,  tell  us  of  the  night 5S8 

We  are  living,  we  are  dwelling 595 

Wearied  with  earthly  toil  and  care 13 

Weary  of  wandering  from  my  God 251 

Weary  souls,  that  wander  wide 212 

We  bid  thee  welcome  in  the  name 569 

Weep  not  for  the  saint  that  ascends 734 

We  give  immortal  praise 619 

Welcome,  delightful  morn 39 

Welcome,  0  Saviour,  to  my  heart 271 

Welcome,  sweet  day  of  rest 24 

Welcome,  welcome,  dear  Redeemer 401 

Welcome,  welcome,  quiet  morning 33 

Wo  love  Thee,  Lord,  and  we  adore •  1 04 

We  miss  thee  in  thy  place  at  school 834 

We  praise  Thee,  Lord,  if  but  one  soul 632 

Were  not  the  sinful  Mary's  tears 180 

We  're  on  our  journey  home 769 

We  're  traveling  home  to  heaven  above 230 

We  shall  see  a  light  appear 770 

We  speak  of  the  realms  of  the  blest 732 


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We  suffer  with  our  Master  here 714 

"We  've  no  abiding  city  here 

We  vrait  in  faith,  in  prayer  we  wait 

What  a  srrange  and  wondrous  story 830 

"What  blessed  examples  do  I  find. S3  i 

What  equal  honors  shall  we  bring 309 

b  the  street $32 

;  lory  gilds  the  sacred  page 42 

-  life,  'tis  but  a  vapor 146 

i  our  God,  or  what  His  Dame 71 

i  a  the  world,  a  wildering  snare 

poor,  despised  company 

hall  I  render  to  my  God 

innefa  value  I  resign 

that  steals  upon  my  frame 

io'  the  stream  be  dead 

.  irioua  hind'raneea  we  meet 417 

What  would  we  give  to  our  beloved 648 

■se  winds  and  waves  arise 

:i  Thy  mercies,  0  my  God 102 

a  returns  this  solemn  day 7 

"When  brighter  suns  and  milder  skies 

"Whence  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise .  .  490 

Whene'er  I  take  my  walks  abroad 

When  forced  to  part  from  those  we  love 738 

When  forth  from  Egypt's  trembling 91 

.  ath'ring  clouds  around  I  view 404 

When  God  of  old  came  down  from 

>od  reveai'd  His  gracious  name 

When  grief  and  anguish  press  me  down 

Wh      proves  by  moonlight  silence  keep 450 

When  here,  O  Lord,  we  seek  Thy  face 

tan  hopes  all  wither 52 

I  can  read  my  title  clear 

When  Israel,  of  the  Lord  beloved 314 

survey  the  wond'rous  cross 137 

When  I  the  holy  grave  survey 157 

When  Jesus  dwelt  in  mortal  clay 

When  Jesus'  friend  had  ceas'd  to  be , 

When  Jordan  hush'd  his  waters  still 

When  languor  and  disease  invade 

When  life,  as  opening  buds  u  

When  marshal' d  on  the  nightly  plain 

When  morning's  first  and  hallo  we -'.1  ray 

g  sorrow  weeps  the  past 

.  my  Saviour,  shall  I  be 

:i  Sinai's  top  I  see 

When  on  the  giddy  cliff  I  stand 

When  on  the  midnight  of  the  east 


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When  overwhelm'd  with  grief 503 

When  power  divine,  in  mortal  form 457 

"When  shall  the  voice  of  singing GOG 

When  shall  we  all  meet  again 439 

When  shall  we  meet  again 702 

When  sins  and  fears  prevailing  rise 318 

When  spring  unlocks  the  flowers 819 

When  streaming  from  the  eastern  skies 80G 

When  the  great  Judge  supreme,  and  just G17 

When  the  harvest  is  past,  and  the  summer 228 

When  the  spark  of  life  is  waning 523 

When  the  vale  of  death  appears 711 

When  the  worn  spirit  wants  repose 15 

When  Thou,  my  righteous  Judge  shalt 231 

When  thro'  the  torn  sail  the  wild 131 

When  thymortal  life  is  fled 209 

When  waves  of  trouble  round  me  swell 474 

When  we  our  wearied  limbs  to  rest 456 

When  wild  confusion  wrecks  the  air GG9 

When  winds  are  raging  o'er  the  upper 411 

Where  ancient  forests  widely  spread 568 

Where  high  the  heav'nly  temple  stands 158 

Where  0  my  soul,  0  where 2S5 

Where  shall  the  child  of  sorrow  find. 474 

Where  wilt  thou  put  thy  trust 509 

While  life  prolongs  its  precious  light 1 85 

While  nature  was  sinking  in  stillness  to 132 

While  now  upon  the  Sabbath  eve 10 

While  shepherds  watch'd  their  flocks  by 119 

While  through  this  changing  world  we 667 

While,  to  its  grief  my  soul  gave  way 458 

While,  with  ceaseless  course,  the  sun 275 

Whilst  Thee  I  seek,  protecting  power 418 

Whither  goest  thou  pilgrim  stranger 723 

Who  are  these  arrayed  in  white 7G3 

Who  are  these  in  bright  array 7G1 

Who  is  this  fair  one  in  distress 451 

Who  is  thy  neighbor  ?  he  whom  thou 636 

Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends 668 

Why  is  my  heart  so  far  from  Thee 262 

Why  is  thy  face  so  lit  with  smiles 150 

Why  should  I  join  with  those  in  play 831 

Why  should  our  tears  in  sorrow  flow 680 

Why  should  the  children  of  a  King 106 

Why  should  we  start  and  fear  to  die 654 

Why  weep  for  those,  frail  child  of  woe 654 

Wilt  thou  not  visit  me 537 

With  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue 79 

With  glory  clad  with  strength  array'd 70 


INDEX    OF    FIRST    LINES.  873 

PAGS 

With  His  rich  gifts,  the  heav'nly  Dove 19 

Within  thy  courts  have  millions  met 6 

"With  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 162 

"With  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise  my 613 

With  silence  only  a3  their  benediction 698 

"With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud 805 

With  tearful  eyes  I  look  around- 453 

With  tears  of  anguish  I  lament 263 

Witness,  ye  men  and  angels,  now 259 

"Would  Jesus  have  the  sinner  die 250 

Wretched,  helpless,  and  distress'd. 605 

Tea,  I  will  extol  Thee 546 

Ye  angels,  who  stand  round  the  throne 731 

Te  boundless  realms  of  joy .  S21 

Ye  Christian  heroes,  go  proclaim 574 

Ye  dying  sons  of  men 

Ye  golden  lamp3  of  heaven,  farewell 757 

Ye  hearts,  with  youthful  vigor  warm 103 

Ye  humble  souls,  that  seek  the  Lord 163 

Ye  lands  and  isles  of  ev'ry  sea 333 

Ye  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice 68 

Ye  saints,  your  music  bring 152 

Ye  servants  of  God,  your  Master  proclaim 92 

Ye  servants  of  the  Lord 379 

Yes,  my  native  land.  I  love  thee 597 

Yes,  the  Redeemer  rose 151 

Yes.  we  trust  the  day  is  breaking G02 

Ye  trembling  captives,  hear 204 

Ye  trembling  souls,  dismiss  your  fears 492 

Ye  weary,  heavy-laden  souls 751 

Ye  wretched,  hungry,  starving  poor 190 

Yield  to  me  now.  for  I  am  weak 325 

Yon  spot  in  the  church-yard 682 

Young  and  happy,  while  thou  art S24 

Your  harps,  ye  trembling  saints 375 

Zion  stands,  with  hills  surrounded 600 


INDEX    OF    HYMNS 


BY    ANY    VERSE    BUT    THE    FIRST. 


A.  PACK 

A  beam  from  heaven  is  sent  to  793 
Abide  in  me — o'ershadow  by. .  412 
Abide  in  me:  there  have  been  413 
Abide  with  me  from  morn  till .  7S5 
Abide  with  us,  amazed  they...  324 
Abide  with  us,  and  still  unfold  323 
Abide  with  us.  Thou  heavenly  824 
A  broken  heart,  a  founi  of  tears  137 
A  captive  here,  and  far  from. . .  550 
A  cloud  of  witnesses  around.. .  340 

A  country  far  from  mortal 434 

Across  the  waves,  around  the .  100 

A  deep  and  crimson  streak 810 

A  deeper  shade  will  soon  .419  &  790 
Admit  Him,  ere  His  anger. .. .  183 
Adoring  angels  at  His  birth . . .  338 
Adoring  angels  tuned  their. . .  .  120 
Adoring  saints  around  Him... .  741 

A  dying,  risen  Jesus  282 

A  faith  that  seems  not  faith,  a  857 
A  few  short  years  of  exile  past  669 

Again  emerging  from  the 786 

Against  the  God  that  rules  the.  330 
A  glance  of  Thine  runs  through  112 
A  glimpse  of  glories  far  more.  45ft 
Agonizing  in  the  garden..221  &  222 
A  hand  divine  shall  lead  you  on  836 
A  heart  that,  when  my  days. . .  821 

Ah,  grace  1  into  unlikeliest 8G4 

Ah,  Lord!  if  it  be  Thou  indeed  525 
Ah,  Lord !  with  faltering  steps  745 

A  holy  quiet  reigns  around 6G2 

A  hope  so  much  divine 3S6 

A  horror  of  great  darkness  fell.  142 

Ahl  then  my  spirit  faints 691 

Ah,  those  are  of  a  royal  line. . .  434 

Ah'  whither  shall  Lily? 502 

A  land,  upon  whose  blissful...  746 
Alas,  1  knew  not  what  1  did.. .  190 

Alas!  the  brittle  clay 692 

All.  all  below  must  fade  and.. .  739 
All,  all  i3  o'er,  with  those  at. .  .  677 

All-bounteous  Lord!  Thy 66 

All  i^lory  be  to  God  on  high..  119 
All-Gracious  Lord,  whate'er  my  480 

All  hail  the  glorious  day 177 

All  hail,  triumphant  Lord 152 

"All  hail  triumphant  Lord  1"..  37 
All  hail!  ye  fair,  celestial 773 


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All  His  creatures  God  doth 54 

All  honor  to  His  name 874 

All  is  tranquil  and  serene 695 

All  may  of  Thee  partake 373 

All  my  capacious  powers  can. .  366 
All  my  desire  to  Thee  is  known  263 

All  my  nature  is  unholy 829 

All  our  earthly  journey  past.. .  56T 

All  our  works  in  Thee  be 521 

All  power  to  Him  is  given 885 

All  power  to  our  great  Lord. . .  152 
All  praise  to  Thee,  who  safe. . .  789 
All  scenes  alike  engaging  prove  69 
All  space  is  holy,  for  all  space..  563 
All  that  have  motion,  life,  aud.     IT 

All  that  I  am,  have  becu 690 

All  that  strikes  the  gaze 729 

All  the  assembling  saints 443 

All  the  hopes  anil  fears  that..  53 
All  this  day  Thy  hand  has  led.  825 
AH  thy  sins  shall  be  forgiven. .  524 

All  who  bear  the  Saviour's 558 

All-wise,  all-mighty,  and 490 

All  ye  nations  !  join  and  sing..  590 

Almighty  God!  Thy  grace 575 

Almighty  God!  to  Thee 620 

Almighty  grace!  Thy  healing.  268 
Almighty  Lord  !  the  sun  shall.  45 
Alone  with  Thee— amid  the...  412 

Along  Thy  sunset  skies S10 

Already,  from  the  dust  of  death  531 
Also,  when  I  cry  and  shout. ..  682 

Although  I  fail,  I  weep 501 

Amazing  grace!  that  kept  my.  201 
Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and.     71 

Amazing  love  that  yet  will 196 

Ambition,  stop  thy  panting 234 

Amid  a  thousand  snares,  1 79 

Amid  the  roaring  of  the  sea...  45S 

Amid  those  ever-shining 759 

Amid  the  silence,  else  so  drear  7S5 

Amid  the  splendors  of  His 160 

Amid  the  storm  they  sang 611 

Amid  thy  silent  bowers 810 

A  moment  may  His  hand  seem  587 
Among  a  thousand  harps  and..  157 

Among  the  saints  on  earth 43S 

Among  the  saints  that  till  Thy.  256 
AmoDg  Thy  saints  let  me  be. . .  232 


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PAGE 

And  as  He  rose  with  all  His. . .  151 

And  as  this  water  falls 566 

And  ate.  bat  gave  me  part 

And  at  rnv  life's  las:  - 

And  biessVd  is  he  who  can 5S7 

And,  bursting  through  the 495 

And  canst  Thou— wilt  Thoo..  268 

And  can  this  mighty  King 39 

And  dear  to  me  the  loud  A 

ar  to  me  the  wh  - I 

And  death,  which  sets  the 135 

.   a  pity  mortal...  271 
And  dost  Thou  look  on  such  a.  674 

And  e"en  when  midnight's 7.  5 

And  even  now,  amid  the  gray.  79S 

And  every  bondsman's  ct: 

AnJ  every  night  shall  turn  I 

And  every  virtue  w 

And  friends,  dear  frien 

And  from  His  I 

And  grant  that  to  Thine  fa 

And  graver  looks,  serene  and..  647 

And  hark  !  amid  the  sacr 

And  here  are  comrades  in  the.     20 

And  here  Thy  name,  O  God  of  5>1 

And  His  that" gentle  voice  we.  172 

Ar.d  if  no  eve::in_;  visit's  ] 

And  if  there  weisrh  upon  m 

And  if  the  sons  of  God  re: 

Ami.  in  everv  srace  comple 

And.  Jesus,  thou  Thy  smiles..  8.1 

&  the  shadow  of  a  spot.  347 
And  let  the  drops  of  sparkling.  797 

And  let  those  eyes,  ^  Ufa 247 

And  like  a  den  most  dark  He . .     89 

And  io  !  above  the  dews  of. . .  605 

And  make  his  grave  wh  r: . . . .  647 

And  manv  a  tearful,  I 

And  in:.; 

And  must  I,  from  the  che<  I . 

And  must  my  body  faint  and. .  202 

And  not  a  prayer,  a  tear,  a  sigh      6 

And  now  Chris:  is  r 

And  now  his  conquering 21 

And  now  my  spirit  sighs  for..  C-to 
And  oft  as  the  tumult  of  life's.  181 
And  ofc,  when  little  voices  dim  B35 
>,  when  gathers  on  our. . .  315 
And,  O!  when  I  ha1 

.  when  the  whirlwind  of  131 

.'.  ms  shall  wave,  and 409 

— shall  augfa 

be  dumb  3SS 

■  fears 492 

And  shall  the  soul  thou  bi  I 
Anil  since,  by  passion's  foi 

ime..  50 
And  .-own  the  harvest  of  thy..,  425 
And  soon,  to<>  ' .  . .  562 

And  such  the  trust  that  sti 

And  the  naked  soul T26 

And  then  was  heard  afar 175 

And  the  voice  answers.  ••  I  1 


Pa^-E 

And  thouch  loud  the  wind  I 

And  thoi 

And  though  Thy  wis 

A 

And  Thou  wilt  turn  on -  i 

630 

■  His  mortal  . 

And  weep  for  :..  .    .  7  ' 

;  be  myjonn 

And  when  be: . .      .  I 

And  wh       .  1  to  earth  170 

..  n  I  close  my  eyes  in.  270 

And  when  I  early  rise 

And  when  life's 
And  when  my  Saviour 
And  when  nature  sinks  in. . . .       31 
spirits'1 

I 
And  wl 
And  wh 

And  when  the  Mas 
I  Andwh 

;  And  wh  -  of 169 

the  waves  of  ire 5  5 

Thy, 

•n  Thy  awful  voice". . 

And  when  your  labors  all  are. 

And  where  the  fathers  lie 

And  while  I  rest  mywea 
while  our  faith  enjoy 

r. .   799 

j  And  while  upon  my  restless. . .  354 
And  whi 

645 

And  ye  of  meaner  birth ! 95 

191 

And  yel                                  59 

TS8 

nt  to 465 

''■vers  the  throne 164 

is..  175 
our  mighty  j 
Angels,  guard 

"re.  B25 

I 

Anoint  me  with  Thy .  -7 

Another  day,  more  a 
Another  fleeting  day 
.  A  pilgrim  through  the  earth  I  491 
• 

-.'martyrs,  propbi  - 
Approach,  ye  saints!  this  I 
Archangels  sound  His  TTl 

Ar-  there  no  foes  for  me  to...    342 
■ 
e  Thy  favors  day 
;  Are  they  not  all  Thy  serva 


431 
426 
574 
690 

777 


876 


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Are  we  not  tending  upward. . .  668 

A  rill,  a  stream,  a  torrent 431 

Arise  from  the  grave  1 773 

Arise  into  Thy  resting-place. . .  3 
Arise,  my  soul!  awake,  my...  834 

Arise,  my  soul,  from  deep 258 

Arise,  put  on  the  robes 6S5 

Arm  me  with  jealous  care 377 

Arm  of  the  Lord !  awake 576 

Around  Him  angels  fair 170 

Around  His  sacred  tomb 594 

Around  Thy  wheels,  in  the  glad  670 

Arrayed  in  glorious  grace 6S9 

Art  Thou  not  touched  with 248 

A  sacred  spring  at  Thy 46 

As  a  little  child  relies 518 

As  by  the  light  of  opening  day  259 

Ascend!  thou  art  not  now 686 

As  children  of  Thy  gracious. . .  626 
A  second  look  He  gave,  that. .  190 
Ashamed  of  Jesus  1  sooner  far.  298 
Ashamed  of  Jesus!  that  dear.  298 
Ashamed  of  Jesus!  yes,  I  may  298 
Ashamed  to  lift  her  streaming.  369 
As  in  the  dawning,  o'er  the....  412 
As,  in  the  heavens,  the  urns. . .  659 
Asleep  in  Jesus !  far  from  thee.  661 
Asleep  in  Jesus!  O,  for  me... .  661 
Asleep  in  Jesus !  O,  how  sweet  661 
Asleep  ia  Jesus!  peaceful  rest.  660 
As,  'midst  the  ever-rolling  sea.  659 

As  moons  are  ever  waning 531 

As  o'er  a  parched  and  weary. . .  470 

A  soul  inured  to  pain 564 

A  spirit  still  prepared 565 

As  sang  the  morning  stars  of. .  577 
As  ship  to  port,  or  shaft  from .  781 

Assist  me,  gracious  God ! 96 

As  some  rare  perfume  in  a  vase  413 
As  spring  the  winter — day  the.  467 

As  still  to  the  star  of  its 400 

Assure  my  conscience  of  her. . .  106 
As  the  waters  fall  from  the  sea  684 
As  Thou  of  old  to  Miriam's... .  626 
A  stranger,  lonely  here  I  roam.  479 
As  welcome  as  the  water-spring  469 

At  birth,  our  brother  He 300 

At  evening,  in  Thy  home 808 

At  evening  time,  let  there  be.  650 
At  evening  time,  there  shall  bo  650 
At  His  call,  the  dead  awaken.  216 
At  His  presence  nature  shakes.  209 
A  thousand  ages  in  Thy  sight.  107 
A  thousand  wretched  souls  are.  798 
At  length  I  own  it  can  not  be.  561 
At  length,  this  great  Physician  2S1 

At  midnight  came  the  cry 687 

At  noon,  beneath  the  Rock 808 

A  trusting  heart,  a  yearning...  363 

At  Salem's  courts  we  must 17 

Attending  angels  shout  for  joy  749 
At  this  hour,  lo !  from  their. . .     31 

At  thy  approaching  dawn 36 

At  Thy  rebuke,  the  bloom. ...  693 


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At  twelve  years  old  he  talked.  834 
Auspicious  dawn  !  thy  rising..  578 
Author  and  Guardian  of  my. . .  424 
A  voice  from  the  shepherd  now  447 
Awake,  and  breathe  the  air. ...  6S6 

Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful 350 

Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy 552 

Awake,  lift  up  thine  eyes ! 686 

Awake,  my  soul,  thy  way 187 

Awake,  then,  my  harp,  and  my  899 
Away  from  fools  I  '11  turn  my . .  832 
Away,  ye  false,  delusive  toys. .  193 
Away,  ye  midnight  phantoms.  779 
A  whispered  word  may  touch .  641 
A  word  of  His  almighty  breath    90 

B. 

Bane  and  blessing,  pain  and. . .  535 
Baptize  the  nations;  far  and..  575 
Bear,  bear  the  tidings  round. . .  130 

Bear,  then,  the  reproach  of 533 

Bear  the  tidings  round  the  ball  592 
Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes..  416 
Because  the  Saviour  shed  His.  778 

Because  thy  smile  was  fair 685 

Be  Christ  our  pattern  and  our  148 
Be  daily  dearer  to  my  heart.  .  246 
Be  darkness,  at  Thy  coming. . .  575 

"  Be  faithful  unto  death 375 

Before  His  ever-watchful  eye..  556 
Before  His  throne  a  volume ...  64 
Before  its  splendid  hour,  the..  501 

Before  me  place,  in  dread 232 

Before  our  Father's  throne 437 

Before  the  hills  in  order  stood.  106 
Before  the  mountains  heaved..  497 

Before  the  mournful  scene 143 

Before  Thine  awful  face 619 

Before  thy  heart  had  learned.  684 
Before  we  quite  forsake  our. . .  351 
Begirt  with  Thee,  my  fearless  63 
Behold  Him  rise  from  01ive"s.  184 
Behold  His  loving-kindness. ...  74 
Behold!  the  aged  sinner  goes.  188 

Behold  the  Ark  of  God 505 

Behold  the  bed  of  death 699 

Behold  the  blest  assembly....  430 
Behold  the  body  in  the  tomb .  1S4 
Behold  the  innumerable  host.     430 

Behold  the  Lamb 146,  147 

Behold  the  Lamb  on  Calvary. .  183 

Behold  the  Man  !  by  all 141 

Behold  the  Man  !  He  stands...   141 

Behold  the  Man !  though 141 

Behold  the  way  to  Zion's  hill..  578 

"  Behold  the  way !"  ye 678 

Behold  Thy  prisoner,  loose  my  476 

Behold  your  King,  your 337 

Being  of  beings !  "may  our 87 

Believe  the  heavenly  word 406 

Believing,  we  rejoice 385 

Below  He  washed  our  guilt 345 

Be  near  when  I  am  dying 146 

Beneath  His  watchful  eye 500 


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Beneath  Thy  broad,  impartial.  793 
Be  present,  in  Thy  peace,  to. .  796 
"  Be  still — ami  learn  that  I  am  87 
Bestow  on  every  joyous  thrill.     5t 

Bethesda's  pool  has  "lost  its 254 

Be  this  iny  one  great  business.  232 

Be  this  world  the  wiser 041 

Be  Thou  exalted,  O  my  Go  1 ! .  84 
Be  Thou  my  guardian  while  I.  734 
Be  Thou  my  shield  and  hiding  273 
Be  Thou,  0  Lord,  my  Father. .  475 
Better  than  life  itself  Thy  iove  461 
Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky  744 

Beyond  my  highest  joy 433 

Beyond  the  bounds  of  time  and  526 

Beyond  the  flight  of  time 700 

Beyond  the  storm,  beyond  the.  755 

Beyond  this  vale  of  tears 205 

Birds  in  their  little  nests  agree  833 
Blessed  Babe,  what  glorious. ..  826 

Blessed  be  the  voice  that 457 

Blessed  fold!  no  foe  can  enter.  726 

Blessed  is  the  man,  whose 133 

Blessed  Jesus  !— would'st  thou.  524 
Blessing,  honor,  glory,  might.. .  591 
Blessings  abound  where'er  lie.  310 
Blessing  for  ever  or.  the  Lamb.  309 
Bless  me,  and  I  shall  be  blest. .  517 

Bless  the  Lord  of  earth  ami 237 

Bless  the  Lord  of  life  for  ever..  237 
Bless  the  Lord  >f  thy  salvation.  237 

Bless  the  Lord,  whose  love 233 

Blest,  are  the  men  whose  hearts  2 
Blest  are  the  souls  that  find  a. .  2 
Blest  be  the  Father  of  our  Lord  155 
Blest  be  the  Lord  who  comes..     13 

Blest  day  !  thine  hours  too 15 

Blest  hour,  for  where  the  Lord  7 
Blest  hour  when  earthly  cares.  7 
Blest  hour  when  Go  1  himself. .       7 

Blest  is  the  man,  O  God 376 

Blesl  Jesus,  come,  and  rule  my  353 

B  lansions  above 515 

Blest  river  of  salvation 604 

Blest  Saviour,  introduced  by..  341 
Blest  .Saviour!  what  delicious.  451 

Blest  with  this  fellowship 462 

Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err. ..  Ill 

Bonds,  and  stripes,  and  evil 533 

Born  by  a  new  celestial  birth..  8:;1 
Borne  upon  the  latest  breath..  339 

Born  into  the  world  above 694 

Born,  Thy  people  to  deliver 402 

ss  wisdom,  power 54 

down  beneath  a  load  of  273 
Bread  of  our  souls!  whereon..    43 

om  His  throne 657 

Break   .  fatal 536 

yoke  of  inbred...  250 
tats.  13S 

I  ice,  O 2G9 

Thy  loving.  401 
Brighce  ■  i  ad  b  al  of  th  •  so. is  9) 
Bright  angels,  strike  your 339 


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Bright  cloud  of  Liberty!  full..  627 
Bright  garlands  of  immortal. . .  337 
Bright  heralds  of  th'  Eternal.. ,  295 

Bright,  in  that  happy  land 774 

Bright,  like  a  sun,  tne  Saviour.  759 

Bright  seraphs,  dispatched 39S 

Bright  the  star  of  your 113 

Bring,  my  heart,  thy  tribute. . .  823 
Brother,  in  that  solemn  trust. .  693 

Brother,  wake!  for  He  who 719 

Brother,  wake !  the  night  is  . .  719 

Brought  forth  to  judgment 144 

Brought  safely  by  His  hand. . .  452 
Burdened  with  a  load  of  sin. . .  276 

Burdened  with  a  world  of. 213 

Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin . . .  346 
Burst  thy  shackles,  drop  thy . .  764 

Burst  wide,  ye  heavenly 411 

Bury  the  dead  and  weep 699 

But  a  belter  day  shall  be 629 

But  above  all  lay  hold 371 

But  a  celestial  voice  1  heard. . .  331 

But  a  drought  has  since 535 

But,  ah !  my  inward  spirit 492 

But  angels  "themselves  can  not  731 
But,  bowed  in  lowliness  of. . . .  646 
But  charity,  serene,  sublime. . .  299 
But,  chiefest,  in  our  cleansed..  156 
But  chief 'tis  joy  to  think  that.  433 
But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb.  3S5 

But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er 270 

But  dry  your  tears,  and  tune . .  163 
But  ere  one  fleeting  hour  is. ..  262 
But  ere  the  trumpet  shakes. . .  689 
But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  69 
But  even  years  are  passing  by.  66 
But  fairer  shone  the  tears  of. . .  4S6 
But  fixed  for  everlasting  years    45 

But  flowers  of  paradise 373 

"Butgather  all  my  saints,"  He  2  s) 
But  give  to  Christ  alone  thv. . .  639 
But  God  shall  raise  His  h  :a  ' . .  287 
But  hark!  He  prays:  'tis  for..  144 
But  He,  for  His  own  mercy's..  261 
But  her  Borrows  quickly  fled . .  211 
But  he  that  turns  to  God  shail.  197 
But  he  who  marks,  from  day  to  032 
But  he  whose  blossom  buds  in .  105 
But  high  she  shoots  through  air  355 
But  hush,  my  sou!,  nor  dare. . .  302 
But  I  amid  your  choirs  shall. . .  295 
But  I  am  jealous  of  my  heart..  452 
But  I  am  Thine,  my  ransom. . .  253 

But  if  at  any  lime  we  cease 640 

But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear.  363 

But  if  it  hath  been  sin  of  mine  353 

But  if  no  more  with  kindre 

But  if  thi 

But  if  Thy  Spiri 

But.  if  von  trifle  with  His 225 

But  I'll  confess  my  guilt  to...  263 

But  in  His  looks  a  glory  stands  3o7 

But  I  shall  share  a  glorious  part      1 


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But  leaves  the  greenest  will. . .  675 
But  let  us  hasten  to  the  day. . .  432 

But  lo  !  a  brighter,  clearer 740 

But  lo !  iu  our  extremity 525 

But  man  dieth  and  wasteth . . .  6S4 
But  man,  weak  man,  is  born. .  63 
But  mightier  than  the  mighty.  461 
But  no  such  sacrifice  I  plead . .  195 
But  not  his  nobler  part  shall. .  647 

But  now,  a  prisoner  of  the 9 

But  now  I  am  a  soldier 232 

But  no  worship,  song,  or  glory  189 

But  of  all  the  toes  we  meet 441 

But  O  !  from  human  tongues.. .  95 
ButO!  my  Saviour,  be  Thou.  461 

But  O !  their  end,  their 187 

But  O,  the  soul  that  never 202 

But  our  earnest  supplication. . .  743 

But  out  of  all,  the  Lord 444 

But  O,  what  beams  of  heavenly  760 
But  O!  when  gloomy  doubts. .  473 

But  O !  when  that  last 294 

But  Power  Divine  can  do  the..  315 

But  shall  my  soul  be  then 240 

But  should  the  surges  rise 507 

But  since  Thou  hast  Thy  love.  393 
But  sinners,  filled  with  guilty..  651 
But  some  of  them  seem  poor.  434 
But  soon  lie  '11  break  death's. .  149 
But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm.  249 
But  sweeter  far  the  still  small.  424 
But  those  visions  never  blessed  223 
But  Thou  art  not  in  tempest. .  61 
But  Thou  art  true,  incarnate. .  450 

But,  though  from  his  awful 697 

But  though  the  sun-set  hours . .  800 
But  Thou  hast  brethren  here . .  633 
But  Thou  wilt  heal  the  broken  471 

But  thronging  round,  with 572 

But  thy  spirit'soars  to  glory.  :  723 
But  timorous  mortals  start  and  753 
But 't  is  in  vain  they  strive  to.  502 
But  'tis  our  God  supports  our.  500 
But  to  draw  near  to  Thee,  my.  109 
But  to  sing  the  rest  of  glory. . .  224 

But  to  those  who  have" 216 

But  to  Thy  house  will  I  resort.  12 
But  we  are  come  to  Sion's  hill.  430 
But  weep  for  their  sorrows,  who  735 
But  weep  for  the  mourners. . ..  735 
But  we  shall  mourn  him  long.  647 
But  wo  shall  yet  behold  the.".  550 
But  we  weak  ones,  but  we....  622 

But  we  who  now  our  Lord 655 

But  what  to  those  who  find?..  266 
But  when  He  came  the  second  172 
But  when  its  troubled  waters.  456 
But  when  loud  the  trumpet.. .  765 

But  when,  on  Thy  bosom 733 

But  when  we  view  Thy  strange  63 
But  where  the  Gospel  comes..  25 
But  while  I  thus  in  anguish.  . .  279 
But  while  untroubled, they  ...  455 
But  who  can  e'er  describe  the.  733 


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But  who  can  speak  Thy 76 

But  why  keep  they  that  narrow  434 
But  will  He  prove  a  friend.. ..  183 

But  will,  indeed,  Jehovah 569 

By  all  Hell's  host  withstood. .  .  374 
By  all  its  joys  I  charge  my  heart  357 

By  cool  Siloam's  shady  rill 562 

By  day,  along  th'  astonished . . .  314 

By  day,  by  nisht,  at  home 311 

By  day  Thy  hand  shall  lea  I . . .  543 
By  each  saving  word  unspokvn  023 
By  evil  beast,  or  burning  skv  . .  555 

By  faith  I  see  the  land '. . .  4n7 

By  faith  we  already  behold 784 

By  faith  we  are  come  to  our. . .  S17 
By  Him  who  bowed  to  take . . .  423 
By  night  Thine  arm  attends  me  543 
By  Thee  must  come,  Thou....  314 

By  Thee,  my  pravers 363 

By  Thee  observed,  by  Thee ...     63 

By  Thee,  through  life 2^3 

By  them,  through  holy  hope..  679 
By  the  thorn-roao!,  and  none . .  541 

By  the  travail  of  Thy  spirit 529 

Bv  Thine  agonizing  pain 280 

By  Thine  all-sufficient  merit. ..  534 
By  Thine  hour  of  dark  despair.  274 
By  Thine  own  eternal  Spirit. . .  402 
By  Thy  birth  and  early  years. .  27-1- 
By  Thy  deep  expiring  groan. . .  874 
By  Thy  most  severe  temptation  529 
By  Thy  reconciling  love 440 

c. 

Call  me  away  from  flesh  and. . .  416 

Call  to  mind  that  unknown 529 

Calmly  the  day  forsakes  our. . .  803 

Calvary's  mournful  mountain..  207 

"Can  a  woman's  tender  care..  521 

Can  I,  with  hopes  so  firmly  built  4S1 

Can  loving  children  e'er 653 

Canst  thou,  in  that  awful  day. .  814 

Can  this  be  He  who  wont  to. . .  652 

Captives  of  sin  and  shame 213 

Careful  without  care  I  am 280 

Careless,  through  outward 257 

Care,  pain,  and  grief,  the  wild.  677 

Cease,  cease,  yo  vain 652 

Cease,  ye  pilgrims,  cease  to 704 

Celestial  choirs,  from  courts.. .  128 

Celestial  King!  Thy  blazing. . .  80 

Champion  of  Jesus!  on  that...  665 

Chance  and  change  are  busy. . .  397 

Changed  from  glory  into  glory.  402 

Cheered  bv  a  signal  so  divine..  287 

Cheerful  they  walkwith 2 

Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert. .  457 

Cheerful,  where'er  Thy  hand . .  356 

Cheer  up  I  cheer  up!  the  day. .  712 

"Chief  of  ten  thousand!"  now.  7 

Childhood's  preceptor ! 43 

Child  of  sin  and  sorrow 233 

Children  a  sweet  hosanna  sung  834 

Christ,  by  prophets  long 113 


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Christian!  dry  your  flowing. . .  165 

,;  Christ  is  born,  the  great 181 

the  Lord,  is  risen  to-day  166 
Christ,  when  Thou  shalt  call. . .  139 

Churches  and  sects,  strike 615 

y  its  banks  in  order  fair    46 
Clothed" with  our  nature  still. .  345 

Clothe  me,  Lord,  with 6o5 

Cold  on  His  cradle  the    ew 168 

Come,  Almighty  to  deliver 402 

Come,  and  with  humble  souls.  90 
Cone  as  a  Messenger  of  peace.  570 
Come  as  an  An  gel  hence  to. . .  570 
Come  as  a  Shepherd ;  guard. . .  57«.» 
Come  as  a  Teacher,  sent  from .  570 
Come  as  a  Watchman ;  take. . .  570 
Come,  bless  the  Lord,  whose. .  5 
Come^  brethren,  you  who  love.  713 
Come,  for  all  else  must  fail  and  453 
Come,  for  all  things  now  are . . .  223 

Come !  for  I  need  "Thy  love 537 

Come,  freely  come,  by  sin 467 

Come  give  us  your  hand,  and.   227 

Come,  holy  Comforter 114 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come. . . 
Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly..  286 
Come  in,  come  in,  Thou  Prince  526 
Come,  in  this  accepted  hour. . .  29 
Com-,  kneel  before  His  throne  67 
Come,  Lord !  God's  image  can.  247 
Come,  Lord !  Thy  love  alone . .  19 
Come,  Lord,  when  grace  hath . .  4-1 
Come,  magnify  the~Lord  with .  329 
Come,  make  your  wants,  your.     S6 

u  Come,  my  Beloved,  haste 452 

Come  mar"  and  bless  us  when.  735 

Come,  O  my  comfort  and 744 

Come  quickly,  blessed  Lord. . .  670 
Come,  sacred'  Spirit,  seal  ::.  -   7 

Come,  saints  and  adore  Him . .  133 
g  o'er  a  sadden..  836 
Come,  sinner,  drink  the  balmy  184 
-inners.  hear  the  joyful.  577 
Come,  sovereign  Lord !  dear. . .  742 
Come,  the  blessed  emblen 
Come,  then,  afflictions  dreary.  527 
Come  then — oh  come  from 

Come,  then,  with  all  your 191 

Come,  then,  ye  saints !  and 21 

Come,  thou  incarnate  Word.. ..  114 
Come,  thou  Father  of  the  poor  513 

to  that  happy  land 774 

•    the  ark— all.  all  that. .   471 
_ 
_"" 
!  and  when  dull.  360 

.  wanderers,  to  my 135 

:'  my. 713 

ay,  heavy  lad 

Conflict  513 

•end   53 

Content..- 'I  now,  upon  my  tl 


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I  Convince  us  of  our  sin 373 

'  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms.  6^3 

Could  1  be  cast  where  Thou  art  69 

Could  I  command  the  spacious  20 

Could  we  but  climb  where . . .  753 

|  Could  we  but  kneel,  and  cast .  241 

Countless  bands  of  angels 179 

Create  my  soul  anew 59 

Creation's  mighty  fabric  all. . .  .  479 

Creatures  no  more  divide  my. .  -.'59 

Creatures  that  borrow  life  from  05 

Crown  Him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  832 

Crown  Him,  ye  morning  stars .  332 

Crown  the  Saviour,  ansrels 173 

Crushed  is  the  haughtyl'oe 372 

D. 

Danzers  stand  thick  throueh. .  202 
Dark  and  cheerless  is  the  morn  391 
Dark  ^rc-w  my  soul — till  down .  656 
Darkness  prevailed,  darkness. .  238 
Daughter  of  Zion  !  the  Power.  443 

Day's  declining,  stars  are v'i5 

Days,  months,  "and  years  must .  66 
Deal  gently,  Lord !  "with  souls .  434 
Dear  are  thy  peaceful  hours  to  4 
Dear  child!"  thou  wilt  never..  683 
Dear  Comforter!  Eternal  L' 

Dear,  dying  Lamb,  Thy 346 

Dearest  Saviour,  hasten  hither  535 
Dearest  sister,  thou  hast  left  us  747 

Dear  is  the  spot  where 

Dear  Lord,  accept  the  prai- 

Dear  Lord,  and  shall  we  ever. .  286 

Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  lam.. 

Dear  Lord,  while  we,  a  I 

Dear  Saviour,  draw  reluctant . .  192 

Dear  Saviour  !  let  Thy  beauties  494 

Dear  Bai  iour  !  let  Thy  dory ...     19 

Dear  Saviour !  let  Thy ....  184 

Lear  (Saviour,  to  Thy  "cross >10 

: :  I  Lear.  and. .  .  446 

:.d  the  terrors    I 

. ike  an  overflowing 68 

Death  may  our  souls  divide. . .  564 
Death  rides  on  every  passing. .  671 
Death,  with  thy  weapons  of. .  .  774 
Decay,  then,  tenements  of  dust  135 

•  His  counsels,  and. .. .     77 
Deeper,  deeper  grow  the S12 

irror  then  my  vitab 
Deep  in  the  shades  of  gloomy . .  157 
T  unfathomable  mi: 

-    - 
Deep  to 

ike  thy..  186 
the£ 

I  -ial  Dove 40 

Descend,  O  Spirit  of  the  I 
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Did  the  solid  earth  ordain 53 

Direct,  control,  suggest,  this. . .  7S9 
Dissolve  Thou  these  bands  ...  730 
Dole  not  thy  duties  out  to  God  353 
Do  sickness,  feebleness,  or  pain  4G8 
Dost  Thou  not  dwell  in  all  the .  KM 
Doth  a  skillful,  healing  Friend  814 
"Do  this,"  He  cried,  "till  time  143 
Doth  sickness  fill  the  heart  with  319 
Do  thy  best  always— do  it  now  425 
Down  from  the  shining  seats. .  350 
Down  stooped  a  silver  cloud. .   151 

Down  the  swift  stream  we CG6 

Down  through  the  portals  of. .  127 

Draw  us,  O  God!  with 197 

Dread  alarms  shall  shake  the . .  697 

Dress  Thee  in  arms,  most 623 

Dumb  at  Thy  feet  I  lie 692 

Dust,  to  its  narrow  house 67S 

Dying  Kedeemer,  to  Thy 14 

E. 

Each  care,  each  ill  of  mortal. . .  673 
Each  following  minute,  as  it...  303 

Each  like  thee,  in  peace 728 

Each  place  alike  is  holy 9 

Each  summer  bird  that  sings..  Gil- 
Each  tender  tie,  dissolved  with  G77 

Early,  at  the  break  of  day 30 

Early  hasten  to  the  tomb 208 

Early  hath  life's  mighty 644 

Earnest  toil,  and  strong 645 

Earth  and  her  thousand  voices.  804 
Earth  has  a  joy  unknown  in...  295 
Earthly  joys  to  Thee  are  dross.  542 

Earth,  sea,  and  sky,  one 743 

Earth's  joys,  like  dew-drops. . .  788 

Earth  quakes  before  that 173 

Earth,  with  its  caverns  dark. . .  90 
E'en  down  to  old  age  all  My. . .  443 

E'en  now,  above,  there 's 459 

E'en  now  the  hallowed  seen...  579 

E'en  now,  to  my  expecting 712 

E'en  the  hour  that  darkest. . . .  897 
E'er  since,  by  faith  I  saw  th  . .  846 
E'en  so  I  love  Thee,  and  will . .  253 
Empires  decay,  and  nations  dio  479 
Enchanted  with  all  that  was. ..  716 

Endless  pleasure,  pain 710 

Endow  me  with  my  Saviour's..  252 
Engraved,  as  in  eternal  brass. .  91 
Enlightened  by  thy  heavenly. .  114 

Enough,  while  these,  dull 800 

Ent  t  His  courts  with  joy (57 

Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of. .     68 

Ent.r,  incarnate  God.  ..7 174 

Enter  thine  ark,  while  patience  312 
Enthroned  amid  the  radiant. . .  78 
Ere  Sin  had  seared  the  breast. .  634 
Eternal  are  Thy  mercies.  Lord.  309 

Eternal,  brooding,  glorious 653 

Eternal  glory  to  the  King 500 

Eternal  God  !  who  shall  not  fear  73 
Eternal  King !  I  fear  Thy  name  13S 


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!  Eternal  life  thy  words  impart..  243 
Eternal  Shepherd!  who  Thy...  787 
Eternal  wisdom  has  prepared. .  370 
Eternity  comes  in  the  sound...  737 

Eternity!  Eternity 781 

Eternity,  with  all  its  years 62 

Evening  winds  are  breathing..  824 
Ever  thus  in  God's  high  praises  122 
Every  eye  shall  then  behold. . .  215 
Every  human  tie  may  perish. .  600 
Every  mournful  sinner  cheer. .  29 
Every  stain  of  guilt  abhorring.     32 

Exalt  the  Lamb  of  God 219 

Exposed  continually  to  shame  .  297 
Extend  to  me  that  favor,  Lord.    77 

F. 

Fain  with  them  our  souls 164 

Fain  would  I  lay  the  burden. . .  13 
Fain  would  I  learn  of  Thee,  my  250 
Fain  would  1  mount,  fain  would  291 

Fain  would  I  trace  the 101 

Fair  are  the  meadows 400 

Fair  is  the  sunshine : . .  401 

Fair  truth,  and  smiling  love . . .  619 
Faith  grasps  the  blessing  she...  424 
Faith  is  our  only  business  here  460 
Faith  now  beholds  the  glory. . .  551 
Faith  sees  the  bright  eternal. . .  652 
Faith,  that  in  prayer  can  never  29S 
Fall  before  him  on  the  ground.  515 
Fare  thee  well!  though  woe  is.  719 
Far,  far  above  all  mortal  things  420 

Far,  far  above  thy  thought 509 

Far,  far  away,  the  roar  of 411 

Far,  far  beneath,  the  noise  of..  411 

Far.  far  to  distant  lands 204 

Far  from  her  home,  fatigued . . .  402 
Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  6G7 
Far  from  us  drive  the  foe  we. .  112 
Farewell,  conflicting  hopes  and  GG2 
Farewell,  my  brethren  in  the . .  741 
Farewell,  my  friends, time  rolls  741 
Farewell,  old  soldiers  of  the. . .  742 
Far  in  exile,  when  we  roam...  523 
Father  Almighty,  how  faithful .     94 

Father  and  Saviour !  plant 226 

Father!  forgive  the  heart  that.  459 

Father,  God,  Thy  love  we 11 G 

Father!  holy,  pure,  and  lowly..  825 
Father  in  heaven,  O  hear  when  822 
Father,  King,  whose  heavenly.    52 

Father  let  Thy  Holy  Spiril S30 

Father  of  heaven  !  in  whom  our  795 
Father  of  JeSUS  I  love's  reward  33G 
Father*  now  one  prayer]  raise  84 
Father,  the  hindrance  show....  565 
Fear  hath  no  dwelling  here. ...  208 
Fear  Him,  ye  saints !  and  ye...  844 
Fearless  of  hell,  and  ghastly...  861 
Fear;  not,  brethren,  joyful  stand  44' 
Fear,  not,  I  am  with  thee,  oh!.  442 
Fear  not,  said  h< — ftw  mighty.,  li'1 
Fear  not  that  He  will  e'er 493 


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Tear  not  the  powers  of  earth. .  493 

Fear  not  the  terrors  of  the 403 

Fear  not  the  want  of  outward. .  493 

Feeble,  trembling,  fainting 812 

Fight  on,  my  soul,  till  death. . .  371 
Fight  on,  ye  conquering  souls..  576 

Filled  with  delight,  my 776 

Fill  our  hearts  with  thoughts  of  829 
Finish  then  Thy  new  creation.  402 

Firm  are  the  words  His 85 

Firm  as  His  throne,  His 340 

Firmly  trusting  in  Thy  blood. .  391 
Fixed  on  this  ground  will  I.. . .  407 
Fix,  O  fix  my  wavering  mind. .     54 

Floods  of  everlasting  light 766 

Flow  to  restore,  but  not 45 

Flow,  wondrous  stream  with..     46 

Fly  abroad,  thou  mighty 604 

Fold  her,  O  Father,  in  Thine..  679 
Follow  to  the  judgment-hall..  207  ■ 
Follow,  with  reverent  steps,  the  616 
Fond  youth,  while  free  from...  234 

Foolish,  and  impotent,  and 299 

Fools  never  raise  their 1  j 

Footprints  which,  perhaps 528 

Forbid  it,  Lord, that  I  should. .  137 

For  Canaan's  land  is  just 751 

For  death  his  sacred  seal  hath.  679 

Forerunner  of  the  sun 502  ! 

For  ever  firm  Thy  justice 101  ] 

For  ever  reign,  victorious 159  j 

For  ever  shall  Thy  throne 70  i 

For  ever  with  the  Lord 877  | 

For  every  thirsty,  longing 192 

For  friends  and  brethren  dear.     26  j 
Forget  not,  brother,  thou  hast.  642 
Forget  not— Thou  who  bore. . .  553 
Forget  us  not— when  on  the. . .  553 

For  good  is  the  Lord 42 

Forgive  me,  Lord,  for  Thy  d  ear  783 
Forgiveness,  love,  and  peace. . .  204 

Forgive  our  transgressions 823 

For  "God  has  marked  each 550 

For  God,  that  God  the  good.. .  105 
For  God  the  Lord,  both  sun. . .     IS 

Forgotten  be  each  wordly 417 

For  her  my  tears  shall  fall 43 1 

For  her  our  prayer  shall  rise.. .   620 

For  him,  break  not  th 

For  Him  shall  endless  prayer..  309 

For  Him  shall  prayer 607 

For  His  truth  and  mercy  stand  55 
For  if,  unheeding  or  beguiled..  555 

For  I  know  that  my. 684 

For  not  like  kingdoms  of  the. .  555 
For  O!  in  spite  of  constanl  rare  779 
For,  sure  as  olden  sages  tell. . .  170 
For  surely  we  may  weep  to . . .  247 
For  sure,  of  all  the  plants  that.  319 

For  Thee  alone  we  would 780 

For  Thee,  mv  God,  th  5  living.  107 

grandeur  of  rhy 128 

For  the  Lord  will  nol  casl  o 

For  then  to  earth  a  light  is. . . .  647 

For  there  adieus  are  60unds.. . .  756 


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!  For  there  is  hope  of  a  tree,  if  it  6S3 
Forth,  in  the  flowery  spring. . .  821 
For  this  Thy  temple.  Lord,"  we.  200 
For  Thou  hast  heard,  O  God  of  627 
For  Thou  hast  placed  us  side  by  642 

For  Thou,  within  no  walls 4 

For  Thou,  with  sweet  and 656 

For  Thy  dear  mercy's  sake 496 

Fur  Thy  rich,  Thy  free 123 

For  we  must  share,  if  we 640 

For  we  know  the  Lord  of  Glory  829 
For  what  on  earth  can  I  desire  779 
For  when  self-seeking  turns  to  360 

;  For  who  but  He  that  arched  the  786 
For  whom  didst  Thou  the  cross  243 

'  Found  guilty  of  excess  of  love.  136 
Fountain  of  o'erflowing  grace. .  39l 
Four  and  twenty  elders  rise. . .  766 

i  Frail  children  of  dust,  and 94 

j  Free  from  anger  and  from 440 

Free,  too,  the  captive  mind 62l 

Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies. .  500 

i  Fresh  roses  in  thy  hand 684 

|  Friend  of  the  friendless  and  the  454 
Friends,  fondly  cherished,  have  774 
From  all  eternity  with  love. ...  327 
From  all  thy  wanderings  now.  194 

From  busy  scenes  we  now 7 

From  day  to  day,  O  Lord,  do. .  306 
From  earth  his  freed  affections  667 
From  earth  we  shall  quickly. . .  73-1 

From  east  to  west  the  sun 6 

From  everlasting  is  His  might.  62 
From  fear  to  hope,  from  hope. .  206 

From  Heaven  He  came,  of 134 

From  Jesus  and  His  love,  who  320 

From  marble  domes  and 8 

From  men  great  skill 2S1 

From  north  to  south,  from  east  573 
From  one  rude  boy  that's  used  832 
From  parent's  eye  and  paths  of  496 
From  sea  to  sea,  from  shore  to.  552 
From  sea  to  sea,  through  all. . .     86 

From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain 437 

From  soul  to  soul,  quick  as  the  612 
From  strength  to  strength  go. .  371 
From  strife  of  tongues  and . . . .  426 
From  the  burden  of  the  body..  727 
From  the  cross  uplifted  high. .  276 
From  the  dark  grave  He  rose..  405 
From  Thee,  the  overflowing.. .  313 
From  the  highest  throne  of. . . .  123 

From  thence  He  '11  quickly 405 

From  the  provisions  of  Thy. . .  101 

From  the  Saviour's  smiling 543 

From  the  sword,  at  noonday. . .  33 
From  the  third  heaven  where.  749 

From  the  tyranny  within 623 

From  Thy  house  when  we 80 

Prom  Thy  work*  our  joys 81 

From  torturing  pains 

Full  of  joyful  expectation 719 

Full  ofl  wasl  !' 

Fully  in  my  life  express 442 


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Gather  first  My  saints  around..  720 
Gay  is  the  morning:  flattering.  5<1  ! 
Gay  mirth  shall  deepen  into. . .  3G0  ! 
Gently  the  passing  spirit  fled. .  6S0 
Gently  with  the  dawning  ray...  815  | 

Gethsemane  can  we  forget 470 

Gird  on,  great  God,  Thy  sword    37 

Give  glory  to  the  Lord 8i>9  j 

Give  me  a  calm,  a  thankful 483  j 

Give  me  a  faith  shall  never  fail  321 

Give  me,  0  Lord,  a  place 436  ' 

Give  me  one  kind  assuring 199  : 

Give  me  on  Thee  to  wait 564 

Give  thanks  aloud  to  God 97  j 

Give  them  stanch  honesty C21  [ 

Give  Thou  the  word ;  that 585 

Give  tongues  of  fire,  and  hearts  575 
Give  us  comfort  when  we  die. .  514 

Gladdened  by  the  flowing Gol 

Glad  shouts  aloud — wide S3 

Glad,  we  trace  th'  amazing 118 

Glory  to  God,  in  full  anthems..  163 

Glory  to  God,  on  high 130 

"Glory  to  God!" the  sounding.  128 
Glory  to  Godl  who  deigns  to..  20 
Glory  to  God,  who  dwells  on . .  120 
Glory  to  God,  who  is  in  heaven  785 
Glory  to  Jesus,  who  returns. ..  150 
Glorv  to  Jesus,  who  returns . . .  "12 
Glory  to  Thee,  O  God  most. ...  8  0 

Go,  and  share  His  people's 747 

Go — and  when  exposed  to C«o  I  i 

Go— bid  the  bright  and 57-3 

Go,  clothe  the  naked,  lead  the. .  639 
God  calls  our  loved  ones,  but. .  699 
God,  from  on  high,  has  heard. .  574 
God,  from  on  high,  invites  us. .  197 
God  hath  pronounced  a  firm. . .  1:>0 
God,  in  Israel,  sows  the  seeds..  277 
God  is  our  strength  and  song. .  60 
God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily" . .  796 

God  measures  unto  all 510  ' 

God  meets  the  throngs  who. . .  640  ! 

God,  my  Redeemer,  lives 6S9  ' 

God  of  glory,  God  of  grace 517  : 

God  of  my  strength,  how  long.  107  j 

God  of  our  fathers,  hear 691 

God  of  our  salvation 517 

God  of  our  sleeping  hours 7<)1 

God  only  is  the  creature's 363 

God  only  knows  the  love  of —  894 

God  pities  all  our  griefs 8  - 1 

God  shall  preserve  my  soul ....  482 
God  ruleth  on  high,  almighty. .  92 
God's  spirit  will  not  alwavs —  183 
God,  the  all-merciful,  earth. . . .  613 
God,  the  eternal,  mighty  God..  351 
God,  the  Omnipotent!  mighty.  C13 
God,  thine  own  God,  has  richly  623 
God,  thy  God,  will  now  restore  600 
God,  whom  we  serve,  our  God.  359 

God  will  exalt  His  glorious 150 

God  works  in  all  things;  all.. .  7S0 
Go,  imitate  the  grace  divine. . .  534  ] 


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Go,  man  of  pleasure,  strike  thy    10 

Good  is  the  Lord  our  God 67 

Good-will  to  men,  and  zeal  for.  147 
Good-will  to  men ;  ye  fallen. . .  120 

Go  to  many  a  tropic  isle 592 

Go  to  the  grave :  at  noon  from .  701 
Go  to  the  grave ;  for  there  thy.  701 
Go  to  the  grave ; — no ;  take  thy  702 
Go— to  the  hungry  food  impart  578 
Go  up  with  Christ  your  Head. .  3S4 

Go  where  the  friendless 636 

Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown  373 

Grace  first  contrived  a  way 373 

Grace  led  my  roving  feet 378 

Grace  !  't  is  a  sweet,  a  charming  308 
Grace  will  complete  what  grace  79 
Grant,  Oh  grant  Thy  Spirit's.. .  403 

Grant  that,  with  true  and 561 

Graves  have  yawned  in 214 

Grave,  the  guardian  of  our 696 

Great  Advocate,  almighty 310 

Great  All  in  All,  Eternal  King.  292 
Groat  God!  a  creature  can  not.     66 

Great  God,  create  my  heart 290 

Great  God,  how  infinite  art 62 

Great  God,  impress  the  serious  761 
Great  God,  let  all  my  hours  be.  799 
Great  God'  on  what  a  slender.  202 
Great  God,  subdue  this  vicious  189 
Great  God,  the  work  is  all  divine  306 
Great  God,  what  do  I  see  and. .  651 
Great  God,  whom  heavenly. . .  416 

"  Great  is  the  work,"  my 335 

Great  Paraclete  !  to  Thee  we . .  112 

Groat  Prophet  of  our  God 153 

Great  Shepherd  of  thy  chosen.  4 
Great  Source  of  wisdom,  teach  182 
Great  Sun  of  Righteousness. . .  44 
Grief  may,  like  the  pilgrim —  547 
Guard  every  avenue  from  guile  796 

H. 

Had  I  a  glance  of  Thee,  my 292 

Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all 451 

Hail,  hail,  all  hail  ye  blood 709 

"Hail,  hail,  auspicious  morn. ..  126 
Hail  Him,  ye  heirs  of  David's. .  333 

Hail,  Jesus!  all  victorious 576 

Hail,  mighty  Saviour!  Hail...  238 
Hail,  mighty  Saviour !  Thee..  21 
Hail,  Prince  of  life  I  forever...  127 
"  Hail,  Prince  of  life !"  they. . .  170 
Hail!  the  heaven-born  Prince.  117 
Hail  to  the  brightness  of  Zion's  593 
Hallelujah!  chiirch  victorious.  748 

Hallelujah!  for  the  Lord 591 

Hallelujah!  hark!  the  sound..  591 
Hallelujah!  strains  of  gladness  748 
Happy,' if  with  my  latest  breath  352 
Happy  the  man,  whose  hopes..  625 
Happy  they  who  never  rest.. .  164 

Hard  names  at  first,  and 833 

Hark !  from  the  midnight  hills.  134 
Hark,  hark,  my  Lord  and 709 


ANY   VERSE   BUT  THE   FIRST. 


883 


Hark !  hark  !— th< 


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sound  draws  130 


Hark!  hark!  to  God  the 320 

Hark!  herald  voices  near 614 

Hark !  how  He  groans,  while  .  149 
Hark,  how  the  angels  sweetly.  21 
Hark  1  how  the  choirs  above . .  429 
Hark,  it  is  the  Saviour's  voice.  211 
Hark !  the  cherubic  armies. . . .  127 
Hark!  the  glad  shout  of  sacred  743 
Hark !  the  thrilling  symphonies  7C6 

Hark !  those  bursts  of 179 

Harmonious  accents  to  my 355 


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He  comes,  arrayed  in  burning.  81 
He  comes,  from  thickest  films.  128 
He  comes!  He  comes!  that...  173 
He  comes!  He  comes!  The..  297 
He  comes,  the  broken  heart  to  123 

He  comes !  the  Conqueror 637 

He  comes,  the  prisoner  to 127 

He  comes  to  cheer  the 134 

He  conies,  with  succor  speedy.  606 
He  comes,  your  souls  to  save. .  ISO 

He  darts  along  Ihe  burning 62 

He  died  to  sin:  he  died  to  care  643 


Has  cheered  the  nations  with.     27  ,  He  ever  lives  above. 


407 


Haste,  and  mercy  now  implore  214    He  formed  the  seas,  and  formed    81 
Haste,  my  Beloved,  fetch  mv..  354    He  freely  redeemed,  with  Hi: 

TT„-t_„     T  __j  i    ii.. :,„j"         em    I    XJ„  t iu. i_ j 


336 
600 
362 

290 
410 
283 
693 
490 


Hasten,  Lord !  the  promised...  591 
"Haste,  ye  mortals,  to  adore..  121 
Haste,  O  sinner!  now  return..  214 

Haste,  O  sinner!  to  the 217 

Haste  thee  on  from  grace  to... .  532 
Haste  while  yet  thou  canst  be.  214 
Hast  found  the  pearl  of  price . 
Has  thy  night  been  long  and. 
Hast  Thou  a  lamb  in  all  Thy. . 
Hast  thou  no  tears,  like  those. 
Hast  Thou  not  pledged  Thy . . 
Hath  He  his  loving  kindness. . 

Have  pity  on  my  fears 

Have  we  forgot  the  almighty. 
Have  ye  forgot,  or  never  knew  625 
Have  you  no  dear  ones  round. .  635 

Have  you  not  known  a 

Have  you  no  words?    Ah 

Headlong  we  cleave  the 

Head  of  Thy  church  beneath. 
He,  all  His  foes  shall  quell. . . . 
Heal  me,  for  my  flesh  is  weak. 
Heal  our  wounds — our  strength  513 
He  always  wins  who  sides  with  477 
Heart-broken,  friendless,  poor.  293 

Hear  the  cries  he  now  is 216 

Hear  the  heathen's  sad 6H2 

Hear  the  mountain  streamlet .  823 
Hear  them  tell  the  wondrous. .  121 

He,  as  man  with  man 559 

Heathen  at  the  sight  are 593 

Heaven  and  earth  must  pass...  333 
Heaven  from  above  His  call. . .  199 
Heaven  is  the  dwelling-place. .  777 

Heaven  is  the  place  where 777 

Heavenly  Father,  life  divine. . .  522 

Heaven's  bright  melodious 140 

Heaven's  broad  day  hath  o'er.  722 
Heaven  unfolds  its  portals  wide  105 


He  frees  the  souls  condemned.  109 
He  from  the  dreadful  gates  of.  617 
He  gave  the  mountains  birth. .     67 

He  gilds  thy  mourning  face 409 

He  guards  thy  soul,  He  keeps.  422 
He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards..  99 
He  has  pardons,  full  and  free . .  219 

He  hears  our  praises  and 16 

He  hung  its  starry  roof  on  hisrh  569 
He  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh'. .  162 


413 

730 

40 

33 

519 


He  bears  their  buffeting  and.., 
He  bids  me  come!  His  voice., 
He  bows  beneath  the  sins  of. . . 

He  bows  His  gracious  car 

He  bows  the  heavens;  the... 

He  breaks  the  captiv 

He  breaks  the  power  of 


144 
525 
241 
436 
K 
Si 
840 
He  called  Himself  my  covenant  273 
He  came  in  tongues  of  living..  172 
He  came,  sweet  influence  to. . .  172 


He  in  the  thickest  darkness 455 

Heir  of  the  same  inheritance. . .  642 
He  knew  them  all — the  doubt.  145 

Tie  leads  me  to  the  place 331 

lie  left  His  starry  crown 405 

He  lives!  again  He  lives 230 

633  He  lives— the  everlasting  God.  99 
Hell  and  all  the  powers  infernal  140 
Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their.  21 
Hell  and  thy  sins  resist  thy. .. .  312 
He  'H  shield  you  with  a  wall  of  574 
He  looks!  and  ten  thousands..  446 
He,  Lord  of  all  the  worlds  on. .  193 
He  loved  His  own  bright,  deep.  663 
ne  loves  His  saints;  He  knows  625 
He  loves  to  come  when  others.  435 

Help  me  by  Thy  word  to 829 

Help  me  to  watch  and  prav 377 

Help  us  turn  from  the  cavil  of.  616 

He  met  that  glance  so 261 

Henceforth,  beside  Him  on  His  571 
Henceforth,  our  conversation . .  603 

Hence,  gloomy  doubts  and 429 

Hence,  then,  ye  black. . .'. 310 

He  raised  me  from  the  deeps  of  333 
Her  dust  and  ruins  that  remain  103 

Here,  before  Thee,  fallen 270 

Here  be  they  taught ;  and  may  563 
Here  be  Thy  praise  devoutly. .  567 

Here  fix,  my  roving  heart 3S2 

Here  I  behold  Thy  distant  face  737 
Here  1  '11  sit  for  ever  viewing..  4^0 
Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer. . . . .  3% 

Here  I  would  for  ever  stay 508 

Here,  in  the  body  pent 376 

Here  in  their  house  of 432 

Hi  re  in  Thy  courts  I  leave  my  250 
H  re  it  is  !  find  my  heaven....  408 
Here  let  my  faith  unshaken....  313 


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Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to. . .  500 
Here  let  Thy  holy  days  be  kept  507 
Here  may  Thine  honor  dwell..  507 
Here  mercy's  boundless  ocean.  1S4 

Here,  0  my  soul,  thy  trust 818 

Here  on  the  mercy-seat 430 

Here  see  the  bread  of  life ;  see.  523 
Here 's  love  and  grief  beyond  .  13S 
Here,  then,  my  God,  be  pleased  2S7 

Here  the  whole  Deity  is 03 

Hereto  my  willing  soul 619 

Here  we  come  Thy  name  to. ..    2S 

Here  we  meet  to  part  again 823 

Here  will  we  rest,  here  build..  432 
He  rides  and  thunders  through  81 
He  rides  upon  the  winged  wind  10-4 
Her  portion  in  those  realms  of.  272 
Her  tender  mercies  freely  fall..  037 
He  rules  the  world  with  truth.  120 
He  sat  serene  upon  the  floods.     88 

He  saw  me  as  lie  passed C29 

He  saw  me  plunged  in  deep. . .  306 

He  saw  the  nations  lie 96 

He  sends  His  showers  of 805 

He  sends  His  word,  and  melts.  805 

He  sent  His  only  Son 97 

He  shakes  the  heavens  with. ..     72 

He  shall  come  down,  like 607 

He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole  590 

He  sits  a  Sovereign  on  His 109 

He  smiles — and  seraphs  tune.,  745 

He  spake,  and  light  shone 5S3 

He  spake,  and  my  poor  name.  323 
He  spake  the  wondrous  word.  71 
He  speaks,  and  at  His  fierce. . .  104 
He  speaks,  and  lo !  all  nature . .     79 

He  spreads  His  kind 634 

He  strengthens  my  spirit,  lie. .  447 
He  sunk  beneath  our  heavy. ..  559 
He  that  dwelleth  near  Thee. . .  547 

He  to  eternal  glory  calls 103 

He  vanquished  sin  and  hell 177 

He  was  extended,  He  was 233 

He  whispers  me — "  I  'm  wholly  320 

He  who  has  helped  me 453 

He,  whose  ear  is  every  where.  628 

He  will  present  our  souls 3S7 

He  will  sustain  our  weakest. . .  422 

He  with  earthly  cares 397 

High  as  the  heavens  are  raised.    53 

High  God,  and  pure,  and 300 

High  Heaven,  that  hears  the . .  560 
High  o'er  th1  angelic  band  He.  163 
High  o'er  the  earth  His  mercy  84 
High  on  a  throne  His  glories..  75 
High  on  a  throne  of  radiant. . .  633 

High  on  His  holy  seat 152 

Him,  in  whom  they  move  and  117 

His  bounties  are  free 515 

His  dearest  flesh  He  makes  my  296 
His  dews  drop  mutely  on  the  .  643 
His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay  73 
His  foes  shall  fall  with  heedless  617 
His  foes  shall  tremble  at  the . . .  33S 


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nis  goodness  stands  approved.  500 

His  grace  will  to  the  end 375 

His  hand  in  beauty  gives 644 

His  hand  no  thunder  bears 336 

His  hands  provide  our  food 67 

His  hands  the  wheels  of  nature  161 

His  hoary  frost,  His  fleecy Si  5 

His  holy  angels  pitch  their....  829 
His  honor  is  engaged  to  save. .  473 

His  kingdom  can  not  fail 33 

His  love  exceeds  your  highest.  197 

His  love  in  my  heart  shed 399 

His  love  what  mortal  thought.  347 

His  mercies  still  endure 510 

His  name  the  sinner  hears 154 

His  name  yields  the  richest. . .  736 

His  nature,  truth,  and  love 437 

His  own  kind  hand  shall  wipe..  750 

His  piercing  eye  at  once 73 

His  power  subdues  our  sins. . .  59 
His  presence  sinks  the  proudest  333 

His  providence  unfolds  the 64 

His  purposes  will  ripen  fast. . .  Ill 

His  rising  form  on  Olivet 150 

His  sacred  name  a  common 640 

His  sanctuary  is  the  heart 9 

His  sovereign  power,  without.     76 

His  spirit,  with  a  bound 68T 

His  standard-bearers  now 334 

His  steady  counsels  change  the  805 
His  terrors  keep  the  world  in. .  102 

His  very  word  of  grace  is 92 

His  voice  sublime" is  heard  afar  75 
His  work  my  hoary  age  shall . .  331 

His  wrath,  like  flaming  fire 505 

Hither  come,  for  here  is  found.  213 
Hither,  from  earth's  remotest. .  712 

Hither,  then,  your  tribute 399 

Ho !  all  ye  hungry,  starving. . .  369 
Holiness  becomes  Thy  dwelling    34 

Holy  Ghost,  no  more'delay 522 

Holy  Ghost!  with  joy  divine..  516 
Holy  Ghost!  with  power  divine  516 
Holy  pilgrim  !  what  for  thee, . .  211 

Holy  Spirit !  all  divine 516 

Holy  Truth !  Eternal  Eight. ...  815 
Home ! — thy  joys  are  passing. .  597 
Honor  immortal  must  be  paid .  809 
Hope  looks  beyond  the  bounds  676 
Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains.  13 
Hosanna,  Lord !  Thine  angels.  56 
Hosannas,  Lord!  to  Thee  we..  633 
Hosanna  to  th1  anointed  King.     IB 

How  awful  is  the  sight ! 205 

How  beautiful,  on  all  the  hills.  664 

How  blessed  are  our  eyes 630 

How  blessed,  Lord,  are  they...  810 

How  can  I  meet  His  eyes 690 

How  can  we  wish  them 775 

How  charming  is  their  voice . .  630 
How  damp  were  the  vapors. . .  133 
How  did  love  seize  me—  that..  253 
How  dreadful  was  the  hour.. .  2S6 
How  far  from  this  our  daily. . .  241 


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How  far  this  heavenly  robe . . .  347 
How  glorious  He!  How  happy  1G1 
How  glorious  was  the  grace. . .  2s7 
How  happy  all  Thy  servants. . .  250 

How  happy  are  our  ears 630 

How  happy  are  the  saints 409 

How  happy  the  people  that —  733 

How  He  left  His  throne  in S30 

How  kind  Thou  art !  Thou . . .  8<j0 
How  large  His  bounties  are.. . .  3^1 
Hot  little  of  that  road,  iny  soul  363 
How  long,  dear  Saviour,  0  how  750 
How  long,  dear  Saviour,  shall  I  26S 
How  long  must  we  lie  lingering  742 

How  long  ihe  holy  city 54i 

Howl,  winds  of  night,  your  force    74 

How  many  children  in  the S33 

How  many  hearts  thou  migbtst  864 

How  many  painful  days  on 661 

How  mighty  is  His  hand 96 

H         lournfully  that  gold 

How  much  better  thou  Tt 826 

I  ch  is  mercy  thy 256 

B  my  mournful  thoughts  343 

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-  I  come,  I  wait,  I  hear,  I  pray . .     14 

I  come,  Thy  servant,  Lord 714 

I  come  to  join  that  count!' 

I  could  give  thee  thousand 627 

'"I  delivered  thee  when  bound  521 

"  I  die  for  thee,''  He  said 229 

I  dreamed  of  bliss  in  pleasn 
I  dreamed  of  celestial  re«  i 

I  dream  of  that  fair  land.  U 795 

I M  sing  the  characters  He. . . .  392 
I'd  sing  the  precious  blood  He.  392 
I  'd  tell  Him  how  my  tins  arise  25S 
If  aught  should  tempt  mv  soul  464 
If  bright  the  world  where'Thou  680 

If  burning  beams  of  noon 100 

If  distress  befall  thee 543 

If  done  beneath  Thy  laws 878 

I  feel  a  Btrong,  immortal  hope.  713 
I  feel  throughout  my  evil  day.  297 

If  e'er  I  go  astray 3il 

If  e'er  I  heedless  stray 408 

If,  for  Thy  sake,  upon  my 497 

If  God  hath  made  this  world  so  5S 
If  government  be  all  destroyed  624 
If  He  afflicts  His  saints  so  far..  C24 


How  perfect  is  Thy  word 25     If  He  withdraws  a  moment's. 


How  pure  Thou  art !    Our. 
I 

U  we  tune  our  voice . . 
j  I 
Ho  v.-  skillfully  she  builds  her.. 

1 1  rly  docs  His  wrath 

How  straight  the  path  appears. 
How  strong  Thou  art !     We . . . 

•  memories 

established  is  Thy... 

tear  of "... 

How  sweet,  through  long. 


315 
456 

19 
832 

B0 


70 

803 


If  I,  a  wretch,  should  leave 146 

I  find  Thee  in  the  noon  of  D .  \ 

If  in  my  Father's  love 

If  in  this  darksome  wild  I  stray  293 
If  I  to  mention  Thee  forbear..  457; 
If  life  be  not  in  length  of  days.  6611 
Klove,  that  mildest  name,  can.  865' 
If  my  immortal  Saviour  lives. .  313 
If  night's  blue  curtain  of  the..  56 
If  o'er  my  sins  I  think  to  (haw  110 
If  sang  '  - 

empt  our  hearts  to. . .  463 
If  such  the  sweetness  of  the.  ..489 
If  tears  aid  suffice  195 

a  fervor  in  my  soul..  3C5 
..  358 

If  Thou  hadstbidThy 

If  Thou  should'st  tak<     - 

If  vapor-  •  ath  100 

110 

If  ye  Lave  wep 

I  had  no  | 

I  hate  to  hear  a 

I  - 
I  have  i. 

I  have  no  cares.  O  blessed  "Will  477 
e  to  shun  299 
I  have  seen  th. 
I  ha 

-  -  450  to  hear  in  vai 

pie  shout 273 

rtion 288    I  heard  the  law  its  thunders. 

- 

I     49 
804    It 


How  sweet  to  look,  in 8  3 

How  -  -    hat  moment. 

How  ;  '. 

B  ■ 

1 

How  rain  the  delusio 

I 

How  will  my  heart  endure. . . 

How  will  our  joy  and  woti  I 

Ho  !  y  -  Hying 370 

-.  with 


132 

15 
470 
169 
227 

639 


Humble  as  a  little  child 
.  disease, 


I  am  weary  of  the  trifle? 

I 


I  can  no  >ach  my. 

ted  h'-re. 


278 


13 


I  east  my  burdens  on  the  Lord  433  |  I  hear  the  invitation , 


320 


886 


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I  hoped  that  in  some  favored . .  249 

I  implored  Thy  succor 546 

I  know  Thee,  Saviour,  who 325 

I  know  the  soul  that  trusts  in .  475 
I  know  Thou  wilt  not  slight. . .  782 
I  laid  me  down  and  slept — I. . .  464 
I  languish  and  sigh  to  be  there  783 
I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep. .  787 

I  lay  my  garments  by SOS 

III  cast  myself  before  His  feet.  462 
I  '11  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin  255 

I  '11  make  your  great 583 

I'll  seek,  by  day,  some  glade..  449 
I  '11  shout  aloud,  "  Ye  thunders  670 
I  '11  sing  Thy  majesty  and  grace  618 
I  '11  speak  the  honors  of  Thy. . .  367 

111,  that  God  blesses,  is  our 477 

I  long,  dearest  Lord,  in  Thy . . .  771 
I  love,  by  faith,  to  take  a  view.  800 
I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road    16 

I  love,  in  solitude,  to  shed 799 

I  love  Thy  church,  O  God 438 

I  love  to  meet  Thy  people  now  231 
I  love  to  think  on  mercies  past  800 

I  may  not  to  Thy  courts 476 

Immortal  glories  crown  His . . .  745 

Immortal  glory  forms  His 90 

Immortal  light,  and  joys 82 

Immortal  wonders !  boundless.  77 
Immovably  founded  in  grace . .   734 

I  'm  now  on  my  journey  to 132 

Impart  the  faith  that  soars  on. .  751 
Impossible !— for  Thine  own. . .  305 
In  all  my  ways  Thy  hand  I  own  299 

In  all  our  Makers  grand 78 

In  all  their  erring,  sinful  years.  562 
In  all  the  times  of  my  distress.   470 

In  autumn,  a  rich  feast 821 

In  books,  or  work,  or  healthful  832 

In  condescending  love 686 

Increase  my  faith— increase  my  343 
In  darkest  shades  if  He  appear.  361 
In  darkest  skies,  though  storms  474 
In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear  418 
I  need  not  tell  Thee  who  I  am.  324 

I  need  Thy  presence  every 413 

In  every  dark,  distressful  hour  310 
In  every  joy  that  crowns  my. .  419 
In  every  pang  that  rends  the . .  158 

Infinite  joy,  or  endless  woe 202 

In  foreign  realms,  and  lands.. .  105 

In  Gilead  there  is  balm 409 

In  God  my  strength,  howe'er. .     73 

In  golden  armor  blazing 608 

In  golden  pomp,  when  autumn  451 
In  golden  splendor  dawning. . .  818 
In  heaven,  and  earth,  and  air..  455 
In  heaven  the  rapturous  song..  127 
In  His  own  words  we  Christ...  563 

In  holy  duties  let  the  day 5 

In  holy  words  which  can  not..  793 

In  honor  to  His  name 409 

In  hope  of  that  ecstatic  pause.  715 
In  hope  of  that  immortal 750 


PAGK 

In  Israel  stood  His  ancient 159 

In  Jesus  is  our  store 445 

In  life,  Thy  promises  of  aid 319 

In  me  the  hinderance  lies 565 

In  me,  Lord,  Thyself  reveal . . .  119 
In  midst  of  dangers,  fears,  and.  106 
In  my  distress  I  called  my  God  463 
In  ocean  caves  still  safe  with. .  78 
In  one  fraternal  bond  of  love. .  432 

In  one  vast  symphony  of 579 

In  our  sickness  and  our  health  421 
In  prayer,  my  soul  drew  near.  260 

In  prison  I  saw  Him  next 323 

In  reason's  ear  they  all  rejoice.  50 
In  riches  when  I  sought  for  joy  239 
In  robes  of  judgment,  lo !  He . .  77 
In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed.  311 
In  secret  foldings  they  contain.  454 
In  shame  and  anguish  once  He  158 
In  shining  white  they  stand. . .  171 

In  sight  of  all  my  foes 381 

Instead  of  this  He  bade  me  feel  249 
Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful..  417 

In  such  society  as  tills 431 

In  suff'ring  be  Thy  love  my. . .  326 
In  sunder  break  each  warlike..  580 
In  that  beautiful  place  he  is. . .  823 

In  that  lone  land  of  deep 185 

In  the  ark  the  weary  dove 276 

In  the  cold  prison  of  the  tomb.  22 
In  the  cross  of  Christ  I  glory. .  535 

In  Thee  I  place  my  trust 506 

In  the  deserts  let  me  labor. 597 

In  the  furnace  God  may  prove.  600 
In  the  last  hour  of  deep  distress  148 

In  the  leafy  tree-tops 823 

In  the  midst  of  affliction  my. . .  167 

In  them  Thou  may'st  be 638 

In  the  way  a  thousand  snares. .  441 
In  the  world  of  endless  ruin . . .  540 
In  the  world  will  foes  assail  me  539 

In  Thine  all-gracious 477 

In  this  divine  abode 203 

In  those  dark,  silent  realms  of.  653 
In  Thy  fair  book  of  life  and. ...  64 
In  Thy  word  I  hear  Thee  saying  403 

In  Thy  strength  may  we  be 442 

In  vain  I  task  my  aching  brain  646 
In  vain  on  earth  we  hope  to...  188 
In  vain  the  bright,  the  burning  854 

In  vain  the  noisy  crowd 23 

In  vain  the  tempter's  flattering  316 
In  vain  thou  strugglest  to  get..  324 

In  vain  we  tune  our  formal 286 

In  want,  my  plentiful  supply. .  32S 

In  weakness,  help  us  to 136 

In  whom  but  Thee,  in  heaven.  461 

In  winter,  awful  Thou 821 

In  works  of  labor  or  of  skill S32 

I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice 803 

I  perish,  and  my  doom  were. . .  263 
I  ran  and  raised  the  Sufferer  up  323 

I  rest  upon  Thy  word 363 

Is  a  mighty  famine  now 515 


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I  saw,  beyond  the  tomb 504 

I  saw  One  hanging  on  a  tree. . .  190 

I  saw  thee  stray  forlorn 229 

I  saw  the  opening  gates  of  hell.  463 
I  see  no  light,  I  hear  no  sound.  751 

I  see,  or  think  I  see 502 

I  see  the  Lord  of  glory  come. . .  754 

I  shall  His  goodness  see 204 

I  shield  thee  from  alarms 229 

I  should,  were  He  always  thus.  736 
I  sigh  from  this  body  of  sin  to.  771 
I  sigh  to  think  of  happier  days.  107 
I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord    65 

I  sing  the  wisdom  that 65 

Is  not  e'n  death  a  gain  to  those  680 
Is  not  Thy  chariot  hastening  on  617 
Is  not  Thy  name  melodious. . .  362 
I  spied  Him  where  a  fountain, .  322 
Israel,  a  name  divinely  blest. . .     99 

Israel,  now  and  evermore 278 

Israel  rejoice  and  rest  secure. . .  422 
Israel's  strength  and  consolation  402 
Is  that  He  who  died  on  Calvary  179 
Is  the  dream  of  nature  flown. .  815 
Is  there  a  thing  beneath  the. .  .  253 
Is  there  no  guide  to  show  that.  2i0 
Is  there  no  kind,  no  healing  art  658 

Is  this  the  Man  of  sorrows 768 

I  strive  to  mount  Thy  holy  hill  476 
Is  true  freedom  but  to  break. . .  623 
It  died  ere  its  expanding  soul. .  648 

It  hallows  every  cross 511 

I  thank  Thee,  God's  beloved.. .  320 
I  thought  that  the  course  of  the  716 
41  It  is  finished  I"    Oh  !  what. . .  ISO 

It  is ;  it  is ;  and  I  adore 125 

It  is  not  for  thee  to  be  seeking.  772 

It  is  that  heaven-born  faith 489 

It  is  the  Lord — my  covenant. .  481 
It  is  the  Lord — who  gives  me. .  481  ! 
It  makes  the  wounded  spirit. .  367 
I  told  Him  all  my  silent  grief. .  329  j 
I,  too,  at  the  season  ordained..  393 

It  passed  not,  through  the 145  : 

Its  dewy  morn,  its  glowing 4  I 

It  seems  as  if  the  Christian's. . .     13 
Its  pleasures  now  no  longer. . .  259  \ 
Its  skies  are  not  like  earthly. . .  740 
It  sweetly  cheers  our  fainting. .     42 

It  tells  me  of  a  place  of  rest 453 

It  was  heaven  below 445 

It  was  my  guide,  my  light,  my  821 
It  was  the  good  Physician  now  517 


It  was  the  sight  of  Thy  dear.. 
I  've  not  a  secret  care  or  pain. . 
I've  seen  Thy  ^lory  and  Thy. . 

I  want  a  godly  fear 

I  want  a  sober  mind 

I  want  a  true  regard 

I  want  that  grace  that  springs. 

I  want  to  put  on  my  attire 

I  was  blind— Thy  healing  ray.. 
I  was  not  born  as  thousands. . . 
I  was  not  born  without  a  home  830 


313 
•175 
12 
564 
564 
383 
319 
782 
729 
B80 


PAGE 

I  was  not  born  a  little  slave . . .  S30 

I  was  not  ever  thus,  nor 542 

I  welcome  all  Thy  sovereign. . .  269 

I  will  forgive  them 23S 

I  will  not  fear,  though  armed. .  464 
I  wish  that  His  hands  had  been  828 
I  wooed  ambition,  climbed  the  290 
I  would  begin  the  music  here.  760 
I  would,  but  Thou  must  give..  250 

I  would  for  ever  speak  His 245 

I  would  not  ask  to  climb  the. .  316 
I  would  not  breathe  for  worldly  331 

I  would  not  live  alway;  no 715 

I  would  submit  to  all  Thy  will.  495 
I  would  trust  in  Thy  protecting  539 
I  yield  my  powers  to  Thy 78S 

J. 

Jehovah  is  God,  and  Jehovah. .  41 
Jehovah's  awful  voice  is  heard.  356 
Jehovah's  charioteers  surround  572 
Jehovah — 't  is  a  glorious  word .  75 
Jerusalem!  my  glorious  home.  749 
Jerusalem!  thy  banished  ones.  488 
Jesus,  and  when  shall  that  dear  760 
Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed. . .  C55 
Jesus,  for  this  to  Thee  I  cry. . .  297 
Jesus— full  of  truth  and  love. . .  213 
Jesus,  hail !  enthroned  in  glory  180 

Jesus,  hail!  whose  glory 178 

Jesus,  hear  our  humble  prayer  442 

Jesus  is  from  the  proud 450 

Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 348 

Jesus,  I  throw  my  arms  around  199 
Jesus  lives,  and  by  His  grace. .  389 
Jesus  lives,  and  death  is  now. .  390 
Jesus  lives,  and  God  extends. .  3S9 

Jesus  lives,  and  I  am  sure. 389 

Jesus  lives  and  reigns  supreme  389 
Jesus  lives !  henceforth  is  death  706 
Jesus  lives!  I  know  full  well..  706 
Jesus  lives  !  to  Him  the  throne  706 
Jesus,  my  all  in  all  Thou  art ...  328 
Jesus,  my  constant  friend  Thou  680 

Jesus,  my  God,  but  rather 308 

Jesus,  mj'  God  !— I  know  His. .  340 
Jesus,  my  God,  Thy  blood  alone  291 
Jesus,  my  hope,  my  rock,  my. .  243 
Jesus!  my  Shepherd,  Guardian  368 

Jesus  my  Shepherd  is 330 

Jesus,  once  numbered  with  the  157 

Jesus,  our  God,  ascends  on 159 

Jesus,  our  great  High  Priest. . .  219 
Jesus,  ourgreat  High  Priest...  153 

Jesus,  our  living  Head 882 

Jesus,  our  Lord,  descend 114 

Jesus,  our  Priest,  for  ever  lives  150 
Jesus,  our  shadowy  path  illume  485 

Jesus  shall  ever  reign 767 

Jesus  smiles,  and  says — "  Well.  694 

Jesus  sought  me  when  a 896 

Jesus !  Thee  our  Saviour 404 

Jesus,  the  hinderance  show 285 

Jesus,  tho  Lord,  their  harps  . . .  760 


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Jesus  the  Lord  will  hear 43G 

Jesus !  the  name  that  calms  our  339 

Jesus — the  name  to  sinners 352 

Jesus !  Thou  art  all  compassion  401 
Jesus,  Thou  everlasting  King. .  304 

Jesus,  Thou  Friend  divine 438 

Jesus!  Thy  feast  we  celebrate.  143 

Jesus,  to  Thee  I  fly 204 

Jesus,  to  Thy  dear  faithful  hand  202 

Jesus,  to  whom  I  fly 511 

Jesus  1  we  come  at  Thy 183 

Jesus,  who  reigns  above  the . . .  S34 

Join,  all  ye  ransomed  race 115 

Joined  in  one  Spirit  to  our 432 

Join  we  then  with  one  accord. .  694 
Joy  e'en  here— a  budding  flower  390 

Joyful,  all  ye  nations !  rise 117 

Joyful  crowds,  His  throne 747 

Joy  of  the  desolate,  light  of  the  523 
Joy  to  the  world— the  Saviour.  120 
Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble. .  Ill 
Just  as  I  am — and  waiting  not.  242 
Just  as  I  am— poor,  wretched..  242 
Just  as  I  am — though  tossed. . .  242 

Just  as  I  am — Thou  wilt 242 

Just  as  1  am — Thy  love 242 

Just  such  a  pilgrimage  is  life. .  673 
Just  such  as  I,  this  earth  lie. . .  408 

K. 

Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance. . .  535 

Keep  Thou  our  souls  from 784 

Kindled  His  relentings  are 210 

Kindle  our  senses  from  above..  112 

Kingdoms  wide  that  sit  in 603 

King  of  glory,  reign  for  ever. . .  178 
Kings  for  harps  their  crowns. .  762 

Knowing  as  I  am  known 878 

Knowledge,  alas,  't  is  ail  in  vain  350 
Known  to  all  to  be  Thy 401 

L. 

Labor!  wait!  though  midnight  645 
Lame  as  I  am,  I  take  the  prey.  826 
Laws,  freedom,  truth,  and  faith  581 
Lead  me,  O  Spirit,  to  the  Son..  255 
Lead  on,  dear  Shepherd! — led.  367 
Lead  us  to  God,  our  final  rest. .  114 
Lead  us  to  holiness,  the  road. . .  113 
Leave,  Lord,  Thy  vigil  there. . .  435 

Lea,!'  no  unguarded  place 371 

Lest  when  thy  struggling  soul.  '2  0 
Let  air,  and  earth,  and  skies...  782 

Let  all  combined,  with  one 585 

Let  ail  that  dwell  above  the. . .  348 
our  lamps  be  bright. . .  379 

Let  all  your  secret  passions 47 

Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge. . .  4sr 

Let  clouds,  and  winds,  and 75 

Let  day  and  dusky  night 95 

Let  distant  times  and  nations. .  76 
Let  each  unholy  passion  cease.     13 

Let  earth's  alluring  joys 243 

Let  elders  worship  at  His  feet. .  34S 


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Let  everlasting  thanks  be  Thine  42 
Let  every  act  of  worship  be. . .  803 

Let  every  creature  join 95 

Let  every  creature  rise  and .. . .  310 

Let  every  creature  sing 95 

Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe.  333 

Let  everv  step,  let  every 265 

Let  fall  Thy  rod  of  terror 544 

Let  floods  and  nations  rage 24 

Let  goodness  and  mercy,  my..  167 

Let  him  that  hearcth  say 203 

Let  Israel  home  returning 544 

Let  Israel  to  the  Prince  of. 129 

Let  Kedar's  wilderness  afar 5S5 

Let  love  and  truth  alone 615 

Let  man  conform  his  mind 510 

Let  me  go ;  I  may  not  tarry. . .  722 
Let  me  mingle  tears  with  thee.  139 

Let  me  never  be  forgetful 829 

Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go.  482 

Let  me  to  Thee,  in  all  my 258 

Let  mountains  from  their  seats    98 

Let  music  swell  the  breeze 609 

Let  noise  and  flame  confound .  80 
Let  no  sense  of  guilt  prevent. .  222 

Let  not,  amid  our  hours  of 796 

Let  not  conscience  make  you . .  221 

Let  not  death  alarm  thee 548 

Let  not  Thy  face  be  hid  from . .  103 
Let  others  stretch  their  arms. .  355 

Let  fflur  sins  be  all  forgiven 829 

Let  past  ingratitude 284 

Let  princes  hear,  let  angels 89 

Let  rivers  of  salvation 41 

Let  the  dumb  world  its  silence  142 

Let  the  earth  totter  on  her 670 

Let  them  adore  the  Lord S22 

Let  them  His  great  name 92 

Let  these  earthly  Sabbaths 29 

Let  the  sweet  hope  that  Thou..  483 

Let  the  world  despise  ami 532 

Let  this  blest  hope  mine 788 

Let  those  refuse  to  sing 387 

Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness. .  335 

Let.  Thy  blood,  by  faith 280 

Let  us  "altogether  rise 521 

Let  us  be  .simple  with  Him....  640 
Let  us  devote  this  consecrated  795 

Let  us  for  each  other  care 440 

Let  us  si  ill  this  love  be 525 

Let  us  take  up  the  cross 444 

Let  us,  then,  be  up  and  doing. .  52S 
Let  us.  then,  villi  angels  sing. .  117 
Let  us,  then,  with  joy  remove.  440 
Let  us  Thy  dear  example,  Lord  486 

Life,  death,  and  hell,  and 64 

Life  is  real,  Hie  is  earnest 527 

Life,  like  a  fountain,  rich  and..  101 
Life's  brightest  joys  we  may...  470 
Life's  labor  done,  as  sinks  thi 

Life  will  have  its  evil  years 825 

Lift  up  thy  voice  to  heaven 41 

Lift  up  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of..  157 
Light  and  peace  at  once 710 


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PAOE 

Light  immortal !  Light  divine .  513 

Light  of  them  that  sit  in 603 

Light  on  thy  hills,  Jerusalem..  129 
Like  airy  bubbles,  lo !  we  rise. .  666 

Like  arrows  went  those 173 

Like  flames  of  fire  His 85 

Like  floods  the  angry  nations. .  70 
Like  Him,  now  in  my  youth..  543 
Like  Him,  through  scenes  of. . .  642 
Like  Him  whose  fetters  dropp'd  46 
Like  that  sweet  rain  on  Judah's  627 
Like  the  rough  sea  that  can. . .  196 

Linger  not  in  all  the  plain 221 

Linger  not,  the  stream  is 722 

Ling'ring  about  these  mortal. .  200 

Lion  of  Judah— Hail ! 174 

Listen,  Christian,  their 541 

Little,  then,  myself  I  knew ....  277 
Lives  of  true  men  all  remind. .  523 
Living  in  the  silent  hours.   . . .  812 

Living  stars  to  view  be 815 

Lo!  every  kindred,  tongue 536 

Lo !  glad  I  come,  and  Thou 330 

Lo,  G-od  is  here !  Him,  day  and  S7 
Lol  He  comes — He  heeds  my.  519 
Lo,  he  receives  a  sealed  book..  443 
Lo!  He  rises,  mighty  King! .. .  165 
Lo,  He  slumbers  in  His  manger  S27 
Lo!  His  triumphal  chariot..  .  155 
Lo!  in  the  desert  rich  flowers. .  593 
Lo,  in  these  latter  days,  our. . .   626 

Lo !  it  comes,  that  day  of 726 

Lo!  it  dawns,  the  Sabbath 34 

Lo,  Jehovah,  we  adore  Thee. . .  404 

Lo!  Jesus,  who  invites 204 

Lone  are  the  paths,  and  sad  the  673 

Lonely,  I  no  longer  roam 517 

Long  hadst  Thou  reigned  ere . .  03 
Long  has  Thy  favor  crowned. .  807 
Long  have  we  roamed  in  want.  9 
Long,  too  long  have  we  been . .  622 

Lo !  o'er  ancient  forms 559 

Look  from  the  tower  of  heaven  794 

Look !  how  we  grovel  here 286 

Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy..  155 
Loose  me  from  the  chains  of. .  113 
Lord,  at  Thv  foot  ashamed  I  lie  831 
Lord !  at  Thy  thrcshhold  I . . . .     19 

Lord,  bring  these  precious 136 

Lord,  from  Thine  inmost  glory  571 
Lord  God  of  truth  and  grace. . .  206 
Lord,  grant  me  grace  for  every  4S0 
Lord!  how  Thy  wonders  are. .  65 
Lord,  I  address  Thy  heavenly..  369 
Lord,  I  adore  Thy  matchless..  303 
Lord!  I  am  guilty— I  am  vile..  270 
Lord,  I  come  to  Thee  for  rest.  420 
Lord,  I  desire  with  Thee  to  live  353 

Lord  !  I  obey,  my  hopes 458 

Lord!  if  Thine  arm  support  us  359 

Lord !  I  my  vows  to  Thee 789 

Lord!  in  ceaseless 404 

Lord !  it  is  my  chief  complaint.  522 


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Lord  Jesus,  come !  for  hosts . .  614 
Lord  Jesus,  come !  the  slave . .  614 
Lord  Jesus,  take  my  spirit —  538 
Lord,  keep  me  safe  this  night      SOS 

Lord,  let  my  soul  forever 7S4 

Lord!  let  not  all  my  hopes  be.  186 

Lord,  make  these  faithless 242 

Lord,  may  I  ever  keep  in  view  341 
Lord!  not  in  sepulchers  alone.  247 

Lord,  not  in  sorrow's  hour 4S5 

Lord,  not  my  will,  but  Thine. .  472 
Lord  of  earth  and  heaven !  my.  729 
Lord  of  earth !  its  mournful . . .  599 
Lord  of  every  tribe  and  nation  599 
Lord  of  Heaven!  beyond  our..  729 
Lord  of  the  nations !  thus  to . . .  631 
Lord  of  the  patriarchs  gone.  .  .  255 
Lord!  on  Thy  cross  I  fix  mine  142 
Lord,  prepare  us  by  Thy  grace.  209 

Lord,  remove  this  grievous 395 

Lord !  rise  in  Thine 264 

Lord,  send  a  beam  of  light 353 

Lord!  send  the  gracious  tidings  120 
Lord !  shall  the  breathings  of. .  272 
Lord,  submissive  make  us  go. .  440 
Lord!  the  water-floods  have. . .  181 
Lord!  the  words  Thy  lips  are.  181 
Lord,  this  bosom's  ardent.   ...     36 

Lord,  Thy  glory  fills  the 123 

Lord!  Thy  gracious  word. .   .     592 

Lord !  Thy  mercies  never  fail .  164 

Lord,  't  is  not  ours  to  make  the  569 

:  Lord,  we  adore  Thv  ways.   ...  376 

■  Lord,  we  obey  Thy  call 386 

I  Lord,  we  return  Thee  what  we  143 
,  4i Lord,  why  is  this,"  I  ...  .249 
(  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of.  802 
Lo!  such  a  child,  whose  early.  563 


151 
140 

215 


Lo!  the  angelic  bands. 
I  Lo  !  the  heavens  are  bursting 
1  Lo!  the  last  long  separation... 

|  Lo,  the  nation  is  arousing 622 

Lo !  the  promise  of  a  shower. .  590 

Lo!  th'  incarnate  God 222 

Lo,  through  the  gloom  of  guilty  290 

Lo !  't  is  He !  our  heart's 725 

Loud  hallelujahs  to  Thy  name.  305 
Loud  let  the  pealing  organ  swell  79 
Loud  is  the  song,  the  heavenly  295 
Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean .     98 

Love  and  grief  my  heart 403 

Love  as  I  loved  you— was  the .  295 

Love  eternal  moved  the 118 

Love  is  my  Master ;  when  it. . .  307 
Love  is  my  teacher;  He  can. . . 
Love  is  the  golden  chain  that. . 

Love  sits  in  His  eyelids 

Love  this  Friend  who  longs  to. 
Love  thou  the  path  of  sorrow . .  414 

Love  to  God,  and  to  our 34 

Love  to  man,  and  love  to  God .  623 

Low  at  Thy  feet  my  soul 244 

Lo,  we  come  to  Thee  for  ease. .  213 


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M. 

Madness  by  nature  reigns 201 

Make  baste,  my  days,  to  reacb.  2(53 
Make  us  of  one  heart  and  mind  440 
Make  us  into  one  spirit  drink..  4S6 
Man  drew  from  man  bis  birtb .     37 

Mankind  shall  be  one 47 

Man  lieth  down,  no  more  to . . .  C74 
Man  may  trouble  and  distress .  532 
Man's  weakness,  wailing  upon .  477 

Man's  wisdom  is  to  seek 444 

Many  days  have  passed  since . .  514 
Many  for  His  crying  chid  Him.  805 
Many  friends  were  gathered.. .  812 
March  on  in  your  Redeemer's .  337 
Mark  but  that  radiance  of  His. .  792 
Mark  ye  her  holy  battlements.  555 
Martyrs !  whose  mystic  legions  175 
May  erring  minds  that  worship  571 
May  faith  grow  firm,  and  love.  571 
May  He,  by  whose  kind  care . .  417 
May  I  remember  that  to  Thee.  490 
May  my  soul,  with  sacred.  . . .  720 
May  our  sins  be  all  forgiven . . .  82G 

May  peace  attend  thy  gate 23 

May  prayer  now  lift  her  sacred  10 
Mayst  thou  live  to  know  and. .  827 
Mayst  the  captive's  pleading. . .  623 
May  the  Gospel's  joyful  sound.  28 
May  the  great  truths  we  here . .  11 
May  the  millions  now  adoring.  603 

May  Thy  rich  grace  impart 427 

May  we,  a  little  band  of  love. .  431 
May  we  in  faith  receive  Thy. . .  426 

Meekly  may  my  soul 278 

Me  may  Zion  welcome,  saved.  703 

Men,  not  now  their  hands 599 

Mercy  and  Truth,  that  long...  637 

Mercy  looked  down  with 155 

Mere  mortal  power  shall  fade.  490 

Me  to  Thy  suffering  self. 494 

'Mid  burning  climes  and  frozen  579 
'Midst  keen  reproach,  and  cruel  143 
'Mid  the  chorus  of  the  skies. . .  695 
'Mid  the  sheep  a  place  decide. .  697 

Mighty  Spiiit,  ever  nigh 814 

Mhd  He  lays  His  glory  by 117 

Mild  it  shines  on  all  beneath. . .  593 

Millions  of  pilgrims  throng 240 

Millions  of  years  my  wondering  354 
Millions  of  sinners,  vile  as  you.  192 

Mindful  of  Thy  chosen  race 72S 

"Mine  is  an  unchanging  love . .  521 
Mine  the  God  whom  you  adore  517 
Mix'd  with  those  beyond  the..  163 
Mold  its  green  cup,  its  wiry. ..  7S6 

Money  was  not  what  he 395 

More  and  more  it  spreads  and.  5S9 
More  glorious  still  as  centuries  45 
More  tranquil  than  the  still  v..  779 
Mortal,  what  has  life  for  thee  .  814 
Mourn  for  the  lost— but  call  .  .  631 
Mourn  for  the  lost— but  pray. .  631 
Mourn  for  the  ruined  soul 630 


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Mourn  for  the  tarnished  gem . .  630 
Mourning  souls  dry  up  your. . .  399 
Much  of  my  time  has  run  to. . .  787 
Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies  .  341 
My  best  desires  are  faint  and. .  267 
My  bosom  burns  with  shame .  504 
My  cheerful  hope  can  never. ..  49i 
My  choir  shall  be  the  moonlit.  449 
My  crimes  are  great,  but  don't.  246 
My  days  unclouded  as  they. . .  787 
My  eves  are  weary  looking  at  414 
My  fainting  flesh  had  died  with  103 
My  faith  would  lay  her  hand  3^5 
My  Father,  God,  and  may  these  351 

My  Father!  O  permit  my 495 

My  feet  shall  never  slide 410 

My  feet  shall  travel  all  the. . .  .  3 19 
My  flesh  is  hastening  to  decay.  401 
My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the. .  801 
My  flesh  would  rest  in  thine ...  2 
My  friendship's  utmost  zeal  to.  323 
Mv  friends,  now  friends  no. .  .  505 
My  friends— the  whole  celestial  751 
My  garments,  travel-worn  and.  414 
My  God!  and  can  an  humble- -  304 
My  God !  forgive  my  follies. ...  263 
My  God,  how  excellent  Thy...  101 

My  God,  I  hate  to  walk  or S32 

My  God,  I  thank  Thee  who. ..  831 

My  God,  what  inward 274 

My  God  is  reconciled 407 

My  God,  I  would  not  long  to. .  64 
My  cracious  God,  how  plain ...     25 

My  cracious  Master  and  my 339 

My  great  Protector  and  my 498 

My  hands  are  weary,  toiling  on  414 
My  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for.  19 
My  heart  doth  feel  that  still. ...  5S2 

My  heart  grows  warm  with 451 

My  heart  is  fixed :  my  song 84 

My  heart  is  weary  of  its  own. .  414 
My  heart,  O  Lord,  forgets  to. . .  795 
My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my.  1 
My  heart  with  tirief  is  breaking  2S8 
My  heaven  in  Thee,  O  Father. .  014 
My  heaven  in  Thee !  O  God ...  614 
My  home  henceforth  is  in  the.  678 

My  knowledge  of  that  life  is 4S1 

My  life  is  but  a  span 693 

My  life,  my  joy,  my  hope,  I  owe  367 
My  lifted  eye,  without  a  tear..  419 
My  lips  with  shame  my  sins.-  247 

My  mind  in  perfect  peace 810 

My  native  country  1  thee 609 

Mv  prayer  hath  power  with  God  325 

My  reason  tells  me  Thy 263 

Myriads  of  bright  cherubic 572 

MvSa\iourand  Friend 515 

My  Saviour  bids  me  como. 2S5 

My  Saviour,  every  smile  of 354 

My  Saviour's  face  made  thee  to  15 
My  sins  a  heavy  load  appear-  -  -  262 
My  song  for  ever  shall  record.  -  464 
My  soul  is  desolate  and  drear. .      4 


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My  soul,  attend  the  solemn 240 

My  soul  looks  back,  to  see 3S5 

My  soul  rejoices  to  pursue 42 

My  soul,  repeat  His  praise 53 

My  soul  shall  pray  lor  Zion 16 

My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  3G1 
My  soul  would  rise  and  sing. . .  59 
My  suffering,  slain,  and  risen..  290 
My  thoughts,  before  they  are..  70 
peats  her  vows...  23 
My  weaned  soul  was  all  resign'd  4S0 

My  willing  soul  would  stay 24 

My  yearning  soul  would  i'aiu. .  656 


Nations  all,  remote  and  near. . .  593 
Naught  else  I  feel,  or  hear,  or  46 
Near  at  the  marriage  feast  shall  571 

Nearer  to  Thee  would  we 623 

Near  Thee  no  darkness  dares..  553 
Ne'er  think  the  victory  won. . .  370 
New-born,  I  bless  the  waking..  790 
New  mercies,  each  returning..  791 

Night  her  solemn  mantle 30  | 

Night  reigns  in  silence  o'er  the.  S02 

Night  unto  night  His  name 793 

No  act  falls  fruitless 641  j 

No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding.  291  ! 
No  bliss  Til  seek,  but  to  fulfill.  459  | 

No  burning  heats  by  day 410 

No !  by  His  early  griefs  and —  635  j 
No  chilling  winds,  or  poisonous  7.5 
No.  d  jareet  Jeans,  no ;  to  Thee..  701 
No  dimly  cloud  o'ershadows. ..   753 

No  earthly  father  loves  like 335 

No  good  in  creatures  can  be.. . .  484 
No  guile  within  His  mouth  is...  144 
No — I  must  maintain  my  hold.  514 
Noiseless  the  sun  emits  his  fire  Si>2 

No;  Is  not  this  alone 615 

No  lingering  look,  no  parting..  429 
No  longer  hosts  encountering..  551 

No  longer  now  delay 406 

No  more  a  wand'ring  sheep 880 

No  more  a  weeping  wife  to 632 

No  more  fatigue,  no  more 3 

No  more  let  sin  and  sorrow 126 

No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  199 

No  more  shall  foes  unclean 574 

shall  peevish  passion.  90 
No  more  the  drops  of  piercing..  753 
No  more  the  sovereign  eye  of..  196 

No  more  the  weary  pilgrim G5S 

No  mortal  can  with  Him 366 

No,  my  soul,  in  God  rejoice  ...  815 

No !  place  thy  trust  above 510 

No  profit  canst  thou  gain 512 

Nor  accents  flow,  nor  words. ..  425 
No!  rather  let  me  freely  yield.  491 
Nor  bounded  to  the  earth  alone  637 
Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  e'er. ..  478 

Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 886 

Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky 882 

No  rest  iu  the  grave 773 


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No  rest  is  to  be  found 549 

Nor  from  the  seat  of  scornful.. .  105 
Nor  let  the  good  man's  trust. . .    550 

Nor  let  thou  life's  delightful 50 

Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  C57 
Nor  scorching  sun,  nor  sickly. .  422 
Nor  shall  the  glowing  flame.  -  -  415 
Nor  shall  Thy  spreading  Gospel  44 
Nor  time,  nor  distance,  e'er. ..  345 
No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes.  3 
Nor  voice  can  sing,  nor  heart..  265 
Nor  we  alone  ;  its  wakening. ..  5S1 
Nor  we  alone  ;  may  those  whose  503 
Nor  will  our  daysof  toil  be  long  3 
Nor  would  I  drop  a  murmuring  491 
Nor  would  I  wait  till  angel-host  752 
Nor  wreck,  nor  ruin,  there  is..  312 
No  sculptured  wonders  meet. .     20 

No  sinful  word,  nor  deed  of 799 

No  sin  to  cloud,  no  lure  to  stay  S55 
No  sun  shall  smite  thy  head  bv  99 
Not  all  that  tyrants  think  or. ..  243 

Not  all  the  harps  above S32 

Not  as  the  conqueror  comes 611 

Not  by  the  terrors  of  a  slave.  -  -  363 
Not  enjoyment,  and  not  sorrow  523 
Notes  to  heaven's  high  mansions  31 
Not  half  so  far  has  nature  placed    SO 

Not  half  so  high  His  power 80 

No,  that  stream  has  nothing. . .  723 
Nothing  hath  the  jnst  to  lose- . .  707 
Nothing  in  my  hand  I  bring. . .  207 
K  ( >th;ng  more" can  we  require . .  29 
No!  Thy  dear  name  engraven..  556 
Not  life  "itself,  with  all  its  joys. .  13 
Not  many  years  their  round. . .  670 
Not  more  than  others  I  deserve  833 

No  touching  tale  of  anguish 296 

Not  the  fair  palaces 436 

Not  the  labors  of  my  hands 207 

Not  till  blest  Peace  shall  spring  5S6 
Not  to  ease  and  aimless  quiet."  645 
Not  upon  us  or  ours  the  solemn  698 
Not  what  we  wish,  but  what  we  473 
Not  walls,  nor  hills,  could  guard  434 
Not  with  the  hope  of  gaining. . .  257 
No  village  bell  shall  toll  for  Lim  063 

Now  behold  Him  high 106 

Now  cheerful  to  the house   of..  169 

Now,  despisers,  look  and 216 

Now  destroy  the  man  of  sin. . .  723 

Now,  from  His  high,  imperial..     81 

Now  God  invites;  how  blesl 

Now  He's  waiting  to  be  gracious  223 

Now  I  am  Thine,  for 

Now  I  esteem  their  mirth  ; 

Now  in  the  grave  He's  laid. 

No  winter  there,  no  ahadee  i 

Now  let  each  heart  and  hand..  644 

Now  let  me  mom, t  and  join 700 

Now  let  the  Lord  forever. 90 

No-.v  let  tln.>  trumpet  raise 

Now  Jet  thought  behold  him...  696 

Now,  Lord,  I  would   be  Thine.   898 


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Now  may  the  King  descend. . .     40 

Now  rest,  my  long-divided 560 

Now  safely  moored,  my  perils..  321 
Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted- ..  554 
Now,  sinners,  dry  your  tears..  386 
Now  the  desert  lands  rejoice...  590 
Now  the  feast  is  spread  before.  237 
Now  the  full  glories  of  the  Lamb    04 

Now  the  gay  world  with 305 

Now  the  heavens  on  high  adore  720 
Now  the  storm  goes  wildly  o'er  530 
Now  they  approach  a  spotless. .  755 
Now,  though  He  reigns  exalted  550 
Now  thro1  the  charmed  air,  on.  700 
Now  to  our  God,  the  Father.  - .  752 
Now  to  the  Lamb  that  once  was  349 

Now  to  the  shining  realms 303 

Now  to  you  my  spirit  turns 510 

Now  we  may  bow  before  His. .  337 
Now  when  the  evening  shade..  200 

Now,  ye  needy,  come  and 221 

Now,  ye  saints,  His  power 404 

Now,  ye  saints,  lift  up  your 105 

0. 

O  all-sufficient  Saviour !  be 319 

O  all  ye  Christian   heroes 411 

O  angel  of  the  land  of  peace 050 

O  angels  and  archangels 411 

O  believe  the  record  true 212 

O  bid  this  trifling  world  retire.  2 
O  blessed  be  this  darkness  then .  858 
O  blessed  is  he  to  whom  is  given  5S7 

0  break,  O  break,  hard  heart  of  136 

0 1  break  the  fatal  chain 2S5 

O,  by  the  pangs  Thyself  hast. . .  322 

O  cease,  my  wand"ring  soul 505 

O,  cheerless  were  our 000 

O  come,  and  with  His  children.  191 
O  come  !  for  Thou  dost  know..  400 

O  come,  Thou  Holy  Spirit 411 

O  come,  Thou  living  Saviour. . .  411 
O  could  I  hear  some  sinner  say  231 

O  !  could  we  die  with  those 009 

O  could  we  learn  that  sacrifice.  314 
O,  could  we  make  our  doubts  758 
O  do  not  at  a  distance  stand. . .  297 
O  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  737 
O  earth,  before  the  Lord,  the.. .  91 
O  earth  !  grow  flowers  beneath  297 
O  earth,  so  full  of  dreary  noise.  049 

O !  enter  his  gates  with 41 

O'er  all  the  names  of  Christ 742 

O'er  all  the  sons  of  human  race  623 
O'er  all  the  strait  and  narrow . .  42 
O'er  all  those  wide  extended. . .  775 

O'ercorne  by  dying  love 50S 

O'er  the  blue  depths  of  Galilee  128 
O'er  the  negro's  night  of  care  592 
O'er  the  toilsome  way  thou'st..  727 
O !  evermore  may  all  our  bliss. .     10 

Of  all  that  now  may  seem 811 

Of  all  the  pious  dead 09 1 

O  Father,  in  that  hour 428  j 


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O  Father !  our  eye  is  to  Thee. .  737 
Of  His  deliverance  I  will  boast.  343 

Of  joys  that  come  no  more 811 

O  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight...  744 
O  for  a  strong,  a  lasting  faith ...     85 

O  for  a  trumpet  voice 154 

O  for  grace  our  hearts  to  soften  405 

O  for  the  coming  of  the  end 47 

O  for  the  day,  the  glorious  day.  337 

O  for  the  living  flame 00 

O  for  the  times  when  on  my. . .  857 
O  for  this  love  let  rocks  and. . .  350 

O  for  thy  fragrant  flowers 707 

O !  from  the  streams  of  distant.  585 

Of  so  divine  a  Guest 549 

Oft  do  our  eyes  with  joy 759 

Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart 329 

Oft  has  He  called  thee,  but  thou  225 
Oft  has  the  Lord  whole  nations  104 

Oft  the  big,  unbidden  tear 695 

Oft  when  beneath  the  work  of. .  49G 

Oft,  when  I  seem  to  tread 463 

Oft  when  the  world,  with  iron.  10 
O  garden  of  Olivet,  thou  dear..  133 

O  gentle  Shepherd,  still 555 

O  gladly  tread  the  narrow  path  740 
O  !  glorious  hour  1  0 1  blest  . .  301 

O  glory,  shining  far 709 

O  God,  make  bare  Thine  arm..  630 

O  God,  mine  inmost  soul 232 

O  God  of  glory.  God  of  love ....  72 
O  God  !  our  help  in  ages  past-  -  107 
O  God  Triune,  to  Thee  we  owe  111 
O  gracious  God !  in  whom  I  live  343 
O  grant  my  soul  an  ear  to  hear  802 
O  grant  that  nothing  in  my  soul  326 
O  grant  us,  in  this  solemn  hour  8 
O  guard  our  shores  from  every  031 
O  guide  me  through  the  various  790 

O  guide  us  till  our  night  is 793 

O  !  guilty   sinner,  hear  the 225 

O  !  hadst  thou  still  on  earth 646 

O  happy  bond  that  seals  my...  500 

O  happy,  happy  soul ! 6S6 

O  happy,  bappy  that  I  am 365 

O  happy  harbor  of  God's  saints  753 
O  happy  scenes  above  the  sky . .  272 

O  happy  servant  he 379 

O  happy  souls !  O  glorious  state  363 

O  happy  souls  that  pray 33 

O  baste  to  follow  where  it  leads  740 
O !  hast  thou  felt  a  Saviour's.. . .  336 

O  hear  it,  sinner— hear  that 226 

O  !  holy  and  sweet  its  rest  shall  772 

O  holy,  heavenly  home 769 

O  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord 89 

O  Holy  Spirit  from  above Ill 

O  holy  trust!  O  endless  rest !.. .  571 
O  bopo  of  every  contrite  heart.  266 
O  how  altered  my  condition...  530 
O  how  cheating  O  how....  707  &  708 

O  how  I  hate  those  lusts  of. 193 

O  how  long-suffering,  Lord  ! . . .  225 
O  how  sad  and  sore  distressed..  139 


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0  how  shall  these  dim  eyes 57 

0  how  tremendous  is  the 63 

O!  if  my  Lord  would  come  and.  Coo 

O  !  if  my  soul,  when  death 15 

O,  if  once  Thy  smile  divine 730 

O,  in  Thy  light  be  mine  to  go. .  135 
O  Jesus,  fall  of  grace !  the  sighs  316 
O  Jesus,  full  of  truth  and  grace  251 
O  Jesus,  Lamb  once  crucified.  -  111 

O !  Jesus,  let  me  ever  hail 5 

O  Jesus,  my  sweet  Saviour 543 

O  Jesus,  once  rocked  on  the. . .  131 

O  Jesus '  ride  onward. 717 

O  Jesus,  there  is  none  like S04 

O  Jesus !  Thou  the  beauty  art. .  353 

O  keep  me  in  Thy  heavenly 343 

Oland!  0  land 6S1 

Old  friends,  old  scenes  will 791 

Old  friends,  old  scenes  will 314 

O  lead  me  to  the  Rock 5C3 

O  learn  to  scorn  the  praise  of. . .  5S3 

O  let  man  hasten  to  restore 641 

O  let  me  wing  my  hallowed —  4S9 

O  let  my  hand  forget  her 443 

O  let  my  name  engraven 452 

O  let  my  soul  on  Thee  repose. .  784 
O  let  the  dead  now  hear  Thy..  332 

O  let  the  soul  its  slumbers 675 

O  let  Thy  smitten  ones  again.. .  626 

O  let  Thy  star  of  love  but 271 

O  let  us  then  with  heartfelt  ...  364 
O  let  us  to  His  courts  repair... .     83 

O  light  of  Zion,  now  arise  - 680 

O  Lord !  amidst  this  mental 467 

O  Lord !  ascend  Thy  throne.. . .  175 
O  Lord!  I  cast  my  care  on  Thee  434 
O  Lord,  my  weary  soul  release  246 

O  Lord  of  hosts,  Almighty 87 

O  Lord  of  life  and  truth  2C4 

O  Lord,  prevent  it  by  Thy 232 

O  Lord,  the  pilofs  part  perform  453 
O!  lovely  attitude— He  stands  182 
O  Love,  thou  bottomless  abyss  3'27 

O  Love,  Thy  sov'reign  aid 253 

0  !  madder  than  the  raving...  261 
O  !  magnify  the  Lord  with  me  3 13 
O  !  make  'but  trial  of  His  love  344 
O !  make  this  heart  rejoice  or  267 
O  many-toned  and  chainless. . .  756 

0  may  He  walk  among  us  hero  264 

01  may  I  bear  some  humble..     64 

O!  may  I  feel  Thy  worth 409 

O  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place  303 

O!  may  I  never  turn  aside 271 

O  may  I  now  for  ever  fear 831 

O  may  our  humble  spirits  stand  754 
O  may  our  sympathizing  breasts  6  :3 

O  may  that  faith  our  hearts 350 

O  may  the  grave  become  to  us  671 
O  may  the  influence  of  this  day  11 
O  may  the  righteous,  when  I-.  305 
O  may  these  thoughts  possess. .  71 
O  may  the  sweet,  the  blissful...  347 
O  may  Thine  own  Bride  and...  215 


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O  may  Thy  Spirit  gently  draw.  561 
O  may  Thy  Spirit  guide  my.. .     13 

O  may  we  all,  while  here 74 

O  may  we  ne'er  forget  His 345 

O  may  we  thus  be  found. 206 

O  may  we  thus  insure 206 

O  may  we  ever  hear  Thy  voice  334 
O  memory  !  can  those  strains  on  488 

O  messenger  of  dear  delight 393 

O !  methinks  I  hear  Him 395 

O  might  I  hear  Thy  heavenly. .  92 
0  might  I  once  mount  up  and..  291 
O  might  some  dream  of  visional  485 

O  mother  dear,  Jerusalem 753 

O  move  us— Thou  hast  power. .  296 
O  my  sweet  home,  Jerusalem. .  753 

O  my  unsteadfast  mind 285 

On  all  the  wings  of  time  it  flies  670 
On  angels,  with  unvailed  face. .     90 

Once,  a  sinner,  near  despair 514 

Once,  like  thee,  by  joys 223 

Once  more  our  welcome  we . . .  415 
Once  on  the  raging  seas  I  rode-  320 

Once  the  morning's  earliest 513 

Once  they  were  mourning  here  756 
Once  when  my  scanty  meal  was  322 
Once  with  Adam's  race  in  ruin  724 
On  cherub  and  on  cherubim ...  83 
One  army  of  the  living  God —  430 

On  earth  they  sought  their 773 

One  day,  amid  the  place 24 

One  family,  we  dwell  in  Him...  430 

One  gentle  sigh  His  fetters 6G5 

O  ne'er  will  I  at  life  repine 654 

One  look  of  mercy  from  Thy ...  266 
One  moment,  and  the  silentness  173 
One  moment — and  the  Spirit. . .  173 
One  privilege  my  heart  desires  554 
One  thing  demands  our  care  ,  .   CS3 

One  trial  more  must  yet  be 466 

O  never  let  my  soul  remove. . .  499 
O,  never  more  may  different. . .  612 
One  tliintr  alone,  dear  Lord  !  I. .  353 
On  harps  of  gold  His  name  they  666 

On  Him  the  Spirit  largely 127 

On  Him  the  weight  of ■.  331 

On  Him, with  rapture  then  I'll.  435 
On  impious  wretches  He  shall.  621 

Only  a  sweet  and  holy  soul 190 

Only,  O  Lord,  in  Thy"  dear  love  791 
Only,  since  our  souls  will  shrink  519 

Only  Thee  content  to  know 4U 

Only  to  sit  and  think  of  God. .  -  8S5 
On  me  Thy  providence  hath ...  66 
On  mightier  wing,  in  loftier —     45 

On  my  heart  each  stripe  be 276 

O  noblest  brow  and  dearest 145 

O,  not  to  those  whom  Thou 627 

On,  piercing  Gospel,  on  !  of....  612 

On  that  my  gaze  I  fasten 500 

On  Thee  alone,  my  hope  relies.  160 
On  thee  foul  spirits  have  no —     99 

On  the  tree  of  life  eternal 710 

On  us  He  bids  the  sun 284 


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Onward,  Christians,  onward  go  765 
On  wheels  of  light,  on  wings  of  134 
On  wings  of  love  the  Saviour...  633 
O,  on  that  day,  that  dreadful. . .  182 
Open  Thou  the  crystal  fountain  538 
Oppressed  with  sin  and  sorrow's  369 

O  pray  we  then  for  Salem's 17 

O  precious  cross!  O  glorious...  469 

Or  as  an  eagle  to  the  prey COG 

O  render  thanks  to  God  above. .  77 
O  Rest  of  rests !  O  Peace,  serene  411 
O  righteous  Judge,  if  Thou  wilt  364 
Or,  if  it  be  the  gloom  that  comes  779 

Or  if  on  joyful  wing 545 

Or,  if 't  is  e'er  denied  thee 818 

Or  round  their  Father's  throne  654 
O  sacred  hope!  O  blissful  hope  429 
O  Salem!  our  once  happy  seat.  456 
O  saving  Leader!  opening  wide  800 
O  Saviour!  with  protecting  care  156 
O  say  not  so  !  the  spring-tide.. .  835 
0  season  of  soft  sounds  and  hues  790 
O  see  those  waters  streaming.. .  41 
O,  shall  not  warmer  accents  tell  557 

O  shine  on  this  benighted 492 

O  shout,  ye  people,  and  adore..  88 
O  show  Thyself  the  Prince  of. .  5S0 
O  sinners!  "in  His  presence  bow  196 

O !  spare  me  yet,  I  pray €93 

O  speak,  thou  voice  of  God 756 

O  Spirit  of  the  Lord!  prepare..  575 
O  spread  Thy  covering  wings..  419 

O  star  untimely  set CSS 

O,  stay  thy  tears ;  the  blest 660 

0  stay  with  us,  and  still 323 

O  sweet  abode  of  peace  and  love  802 
O  !  tell  me  the  place  where  Thy  447 
O!  tell  me  that  my  worthless.  199 
O  tell  of  His  might,  and  sing  of  94 
O  that  a  dying  world  might    352 

"  O !  that  all"  the  blind  but 896 

O,  that  each,  in  the  day  of  His.  817 

O  that  I  could  for  ever  sit 894 

O  that  I  could  now  adore  Him.  540 
O  that  I  could,  with  favor'd. ...  894 

O  that  I,  like  a  little  child 327 

O  that  our  thoughts  and  thanks  5 
O  that  Thou  wouldst  hide  me  in  684 
O  that  wc  now  might  see  our.  430 

O  that  with  yonder  sacred 833 

O!  that  world  is  passing  fair. . .  7-9 
O  the  lost,  the  unforgotten  ...   812 

O  then  let  wrath  remove 501 

O  then  shall  the  vail  be  removed  7-">'.> 

O,  there  will  be  mourning 237 

O  the  rapturous  height -115 

Other  refuge  have  I  none 507 

O,  the  rich  depths  of  love 160 

O,  the  transporting,  rapturous..  775 

O  thou  Almighty  Lord 153 

O  Thou  eternal  Euler 605 

O  Thou  great  God !  whose CHS 

O  Thou,  that  fill'st  the  heavenly  676 
O  Thou,  who  givest  life  and...  562 


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O  thou,  who  mournest  on  thy. .  465 
O  Thou  !  who  rulest  seas  and..  5t3 

O  throw  away  thy  rod 502 

O !  to  grace  how  great  a 396 

Our  beauty  and  our  strength..  201 
Our  birth  is  but  a  starting  place  674 

Our  brother  the   haven  has 735 

Our  Captain  leads  us  on 375 

Our  cautioned  souls  prepare...  206 
Our  days  are  numbered  :   let  us  459 

Our  days  run  thoughtlessly 197 

Our  dearest  joys,  and  nearest...  493 
Our  eyes  have  seen  the  rosy —  672 
Our  eyes  have  seen  the  steps  of  C72 
Our  fathers'  God,  our  Keeper. .  607 

Our  fathers'  God!  to  Thee 609 

Our  fathers'  sepulchres  are  here  631 
Our  fathers,  where  are  they —  690 
Our  fellow -sufferer  yet  retains..  158 
Our  flesh,  our  reins,  our  spirits.  497 
Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of...  12S 
Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our.  757 

Our  guilty  spirits  dread 376 

Our  harps  that  when  with  joy ,  456 
Our  harvest  months  have  o"er. .  807 
Our  hearts  are  breaking  now. . .  770 
Our  hearts  have  often  burned..  431 

Our  hearts  leap  up ;  our 293 

Our  journey  is  a  thorny  maze. .  5(  0 
Our  kindred  and  our  friends  are  1S6 
Our  labors  done,  securely  laid..  664 
Our  lifts  contains  a  thousand....  500 
Our  life  is  a  dream  ;  our  time. .  817 
Our  life,  whilst  Thou  preserv'st  106 

Our  lives  through  various 62 

Our  moments  fly  apace 692 

Our  mirth  is  not  afraid  of  Thee  31T 
Our  mourning  is  all  at  an  end. .  734 

Our  sacrifice  is  one 40 

Our  Saviour  shall  be  still  our...  334 
Ours,  by  the  pledge  of  love  and  679 
Our  sorrows  and  our  sins  were.  470 
Our  souls  are  faint,  our  hearts. .  324 
Our  voices  join  the  heavenly..  449 
Our  vows,  our  prayers,  we  now  419 
Out  of  great  distress  they  came  763 
O  utter  but  the  name  of  God...  363 
O,  voice  of  mercy  !  voice  of  love  453 
O  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin  246 
0  Watch,  and  fight,  and  pray. . .  370 

O  wavering,  wretched  state 286 

O!  weak  to  know  a  Saviour's.  495 
O  were  I  like  some  gentle  dove  4S2 
O  what  a  blessed  hope  is  ours..  434 
O  what  a  glorious  sight  appears  752 
O  what  amazing  joys  they  feel  714 
O  what  a  night  was  that  which  20 
O,  what  are  all  my  sufferings..  750 
O  what  hath  Jesus  bought  for.  750 

O,  when  His  wisdom  can SO 

O!  when  shall  my  foes  and  my  -117 
O,  when  will  the  period  appear  732 
O!  when  wilt  Thou,  my  Life  257 
O  while  1  breathe  to  Thee 261 


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O,  while  the  ?oul  unruffled  lies.  455 

0.  who  hath  lock'd  those 357 

0,  who,  in  such  a  world  as  this  672 
0,  who  like  Thee— so  calm,  so  135 
0,  who  like  Thee  so  humbly. .  -  135 
< ).  who  would  bear  life's  stormy  471 
() !  why  should  I  stray  with  the  447 

( ) !  why  should  I  wander 446 

0!  with  the  visits  of  Thy  love  659 
(),  with  what  congratulations..  703 
0 !  woudrous  Love—  to  bleed. .  273 

O,  would  He  all  of  heaven 435 

0,  wretched   state  of  deep. 199 

(),  ye  angels,  hovering  round  us  213 
0  ye  that  love  His  holy  name. .  S2 
O  Zion !  learn  to  doubt  no  more  556 
"  O  Zion,  lift  thy  raptured  eye.  134 

P. 

Pardon,  and  grace,  and  heaven  253 
Pardon,  O  Lord,  our  childish. . .  S33 
Partakers  of  the  Saviour's  grace  432 
Pass  a  few  fleeting  moments     .  713 

Patience,  poor  soul !  the 414 

Patiently  enduring,  ever 645 

Pause,  my  soul !  adore  and 524 

Peace  and  joy  shall  now  attend  600 
Peace!  and  no  longer,  from  its.  613 

Peace  be  within  this  sacred 16 

Peaceful  be  thy  silent  slumber.  747 
Peace  from  the  bosom  of  his. . .  C34 
Peace  is  on  the  world  abroad. . .     30 

"  Peace  on  earth,  good-wiil 121 

Peace  to  our  brethren  give 26 

People  and  realms  of  every 310 

Perhaps,  before  the  morning 4S2 

Perhaps  He  will  admit  my  plea  255 
"  Permit  them  to  approach,"1  He  563 
Perpetual  blessings  from  above.  802 
Physician  of  souls!  unto  me...  734 

"  Pilgrims,  see  that  stream 723  j 

Pilgrims  through  this  world  and  400  j 
Pilgrim  thou  dost  justlywcall  me  723  I 
Pillar  of  lire,  through   watches.     43 
Pitv  and  save  my  sin-sick  soul  560  I 
Pity  the  nations,  O  our  God!..  557 
Pity  the  weeping  widow's  woe  584  I 
Plant  Thy  heavenly  kingdom.  723  | 
Plenteous  grace  with  Thee  is..  503 
Poor  souls  !  that  know  not  how  350  I 

Poor  tho'  I  am — despised 455  I 

Poor  tremblers  at  His  rougher.  5S7  I 
Pour  not  thou  the  bitter  tear. . .  705 
Praise  Him,  ye  celestial  choirs.  165 
Praise  Him,  ye  who  know  His.  55  j 
Praise,  my  soul,  the  God  that..  36 
Praise  the  Creator  of  the  skies.  72 
Praise  the  God  of  our  salvation  124 
Praise  the  Lord— for  He   hath.  124 

Praise  the   Lord— for  He  is 124 

Prayer  is  the  bnrden  of  a  sigh..  423 
Prayer  is  the  Christian's  vital..  423 
Prayer  is  the  contrite  sinner's.  423 
Prayer  is  the  simplest  form  of.  423 


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Prayer  makes  the  darkened. . .  417 

Pray  thou,  Christian,  daily 511 

Precious  is  the  Sai  iour's  nai  .  I 

Prepare  us,  Lord,  by  grace S07 

Press  on  !  and  if  we  may  not. .  639 
Preserve  it  from  the  passing. . .     17 
Princes  and  magistrates  mi 
'•  Prisoner,  long  detained  below  696 

Prisoners  of  hope,  in  gloom 213 

Proclaim  abroad  His  name. . . .  177 
Proclaim  Him  King,  pronounce  72 
Proclaim  His  wonders  from  the  S6 
Proclaim  the  glories  of  your ...  72 
Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel. .  396 
Prostrate  before  the  mercy  seat  290 
Prostrate  bow ;  confess  your. . .  220 

Prostrate  I'll  lie  before  His 255 

Protect  me  from  the  furious, . .  469 
Publish — spread  to  all  around  117 
Pure  as  the  air,  when  day's  first  791 
Pure  as  the  sum's  enliv'ning. ..  313 
Put  all  thy  beauteous  garments  574 
Put  on  the  armor  from  above.  317 


Quick  as  their  thoughts  their. .  293 

R. 

Rage,  while  our  faith  the 7S3 

Raised  on  devotion's  lofty  wing  73 
liaise  thy  downcast  eyes,  and. .  235 
liaise  your  devotion,  mortal...  339 
Heady  for  their  glorious  crown  694 

Reason,  I  hear,  her  counsels 263 

Rebel  ye  waves,  and  o'er  the. . .  74 
Rebuild  thy  walls,  thy  bounds-   552 

Receive,  O  earth,  his  faded 653 

Redeemed  from  earth  and 636 

Regard  the  weak  and  fatherless  641 
Rehearse  II i^  praise,  with  awe.  159 

Rejoice  in  glorious  hope 33 

Rejoice  in  hope  and  fear 874 

Rejoice  when  care  and  woe 374 

Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and S2 

Released  from  sorrow,  sin  and.  745 
Remember  all  the  dying  pains.  S31 
Remember  all  who  love  thee..  813 
Remembered  songs  of  gladness  233 
Remembering  mine  affliction.-  6S2 
Remember  still  that  they  arc..  561 
Remember  Thee— Thy  death . .  557 
Remember  Thy  pure  word  of. .  270 
Renew'd,  the  earth  a  robe  of. . .  129 

Repeated  crimes  awake  our 310 

Resign  the  honors  of  their  i 
Rest  for  my  soul  I  long  to  find.  25;) 
Resting  in  this  glorious   hope..  707 
Restraining  prayer,  we  cease  to  413 
Rests  secure  the  righteous  man  7r7 

Retreat  beneath  His  wings 444 

Return,  O  holy  Dove,  return. . .  422 

Return,  O  wanderer,  return 194 

Return,  O  wand'rer,  to  thy 194 

Revive  our  drooping  faith 373 

Rich  dews  of  grace  come  o'er  us  604 


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Rich  is  the  grace  we  sing 176 

Hide  forth,   victorious 552 

Hide  on  in  Thy  greatness,  Thou  610 
Hide  on,  ride  on  in  majesty  137  &  138 
Righteous  Judge  of  retribution  697 
Eight  thro'  thy  streets  with .  . .  753 
Eing,  Liberty,  thy  glorious  bell  5SS 

Eise,  God  !  judge  Thou  the 641 

Eise,  great  Redeemer,  from  Thy  617 

Eise,  my  soul,  the  day  is 34 

Eise,  Saviour !  help  me  to 160 

"  Eise,"  says  the  Saviour 500 

Eise,  touched  with  gratitude..  183 
Eivers  of  love  and  mercy,  hero  370 

Eivcrs  to  the  ocean  run 704 

Eoar  on,  ye  waves  ;  our  souls. .  7S3 
Eoll  back  the  swelling  tide  of. .  626 
Room  in  the  Saviour's  bleeding  191 
Eound  each  habitation  hovering  596 
Round  the  altar  priests  confess  762 
Eude  in  speech,  or  grim  in 598 

s. 

Sad  be  the  notes,  the  plaintive  4S8 

Sad  to  his  toil  he  goes 379 

Safe  the  dreary  vale  I  tread 53 

Safe  in  my  Saviour's  love  I  '11..  670 
Sages,leave  your  contemplations  122 

Saints  and  angels,  joined  in 222 

Saints,  before  the  altar  bending  122 
Saints,  begin  the  endless  song. .  764 
Saints  below,  with  heart  and..  3S9 
Saints !  in  fair  circles,  casting..  176 

Saints  in  glory  perfect  made 764 

Salvation" and  immortal  praise.     22 

Salvation !— let  the  echo  fly 346 

Salvation  to  God,  who  sits  on. .  93 
Satan  may  vent  his  sharpest..  334 
Save  me,  for  none  beside  can..  263 

Save  me,  save  me,  O  my 530 

Save  us,  in  Thy  great 534 

Saviour,  hasten  Thine  appearing  178 

Saviour  in  glory  beaming 176 

Saviour,  may  our  Sabbaths  be.  30 
Saviour  !  shine,  and  cheer  my.  277 
Saviour,  Thy  love  is  still  the..  254 
Saviour,  where'er  Thy  steps  I.  294 

Saw  ye  not  the  cloud  arise 590 

Say,  hath  thy  heart  its  treasure  531 

Say— live  forever,  glorious 13S 

Say,  O  sinner,  that  livest  at  rest  223 
Say,  shall  we  yield  Him  in  ...  168 
Say  to  the  heathen,  from  Thy.  576 
Scarce  morning  twilight  had..  155 

Scenes  of  sacred  peace  and 597 

Seal  my  forgiveness  in  the 788 

Searcher  of  hearts,  in  mine 565 

Season  of  rest !  the  tranquil  soul  8 
Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  806 

Secure,  amidst  alarms 512 

Secure  from  danger  and  from..  494 
See  a  long  race  thy  spacious. ..  611 
See  barbarous  nations  at  thy..  612 
See,  from  all  lands— from  the. .  593 


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See,  from  His  head,  His  hands  137 

See,  God  is  reconciled 509 

See  heathen  nations  bending..  604 
See  how  the  Conqueror  mounts  339 
See,  Jehovah's  banner  furled..  590 

See,  Jesus  stands  with  open 191 

See,  low  before  Thy  throne  of. .  492 
'•  See,  Mercy,  from  her  golden    184 

See  on  the  mountain  top 334 

See  Salem's  golden  spires 373 

See  that  glory,  how  resplendent  747 
See  the  happy  spirits  waiting..  720 

See,  the  heaven  its  Lord 166 

See  the  Judge  our  nature 215 

See  the  kind  angels  at  the  gates  500 
See  the  kinder  shepherds  round  S27 

See,  the  light  of  truth  is 622 

See  the  lovely  Babe  a-dressing.  827 

See  the  morning  sunbeams 823 

See  the  rocks  and  mountains      140 

See  the  stars  appearing S24 

See !  the  storm  of  vengeance. . .  217 

See,  the  streams  of  living 596 

See  the  universe  in  motion 214 

See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'..  307 
See  where  rebellious  passions..  316 

See— where  the  Sun  of 797 

See  yon  orient  streak  appearing  710 
Selfish  pursuits,  and  nature's..  251 
Send  forth  Thy  word,  and  let..  552 
Seraphs,  with  elevated  strains..  760 

Serene,  I  laid  me  down 809 

Servant  of  all,  to  toil  for  man. .  257 
Shall  aught  beguile  us  on  the..  301 
Shall  break  these  clods,  a  form  647 

Shall  every  creature  around 399 

Shall  it  leave  the  low  earth,  and  771 

Shall  Jesus  for  admittance 264 

Shall  love  like  Thine  be  thus.-  261 
Shall  love,  with  weak  embrace  685 
Shall  man,  the  lord  of  nature..  819 
Shall  Nature  from  her  couch..  797 
Shall  things  withered,  fashions.  622 
Shall  we,  for  whom  that  star. .  792 
Shall  we,  for  whom  the  Saviour  792 
Shall  we  Thy  life  of  grief  forget  470 

Shall  we,  whose  souls  are 573 

Shall  winds  and  waves  their. . .  503 
Sharing  now  Thy  wounds,  I. . .  276 

Shed  on  those  who  in  Thy 52 

Shepherds,  in  the  field  abiding.  121 
Short  is  the  passage,  short  the.  778 
Should  earth  against  my  soul..  4S7 
Should  earth  and  hell  with. ...     99 

Should  friends  and  kindred 103 

Should  I  suppress  my  vital 110 

Should  storms  of  trouble  blow.  512 

Should  strong  temptations 4SS 

Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  247 
Should  swift  death  this  night. .  813 
Should  worlds  conspire  to  drive  24S 
Shout  to  the  Lord,  ye  surging. .  57 
Shout,  ye  bright,  angelic  choir.  724 
Shout,  ye  little  flock,  and  blest.  439 


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Shout,  ye  saints,  with . 140 

Shout,  ye  seraphs ;   Gabriel 165  | 

Show  me  what  1  have  to  do. ..  4^1  j 
Show  me  Thy  face,  and  I  11...  352  | 
Show  us  some  token  ot  Thy. .  -  426 
Shrink  not.  Christians ;  will  ye  705 
Sick  or  healthful,  slave  or  free.  519 

Silence,  and  solitude,  and 185 

Silent  and  slow,  they  glide 182 

Silent  our  harps  o'er  Babel's —  4: -7 
Since  Christ  and  we  are  one . . .  504 
Since  from  His  bounty  I  receive  366  ! 

Since  on  this  fleeting  hour 0-5 

Since  Thou,  the  everlasting 209  I 

Since,  with  pure  and  firm 83  | 

Sinful,  unworthy,  trembling...  541 

Sing  how  eternal  love 355 

Sing,  how  He  left  the  worlds  ol  156 
Sing  of  the  Lamb  that  once  was  336 
Sing,  on  your  heavenly  way —  3^4 
Sing  praises  to  the  righteous. . .  CIS 

Sing,  till  we  feel  our  heart 883  ; 

Sinner !  can  you  hate  this 223 

Sinner !  come,  ere  thy  doom. ..  22S 

Sinner!  come  to  thy  home 2.'S 

Sinner!  come,  while  there.  ,..  223 
Sinner!  haste,  time  fleets  fast..  22S 

Sinner !  hear  your  God  and 223 

Sinner!  it  was  a  heavenly 187 

Sinner !  perhaps,  this  very  day  153 
Sinners  in  derision  crowned..  173 

Sinners  rejoice,  and  saints 306 

Sinners,  see  your  ransom  paid..  166 
Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er. .  333 

Sinners,  will  you  scorn  the 217 

Sinners,  wrung  with  true 122 

Sin  no  more  can  taint  thy 727 

Sin,  o'er  sense  so  softly  stealing  602 
Sin  the  primal  charter  broke...  629 

Slain  in  the  guilty  sinner's 233 

Sleep,  my  bale,  thy  food  and. .  -  823 
Sleep  shuns  mine  eyes — mine. .  C56 

"  Sleep  soft,  beloved  !  "  Ave 649 

Small  are  the  offerings  we  can . .  G43 
So  A'ora'm.  by  divine  command  457 
So  before  Thy  presence  fading.  34 
So  be  it!  let  this  system  end...  740 
So,  cured  of  my  folly,  yet  cured  716  ■ 
So  deep  were  His  sorrows,  so...  132 
So  fades  a  summer  cloud  away.  C62  | 

So  fast  eternity  comes  on 195 

Soft  and  easy  "is  thy  cradle S26 

Soft  as  the  morning  dews 317  j 

Soft,  my  child— I  did  not  chide  826 
So,  gracious  Saviour,  on  my....  162 
So  grant  me,  Lord,  from  every.  355 
So  in  the  dreary  crave  confined  671 
So,  in  the  la>t  and  dreadful  day  156 
So  in  this  darkness  I  can  learn.  353 
So  Jesus  looked  on  dying  men.  633 

So  Jesus  rose  to  pray" 435 

So  Jesus  slept ;  God's  dying...  657  | 

So  Jesus  still  doth  prav 435 

So  let  each  faithful  child C44  , 


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So  let  our  souls,  benighted 41 

So  let  the  Saviour  be  adored. . .  639 
So  live  for  ever,  gloriona  Lord . .  155 

So,  Lord,  when  ttiat  last  7^" 

So  long  Thy  power  hath  blessed  542 

So  1  may  sing,  in  Jesus  safe 81 1 

So  may  my  sou;,  upon  the 792 

Some  Lose  of  Sharon,  dyed  in.  797 
Some  to  their  everlasting  home  430 
Son  of  the  Father  !  Lord  most     450 

Songs  of  praise  awoke  the 388 

So  oft  my  soul  hath  trod 504 

Sons  of  Adam,  once  in  Eden...  709 

•Soon  as  the  evening  shades 50 

Soon  as  the  morn  the  light 2G0 

Soon  as  the  morn  with  roses. . .  253 

Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant 290 

Soon,  borne  on  time's  most 155 

Soon,  for  me,  the  light  of  day..  514 
Soon  must  we  change  our  place  115 

Soon  night  comes  on  with 279 

Soon  relentless  death  will  come  235 

Soon  shall  a  darker  night 756 

Soon  shall  1  pass  the  gloomy...  329 
Soon  shall  ocean's  hoary  deep..  697 
Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears  507 
Soon  shall  our  doubts  and  fears  375 

Soon  shall  we  hear  Him  say 334 

Soon  shall  we  meet  aLrain 7"2 

"Soon  the  days  of  life  shall  end  203 
Soon  will  the  "awful  trumpet...  196 
Soon  will  our  earthly  race  be...  761 
So  pilgrims  on  the  scorching. . .     13 

Sorrow  and  fear  are  gone 511 

Sorrow  and  Love  go  side  by. ..  394 
So  shall  ever}-  slavery  cease —  629 

So  shall  it  be  at  last,  in  that 412 

So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  423 

So  shall  that  curse  remove 690 

So  shall  their  course  more 195 

So  sleeps  the  soul,  rill  Thou,  O.  292 

So  sorrow  often  presses 527 

So  speaks  the  Christian,  firm..  67S 

So  thou,  Eternity,  so  vast 751 

So,  though  our  path  is  steep....  374 
So,  through  the  ocean-tide  of...  659 
So  to  the  lieart  that  knows  Thy  411 

So,  trusting  in  Thy  Jove,  L 46G 

Soul,  adieu"!  this  gloomy 723 

Soul,  then  know  thy  full 532 

Sounds  among  the  "vales  and..     52 

Sounds  of  so  sweet  a  tone 126 

Source  of  light,  Thou  bid'st  the.     51 

Source  of  truth,  whose  rays 52 

So,  when  a  raging  fever  burns.  ISO 

So  when  my  latest  breath 377 

So  when  our  mortal  ties  death.  700 
So  when  the  Christian  pilgrim.  747 
So,  when  that  morn  of  endl<        I 
So.  when  the  transient  storm  is  41  •> 

So  will  Thy  people  with 61 5 

Space  cannot  check,  thought. . .  65 1 

Spared  to  see  another  year 27r 

Spare,  Lord!  the  though tkae.. .   888 


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Speak,  for  you  feel  His  burning  86 
Speak  gently — 't  is  a  little  thing  635 
Speak  gently  to  the  aged  one...  634 
Speak  gently  to  the  erring  ones  635 
Speak  gently  to  the  erring  ones  042 

Speak  gently  to  the  young 634 

Speak  of  the  wonders  of  that. ..  75 
Speed  on  Thy  work,  Lord  God.  627 

Spirit  of  glory  and  of  God 2-i3 

Spirit  of  purity  and  grace 172 

"  Spread  for  thee  the  festal 20S 

Spread,  mighty  Gospel,  spread.  612 

Spread  then  Thy  plumes  of 797 

Sprinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  802 

"  Sprinkled  now  with  blood 20S 

Spurn  not  the  call  to  life  and.. .  1S7 
Stand,  then,  in  His  great  might  371 
Stand  up,  and  bless  the  Lord...  60 
Star  Divine  !  O  safely  guide. ...  7o3 
Star  of  faith  !  when  winds  are..  703 

Star  of  hope  !  gleam  on  the 7<  3 

Stay  with  us,  Lord,  and  with...  350 
Stern  and  awful  are  its  tones. . .  390 

Still  as  the  light  of  morning 6 

Still  for  us  He  intercedes 1C7 

Still  give  us  grace,  Almighty...  632 

Still  heavy  is  thy  heart 509 

Still  let  her  mild  rebukings 679 

Still  let  the  barren  fig-tree 7S9 

Still  let  the  Spirit  cry 372 

Still  may  their  light  our  duties  557 

Still  'mid  heavy  mourning 60S 

Still  near  the  lake,  with  weary  133 
Still  restless  nature  dies  and. . .  112 
Still,  still  with  Thee!  as  to  each  412 
Still  tossed  on  a  sea  of  distress. .  730 

Still  the  Spirit  lingers  near 30 

Still  to  a  stricken  brother  true..  793 
Still  watch  and  pray,  and  raise  785 

Stiil  we  wait  for  Thine 534 

Still  will  I  hope  for  voice  and. .  496 
Still  would  we  bear  Thy  easy..  760 
Stop,  thoughtless  sinner,  stop...  225 
Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou.. . .  34S 
Strike,  strike  the  harps  again..  130 
Stripp'd  of  each  earthly  friend...  511 
Stronger  His  love  than  death  or  394 
"  Stronger  than  death  Thy  lo\  e  452 

Strong  in  the  Lord  of  hosts. 371 

Strong  were  thy  foes;  but  the,.  443 

Struggle  through  thy  latest 721 

Stung' by  the  scorpion  sin 154 

Subdued  and  instructed  at TIG 

Sublime  upon  His  azure  throne  740 
'•Such  a  Guide?    No  guide....  723 

Such  blessings  from  Thy. 419 

Such  is  pleasure's  transient 223 

Such  is  the  Christian's  parting.  792 

Such  was  the  lot  lie  freely 133 

Sun,  moon,  and  stars  convey 44 

Sun  of  my  soul!  Thou  Saviour..  7S5 

Sure  as  Thy  truth  shall  last 43S 

Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would....  342 
Sure  is  Thy  protection 547 


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Surely,  once  Thy  garden 535 

Sure  never,  till  my  latest 190 

Sure  there  was  ne'er  a  heart  so  203 

Sweet  as  home  to  pilgrims 224 

Sweet,  at  the  dawning  hour 25 

Sweet  bonds  that  unite  all  the  770 

Sweet  drops  of  grace,  the 486 

Sweet  fields,  beyond  the 758 

Sweet  hour !  for  heavenly 791 

Sweet  in  the  confidence  of. 4S9 

Sweet  is  the  dawn  of  day 811 

Sweet  is  the  day  of  sacred  rest      1 

Sweet  is  the  early  dew 811 

!  Sweet  is  the  light  of  Sabbath. . .  8 
Sweet  is  the  vision  of  Thy  face  245 
Sweet  majesty  and  awful  love'..  776 

Sweet  mercy  to  my  soul 504 

Sweet  on  His  faithfulness  to 4S9 

Sweet,  on  this  day  of  rest 25 

Sweet  rose!  in  air  whose  odors  189 

Sweet  soul,  we  leave  thee  to 742 

Sweet  spring!  of  days  and 190 

Sweet  the  day  of  sacred  rest 31 

Sweet  to  look  inward,  and 4S9 

Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air... .  313 
Swift  to  its  close  ebbs  out  life's  413 
Swiftly  roll,  ye  lingering  hours..  721 
Swift  through  the  vast 127 

T. 

Take  down  thy  long-neglecled  458 
Take  heart ! — the  waster  builds  780 
Take  I  lis  easy  yoke,  and  wear  it  224 

Take  the  rest  this  day  is 35 

Take  to  Thee  Thy  royal  power  729 
Tarry  with  me,  6  my  Saviour  813 

Teach  all  the  nations  My 583 

Teach  me  some  melodious 396 

Teach  mo  to  live,  that  I  may. .  783 

Teach  us,  in  every  state 507 

Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  68 
Teach  us,  O  Lord,  to  keep  in...  632 

Teach  us  that  not  a  leaf  can 83 

Teach  us  to  knock  at  heaven's. .  7S4 
Tell  how  He  shows  His  smiling    85 

Tell  of  His  wondrous 91 

Tell  them,  I  am,  Jehovah  said  56 
Tempest -tost,  my  failing  bark  518 
Temptations  fled  at  His  rebuke  463 
Tempted  souls,  they  bring  you  217 
Tend'rer  is  the  form  it  wears..  390 
Ten  thousand  offices  unseen..  572 
Ten  thousand  thousand  precious  102 
Ten  thousand  thousand  voices    21 

Ten   thousand  worlds,  ten 260 

Thanks  for  mercies  past  receive,  275 
Thanks  to  my  God  for  every..  351 
Thanks  we  give,  and  adoration  35 
That  awful  Word,  that  sovereign  120 
That  deeper  shade  shall  break . .  790 
That  every  human  word  and..  83 
That  glory  sits  on  every  face..  742 
That,  having  all  things  done  871 
That  light  shall  shine  on  distant  5S0 


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That  long  as  life  itself  shall  last  250 
aa  may  last,  but  never  632 
That  man  shall  flourish  like  the  105 
That  Power,  which  raised,  and  498 
That  prize  with  peerless  glories  341 
That  sacred  stream,  Thine  holy  93 
That  Upper  Room  is  heaven  on  173 
That  voice's  echo  hath  not  died  793 
That  warning  voice,  0  sinner..  279 

That  was  a  most  amazing 790 

That  when  my  days  are  past..  808 
The  Almighty  thunders  from. .  023 

The  angefhost  appears 372 

The  angelic  hosts  descend 129 

The  angels  come  at  dawn 230 

The  answering  hills  of  Palestine  128 
The  apostles'  glorious  company  89 
The  arms  of  everlasting  love..  333 

The  arms  of  wicked  men 020 

The  beams  of  noon,  the 110 

The  beams  that  shine  on  Zion's  554 
The  bending  angels  stooped  to  135 
The  billows  breaking  o'er  us..  527 
The  birds  that  wake  the  morn'g  819 
The  blossom  blushed  bright,  but  716 

The  bounties  of  Thy  love 331 

The  breezes  waft  their  cries..  435 
The  brightest  things  below  the  493 
The  calm  retreat,  the  silent. .  424 
The  changing  wind,  the  flying  805 
The  cheerful  tribute  will  I  give  294 
The  cherub,  near  the  viewless  743 

The  children,  like  the  lily 075 

The  Christian's   years,  though  673 

The  city  of  my  blest  abode 333 

The  city  so  holy  and  clean 734 

The  clouds  disperse,  the  light. .  479 

The  clouds  shot  hail,  they 289 

The  consecrated  cross  I'll  bear  469 
The  cross  hath  powrer  to  save. .  153 

The  cross— the  cross  alone 153 

The  crowd  of  cares,  the 305 

The  crown  that  my  Saviour..  39S 
The  day  glides  swiftly  o'er  their  293 
The  day  of  bright  glory  is. .. .  132 

The  day  of  small  and  feeble 248 

The  days  of  old,  in  vision 2S8 

The  dazzling  sun  atnoondav..  50 
The  dead  in  Christ  shall  first..  651 
The  dearest  idol  I  have  known  423 
The  depths  of  earth  are  in  His  83 
The  dew  lies  thick  on  all  the..  476 
The  dust  returns  to  dust  again  1S8 
The  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see  340 
The  earth  and  all  the  works..  655 

The  earth  doth  mourn  her 649 

The  earth  shall  soon  dissolve..  345 
Theearth,the  ocean,andthe  sky  432 
Thee  in  these  works  of  power..     01 

Thee,  in  the  watches  of  the 460 

Thee  my  ransomed  powers 517 

Thee,  the  first-born  sons  of  light  110 
The  evening  rests  our  wearv. .  796 
The  evening  star  has  lighted..  81S 


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Thee,  while  dust  and  ashes 163 

Thee  will  I  love,  my  joy,  my..  254 
Thee  will  I  praise,  O  Lord,  "my  OdS 
The  Father  heard ;  and  angels,  241 

The  Father  of  eternal  light 757 

The  Father,  shining  on  His 715 

The  fearful  soul  that  tires ISO 

The  fires  that  rushed  on  Sinai..  173 
The  first-fruits  oft  a  blessing..  16 
The  floods,  O  Lord,  lift  up  their    70 

The  flowers  of  spring  may 819 

The  flowers  that  spring  alon?. .  759 
The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love  194 
The  footsteps  of  Thy  flock  I  see  290 

The  forests  in  llis  strength 58 

The  friends,  gone  there  before  820 
The  friends  of  truth  assembled  377 
The  fury  of  conflicting  waves. .  677 
The  gladness  of  that  happy  day  303 
The  glorious  orb,  whose  golden  27 
The  glory!  the  glory!  around  226 
The  God  of  glory  down  to  men  749 

The  gospel  trumpet  hear 219 

The  grave  is  near  the  cradle..  239 
The  graves  of  all  His  saints  He  663 
The  great,  mysterious  Deity..  715 
The  greedy  sea  shall  yield  "her  655 
The  guiltless  shame,  the  sweet  215 

The  hand  that  gave  it  still 42 

The  happy  gates  of  gospel-grace  370 
The  healing  sense  of  pardoned  557 
The  hearing  ear,  the  watchful  420 

The  heathen  lands  that  lie 5^3 

The  heavenly  Babe  you  there-  119 
The  heavens  His  rightful  power  333 
The  hiiriiest  place  that  heaven  160 

The  hill  of  Zion  yields 3S3 

The  holy  church  throughout  the  89 
The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul  353 

The  hopes  that  holy  word 45 

The  hope  that  such  a  day  will  550 

The  hosts  of  God  encamp 344 

The  hosts  of  saints  around  Him  709 

The  hour  of  triumph  conies 5S3 

The  hours  of  pain  have  yielded  460 
The  house  of  mourning  lie. . . .  4-5 
The  huge,  celestial  bodies' roll. .  739 

The  incense  of  the  spring 129 

Their  fancied  joys — how  fast..  1S7 

Their  Father  marks  their 677 

Their  feet  shall  never  slide  to..  441 

Their  harmony  shall  sound 98 

Their  hatred,  and  their  love..  105 
Their  peace  is  sealed,  their  rest  4-5 
Their  streaming  eyes  together  415 
Their  toils  are  past,  their  work  631 

Their  worship  no  interval 898 

The  joy  of  all  who  dwell  above  160 
The  joy,  the  shout,  the  harmony  44s 
The  judgment!  the  judgment!  227 
The  Sing  himself  comes  near..  24 
The  king  of  terrors  then  would  239 

The  Lamb  shall  lead  His 755 

The  landscape,  lately  shrouded    41 


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The  lark  mounts  up  the  sky..  59 
The  laurel  withers  on  our  brow  657 
The  light  my  path  surrounding  820 
The  light  of  love  is  round  His  640 
The  light  of  smiles  shall  fill..  549 
The  light  of  truth  to  us  display  113 
The  light,  the  dark,  where'er  I  100 

The  lilies  bend  meekly 652 

Thfi  limpid  stream  with  sudden  46 
The  little  cloud  increases  still. .  431 
The  living  know  that  they  must  185 

The  lofty  "hills  and  towers 372 

The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  335 
The  Lord  has  promised  good-.  344 
The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  625 
The  Lord  in  heaven  hath  fixed  624 
The  Lord  is  God ;  't  is  He  alone  63 
The  Lord  is  good,  the  Lord  is. .  69 
The  Lord  is  great ;  His  majesty  93 
The  Lord  is  great;  His  mercy  93 
The  Lord  is  King !  child  of  the    86 

The  Lord  is  risen  indeed 171 

The  Lord  of  glory  builds  His. .  87 
The  Lord  proclaims  His  power  84 
The  Lord  sits  sovereign  on  the    S5 

The  Lord's  unsparing  hand 444 

The  Lord  will  come— a  dreadful  652 
The  Lord  will  come,  but  not  the  652 
The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem  108 
The  Lord  yields  nothing  to  our  5S7 
The  madmau  in  a  tomb  had..  261 
The  majesty  of  God  ne'er  broke  350 
The  man,  the  wisest  of  our  kind  666 

The  meanest  child  of  glory 768 

The  men  of  grace  have  found..  388 
The  men  that  know  Thy  name  61 S 
The  midsummer  sun  shines  but  736 

The  mighty  God,  whose 313 

The  moment  we  believe,  'tis  . .  392 
The  more  I  strove  against  their  330 
The  more  Thy  glories  strike  my  738 
The  morning  star  is  lost  in  light  299 
The  morn  with  glory  crowned  816 

The  mountain  and  the  vale 512 

The  mountains  in  their  places  569 

The  mountains  melt  away 98 

Then  Afric's  liberated  sons 579 

Then  all  the  chosen  seed 387 

Then,  all  the  day  long 445 

Then  all  the  earth,  renewed..  152 
The  names  of  all  His  saints  He  162 
The  nations  all  whom  Thou  hast  637 
Then  at  Thy  feet,  with  awful . .  733 
Then  back  to  heaven  they  fly . .  151 
Then,  brother  man,  fold  to  thy  616 
Then  cease,  fond  nature,  cease  676 
Thence  He  arose,  ascending..  663 
Then,  Christian,  dry  the  falling  495 
Then,  come  back,  my  darling. .  633 
Then,  come,  in  robes  of  light..  821 

Then,  e'en  in  age  and  grief 526 

Then  liing  it,  unrestrained  and  787 
Then,  fly,  my  song,  an  endless..  71 
Then  from  the  craggy  mountains  606 


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Then  gentle  patience  smiles  on  653 
Then  gladly  will  I  follow  Thee  272 
Then  hail,  blessed  state  !  hail..  773 

The  night  of  woe  resigns 510 

Then,  in  a  moment,  to  my  view  323 
Then  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song  346 

Then  I  shall  end  my  sad 4SI 

Then  I,  within  Thy  sacred 51)3 

Then  keep  me,   Lord 475 

Then  let  mo  mount  and  soar..  329 
Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  818 

Then  let  our  humble  faith 162 

Then  let  our  songs  abound 3S3 

Then  let  our  sorrows  cease  to. .  6S1 
Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  668 
Then  let  the  noisy  world  pursue  420 
Then  let  the  price  be  what  it. .  252 

Then  let  the  thundering 739 

Then,  let  Thine  image  on  this. .  C53 
Then  let  us  adore,  and  give  Him    92 

Then  let  us  earnest  be 437 

Then  let  us  form  those  bonds. .  733 

Then  let  us  make  our  boast 444 

Then  let  us, 'midst  pleasure  aud  739 
Then,  like  the  morning  ray..  615 
Then  loud  shall  ascend  from..  616 
Then  love's  soft  dew  o'er  every  664 

Then,  man,  be  wise ;  thy 739 

Then,  mighty  God,  I'd  sing  and  316 
Then,  mortal,  turn  !  thy  danger  672 
Then  mourn  we  not,  beloved..  649 
Then,  my  soul,  in  every  strait  421 
The  noble  and  victorious  host  306 

Then  One,  amid  their  thick 91 

Then  peace  returns  with  balmy  5S4 
Theu  raise  the  song  of  gladness  176 

Then  right  shall  over  might 5S8 

Then  save  me  from  eternal 239 

Then,  Saviour,  then  my  soul . .  233 
Then  shall  a  shout  of  joy  go  up  627 
Then  shall  blaze  earth's  funeral  770 
Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and.      1 

Then  shall  I  upward  fly 690 

Then  shall  my  cheerful  spirit..  272 
Then  shall  new  luster  break...  809 
Then,  shall  on  faith's  sublimest  353 

Then  shall  our  hearts 19 

Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge. . .  618 
Then  shall  the  mourner  at  Thy  262 

Then  shall  the  trembling 454 

Then  shone  Almighty  power...  120 

Then  shoxild  the  earth's  old 85 

Then  should  we  sec  the  saints  669 
Then  sorrow  touched  by  Thee.  472 
Then  swift  and  dreadful  she. . .  200 
Then  take  your  golden  lyres. . .  171 
Then  the  great,  the  rich,  the.  - .  209 

Then,  then  I  feel  that  He 691 

Then  they  might  fight,  and  rage  292 

Then  they  who  live  shall 669 

Then,  though  conscious  we  are.  813 
Then,  though  it  be  in  accents..  426 

Then  to  his  portals  press 87 

Then  to  the  Lord  I  cried 505 


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Then,  to  thy  courts  when  I 2 

Then,  trembling  through  the...  791 

Then  weep  no  more— their 654 

Then  what  my  thoughts  design  1S5 

Then  whene'er  the  signals 35 

Then  when  I  knelt  to  meditate  357 
Then,  while  a  voice  of  pardon.  279 

Then  who  would  choose  to 433 

Then,  whv,  O  blessed  Jesus...  257 

Then  why  should  I  so  long 834 

Then  will  He  own  my 340 

Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners 330 

Then  with  my  waking  thoughts  545 
The  oak  strikes  deeper  as  it..  4s0 
The  ocean  tlntt  in  mountains..     47 

The  o'er  whelming  power 245 

The  opening  heavens  around..  361 
The  orb  of  light  thro'  clouds. . .  49*3 

The  pains  of  death  are  past CS7 

The  pains,  the  groans,  and 655 

The  parent  finds  the  long  lost-  676 
The  peaceful  gates  of  heavenly  333 
The  perfect  way  is  hard  to  flesh  364 

The  pity  of  the  Lord 59 

The  poor  in  spirit  thou  bust  fed  6 
The  powers  of  darkness  leagued    21 

The  powers  of  hell  agree 376 

The  present  moment  flies OSS 

The  prophet  of  the  cross  may. .     14 

The  rapture,  mighty 553 

There  all  the  followers  of  the. .  745 
There  all  the  heavenlv  hosts. .  737 
There  all  the  millions  of  His..  753 
There  all  the  ship's  company..  736 
There  are  mansions  exempted.  717 
There  are  no  acts  of  pardon. ..  1S5 
There  behold  the  day-spring. .  593 
There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  201 
There  everlasting  spring  abides  753 
There  faith  lifts  up  her  cheerful  479 

Therefore  I  murmur  not 546 

There  for  me  the  Saviour  stands  210 

There  fragrant  flowers 479 

There  from  the  bosom  of  my- .  303 

There  happier  bowers  than 749 

There  interceding,  there 23 S 

There  His  triumphal  chariot..  154 
There  if  thy  Spirit  touch  the. .  424 
There  is  a  dark  and  fearful  vale.'  474 
There  is  a  day  of  sunny  rest. . .  549 
There  is  a  death  whose  pang. . .  2"  5 
There  is  a  gulf  that  must  be. . .  474 

There  is  a  home  for  Aveary 473 

There  is  a  place  where  Jesus. .  448 
There  is  a  scene  where  spirits.  44S 
There  is  a  soft,  a  downy  bed..  478 
There  is  a  stream  Avhose"  gentle    t*S 

There  is  a  world  above 7u0 

There  is  my  house  and  portion .  714 
There  joys  unseen  by  mortal..  352 

There  let  the  way  appear 545 

There,  like  the  nightingale,  she  424 
There,  low  before  his  glorious. .  745 
There,  no  more  at  eve  declining  725 


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There  no  sigh  of  memory 725 

!  There,  on  a  green  and  flowery.  500 

There,  on  a  high,  majestic 759 

There  on  His  holy  hill 409 

There  our  exalted  Saviour 339 

The  reproach  of  Christ  is 533 

There's  a  delightful  clearness. . .   77 B 

There,  safe  thou  shalt  abide 505 

There,  seated  in  Thy  majesty. .  149 
There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary. .  4SS 
There  shall  I  offer  my  requests.  554 

There  shall  I  wear  a  starry 313 

There  shall  no  doubts  disturb.  459 

i  There  shall  our  raptured  tongue  384 

,  There  shall  the  conqueror  rest.  372 

There  shed  Thy  choicest  love. .  369 

There's  not  a  plant  or  flower..     65 

There's  not  a  sin  that  we 831 

j  There's  nothing  bright,  above. .  449 
j  There's  nothing  dark,...  100  &  449 

There's  room  around  thy 193 

There's  room  in  God's  eternal.  192 
j  There's  room  in  heaven  among  192 
j  There's  room  within  the  church  192 

There's  the  city  to  which  I 765 

I  There  sweeps  no  desolating 746 

j  There  the  blessed  man,  my 760 

;  There  the  glorious  triumph...  166 

There  the  glory  is  ever  shining  765 

'  There,  there,  on  eagle  wings,  we  448 

There,  too,  may  we  our 667 

There  we  shall  in  full  chorus. .  576 
j  There  we  shall  reign,  and  shout  714 
,  There,  when  the  turmoil  is  no..  664 
,  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  354 

j  There,  where  ten  thousand 797 

j  There,  with  eternal  glory 160 

There,  with  saints  and  a'ngels. .   S30 

j  There,  with  united  heart  and..   191 

There,  ye  that  love  my  Saviour.   761 

j  The  righteous  Lord  loves 624 

!  The  rising  God  forsakes  the. . .  13S 
The  rock>  can  rend  ;  the  earth.  315 
The  roiling  ocean's  vast  abyss. .  83 
The  toiling  sun,  the  changing.  44 
The  saints  I  heard  with  rapture  27S 
The  saints  of  God.  from  death.  669 
The  saints  on  earth  and  all  the.  431 
The  saints  shall  flourish  in  His.   5S3 

The  saints  shall  mount  on 490 

The  Saviour  smiles  upon  my..  294 
The  scourge,  the  thorns,  the"...  142 

>  The  sea  beheld,  and  struck 91 

These  are  the  living  lights 610 

These  are  the  sweet  and 15 

These  ashes,  too,  this  little  dust  C64 
The  seas  shall  waste,  the  skies.  612 
The  seeds  of  ecstasy  unknown.  454 
The  seeds  of  joy  and  glory 338 

|  The  seeing  eye,  the  feeling —   245 
i  These  inward  trials  I  employ..  249 

>  These  lively  hopes  we  owe. . . .  6S9 
These  speak  of  Thee  with  loud    61 

1  These  through  fiery  trials  trod.  762 


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PAOB 

These  were  but  seasons 41:3 

The  sharper  and  severer 527 

The  shepherd,  loaning  o'er  his  792 

The  shepherds  on  the  lawn 325 

The  Shepherd  sought  His  sheep  8S0 
The  silence  thronged  gloriously  553 

The  silver  cloud  hath  Bailed 151 

The  sins  I  fancied  quell'd- 5u4 

The  smoothest  seas  will 450 

The  social  talk,  the  evening  lire  36a 

The  solemn  harvest  comes 8u7 

The  solemn,  midnight  cry 2li6 

The  songs  of  everhv>ting"ycars.  104 
The  soul,  a  dreary  province...  27 
The  soul  alone,  like  a  neglected  413 

The  soul  by  faith  reclined 511 

The  soul  that  longs  to  see  My.  .  193 
The  soul  that  on  Jesus  hath...  443 

The  spacious  worlds  of 71 

The  sparrow  for  her  young. ...     88 

The  spacious  earth  and 3ij7 

The  Spirit  calls  to-day 236 

The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith..  347 

The  stars  of  Heaven   arc 459 

The  storm  is  laid,  the  winds. . .  105 
The  storm  that  wrecks  the  •••  602 
The  stormy  winds  are  hushed..  47 
The  streams  all  beautiful  and. .  804 
The  sun  and  rain  wiil  ripen. . . .  425 
The  sun  went  down  in  fearful.   144 

The  tears  are  shed  that 741 

The  things  unseen,  O  God-...  751 
The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their.  S«»G 

The  thorn  and  the  thistle 772 

The  thunder  is  His  voice 816 

The  thunder  of  that  dismal 19S 

The  thunders  of  His  hand 39 

The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and-  71 
The  time  how  lovely  and  how.  S 
The  trivial  round,  the  common  314 
The  troubled  conscience  knows  113 
The  trumpet's  martial  voice. ..  96 
The  trumpet  sounds.    Awake..  683 

The  trumpet!  the  trumpet 227 

The  tramp  shall  sound— the...  653 
The  truths  ye  urge  are  borno..  639 
The  umbrageous  oak  in  pomp.  450 
The  un  vailed  glories  of  His. . . .  755 
The  unwearied  sun  from  day  to  49 
The  vaulted  heavens  shall  fall. .  372 
The  vision  of  the  heavenly. . . .  755 
The  voice  at  midnight  came. . .  6S7 
The  volume  of  my  Father's..  43 
The  voyage  of  life's  at  an  end  736 

The  want  of  sight  she  well 457 

The  warbling  notes  pursue 595 

The  watchmen  join  their  voice  630 

The  waves  obey  thy  dread 61 

The  way  the  holy  prophets 330 

The  way  to  heaven  is  straight. .  231 
The  wise  will  make  their  anger  833 
The  weapons  which  your  hands  639 
The  weary  bird  hath  left  the- -  133 
The  whole  creation  groans 205 


PAGB 

The  whole  creation  join  in  one  343 
The  widow  and  the  fatherless. .  81 
The  wings  of  every  hour  shall  76 
The  woodland  hum  is  ringing..  818 
The  work  begun  is  carried  on . .  74 
The  world  and  Satan  1  forsake  271 
The  world  beheld  tiie  glorious  334 

The  world  can   never  give 205 

The  world  is  seldom  what  t 673 

The  world  is  tempting  still  my  460 
The  world  shut  out  from  all  my  244 
The  worlds  of  nature  and  of. ...  349 

The  world,  the  clustering 56 

The  worst  of  all  diseases 281 

The  wounded  and  the  weak 512 

They  are  justified  by  grace 522 

They  are  lights  upon  the  earth  523 
They  are  slaves,  m  ho  fear  to. . . .  629 

They  bid  us  be  in  mirthful 487 

They  come  as  half-forgotten..  170 
They  come,  on  the  wings  of  the  93 
They  come,  they  come;  Thine  552 
The/  come  when  we  wander..  93 
They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blest  667 
The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  202 
They  find  access  at  every  hour  363 
'J  hey  llourish  like  the  morning  498 
They  gaze  upon  His  beauteous  745 

They  go  from  strength  to 39 

They  journey  on  from  strength  18 
They  leave  the  dust,  and  on  the  754 

They'll  waft  us  sooner  o'er 692 

They  marked  the  footsteps  that  75T 

They  saw  a  glorious  light 125 

They  saw  llim  on  the  cross..  170 
They  scorn  to  seek  our  golden  293 
They  shall  find  rest  who  learn  183 
They  sing  of  death  and  hell..  88 
Thev  sing  of  earth  and  heaven  768 
They  sing  the  Lamb  of  God..  171 
They  sing  Thy  deeds,  as  I  have  476 

They  spoke  in  tender  love 3S0 

They  sutler  with  their  Lord..   161 

They  thronged  His  chariot 170 

They  were  mortal,  too,  like  us  763 
They  who  die  in  Christ  are..  705 
Thine  anger,  like  a  pointed  dart  623 
Thine  eanhly  Sabbaths,  Lord. .  3 
Thine  essence  is  a  vast  abyss. .     60 

Thine,  wondrous  Babe  of 5S2 

Think  how  on  the  cross  He 234 

Think  of  Thy  sorrows,  dearest  195 
Think,  O  Jesus,  for  what  reason  696 
This  can  my  every  care  control  272 
This  day  be  grateful  homage..  21 
This  day  I  must  to  God  appear  16 
This  empty  tomb  shall  now..  157 

Tiiis  freezing  heart,  O  Lord 357 

This  glorious  hope  revives 437 

This  happiness  in  part  is  mine..  714 
This  heavenly  calm  within  the  5 
This  hour,  with  flowing  tears..  2S5 
This  is  my  body,  broke  for  sin  143 
This  is  the  field  where  hidden    43 


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PAGB 

This  is  the  grace  tbat  lives  and  351 
This  is  the  hidden  life  1  prize..  244 
This  is  the  judge  that  ends  ...  44 
This  is  the  Man,  th1  exalted..  777 

This  is  the  spouse  of  Christ 452 

This  is  the  thing  I  crave 54S 

This  is  th".  way  I  long  had....  830 
This  lamp  through  allthedreary  43 
This  life's  a  dream— an  empty  301 
This  only  can  my  fears  control  4S3 
This  pilgrim-path  by  Thee  was  265 
This  precious  truth  His  word. .  74 
This  shall  be  known  when  we  IdO 
This  spotless  robe  the  same  ...  332 
This  spring  With  living  water  191 
This  was  compassion,  like  a  .  559 
Thither,  his  raptured  thought  .   C07 

Thither  the  tribes  repair  . 26 

Those  are  the  hymns  that  we  761 
Those  characters  shall  fair  abide  102 
Those  gentle  whispers  let  me..  108 
Those  joys  which  earth  cannot  415 
Those  mighty  orbs  proclaim..  C3 
Those  mighty  periods  of  years  498 
Those  trees  each  month  yield. .  753 
Those  wandering  cisterns  in  the  S  ifi 
Thou  aged  man,  life's  wintry  234 
Thou  art.  a  God  before  whose..  11 
Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave  !  and  71S 
Thou  ait  gone  to  the  gravel  but  71S 
Thou  art  gone  to  the  grave !  we  713 
Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust  3  *9 

Thou  art  my  Pilot— wise 406 

Thou  art  resting  now,  Use 727 

Thou  art  the  earnest  of  His  love  1  16 

Thou  art  the  sea  of  love  832 

Thou  callest  me  to  seek  Thy..  2S8 
Thou  didst  the  meek  example..  253 
Thou  dost  conduct  Thy  people  551 
Though  as  yet  no  losses  grieve  7()9 
Though  buried  deep,  or  thinly  18 
Though  dead,  they  speak  i;i.*.  341 
Though  destruction  walk  around  813 
Though  distresses  now  atti 
Though  earth  may  boast  one..  662 
Though  earth-horn  shadows..  472 
Thongii  faith  and  hope  may  off  403 
Though  fields,  in  verdure  once  73 
Though  foratime  I  hid  My  face  453 
Though  from  the  fold  the  flock  73 
Though  furiously  their  heads  .  503 
Though  high  above  all  prai  •  60 
Though  his  eye  hath  brightened  693 
Though  His  majesty  be  great..  235 
1  iiongh  1  have  most  unfaithful  243 
Though  in  a  bare  and  rugged. .  43 
.  in  the  paths  of  death  1    49 

Though  i:i  a  foreign  land 375 

Though  in  the  dust  1  lay  my  .  157 
Though,  like  the  wanderer  . . .  545 
Though  long  of  Minds  and..  663 
Though  now  ascended  up  on. .  15S 
Though  on  foreign  shore  we  .  4o9 
Though  raised  to  a  superior..  162 


I'AGR 

Though  rocks  and  quicksands.  407 
Though  rough  and  thorny  be..  453 
Though  saints  to  sore  distress. .  617 
Though  seed  lie  buried  long  in  335 

Though  Sinai  s  curse,  in 322 

Though  sin  defile  our  worship  304 
Though  tears  may  dim  my....  795 
Though  tempest-tossed,  and  half  458 
Though  ten  thousand  ills  beset  539 
Though  the  night  be  dark  and  813 
Though  the  root  thereof  wax  old  688 
Though  unworthy.  Lord,  Thine  164 
Though  waves  and  storms  go  328 
Though  we  are  guilty,  Thou  art  11 
Though  we  here  should  meet  no  516 
Though  your  heart  be  made  of  236 

Thougivcst   me    the  lot 503 

Thougiv'st  the  word;  Thy...  498 
Thou  good,  and  wise,  and.  .*. . . .  5S4 
Thou  hast  been  called  when  by  226 
Thou  hast  been  called  when  o'er  226 
Thou  hast  helped  in  every  need  514 
Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  34'J 
Thou  hast  turned  my  mourning  547 
Thou  he.ird'st.  well  pleased,  the  5S0 
Thou  heaven  of  heavens,  His. .     55 

Th..u  high  and  holy  One, 610 

Thou  in  that  sign  the  rebel  ...  312 
Thou  in  toil  art  comfort  sweet  513 
ThouknowestI  love  Thee. .. .  362 
Thou  know'st  in  the  spirit  of. .  731 
Thou  know'st  the  way  to  bring  251 
Thou  layest  them,  with  all....  499 
Thou  lovely  Chief  of  all  inyjoys  199 
Thou  loving,  all-atoning  Lamb  251 
Thou  moon  that  rul'st  the  night  S21 
Thou  my  Delivrer  art,  my  God  82 
Thou,  O  Christ,  art  all  I  want. .  509 
Thou,  of  heaven  and  earth....  534 

Thou  oe  the  Lord  rely 512 

Thou  restless  globe  of  golden..  57 
I  Thou,  Saviour",  only  Thou.  . . .  504 
!  Thou  seest  my  heart's  desire..  501 
Thou  shalt  see  My  glory  so 
Thou  spread'st  the  curtains  of  783 
Thou  that  hast  slept  in  error's  1^9 
Thou  that  to  will  in  me  hast . .  11 
Thou,  through  the  starry  orbs  .  14J 
Thou,  tossed  upon  the  waves..  5 
Thou,  to  whom  all  power  is..  608 
Thou  traveller  m  this  vale  of  .  GG3 
Thou  trcadest  on  enchanted..  317 
Thou,  who  alone,  when  man  .  056 
Thou  who  art  mourning  o'er. .  6 
Thou  who  hast  dear  ones  far..  6 
Thou  who  hast  laid  within  the      6 

Thou,  who  hast  our  plans 723 

Tno  i,  who  homeless  and 213 

Thou,  whose  benignant  eve 27 

Thou,  whose  favors  without  ..  813 
Thou  wilt  not  break  a  bruised  243 
Thou  wilt  not  break  the  bruised  688 
Thou  wilt  not, Lord,  our  smiles  317 
Thou  wilt  I  Thou  dost!— a  still  20* 


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Thou  wondrous  Advocate  with 
Thrice  happy  morn  for  those.. 
Thro1  all  my  weak  and  fainting 
Throned  on  a  cloud  our  God.. 
Through  all  eternity  to  Thee.. 
Through  all  His  works  what. .. 

Through  all  my  pilgrimage 

Through  all  the  clangers  of  the 

Through  all  the  storms  that 

Through  all  the  windings  of  my 

Through  changes  bright  or 

Through  David's  city  I  am  led 

Through  duty  and  through 

Through  each  perplexing  path 
Through  every  period  of  my.. 
Through  floods  and  flames  if. . 
Through  many  dangers,  toils. . 
Through  ten  thousand  channels 
Through  the  deep  gloom  of 
Through  the  churches'  long  . . . 
Through  the  valley  and  shadow 
Through  the  wild  sea  Thou  . . . 
Through  Thy  rich  merit,  by.. 
Through  waves,  through  clouds 
Thunder,  and  hail,  and  lire,  and 

Thus  as  the  moments  pass 

Thus  chastened,  cleansed 

Thus  glorious,  will  lie 

Thus,  like  the  morning,  calm.. 
Thus  low  the  Lord  of  "life  was. 
Thus  may  we  abide  in  union . . 
Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing 
Thus  my  heart  the  hope  will.. 
Thus,  0  thus  an  entrance  give. . 
Thus  present  still,  though  now 
Thus  shall  all  the  shackles  fall 
Thus  shall  the  God  our  Sa\  lour 
Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the 
Thus  shall  this  moving  engine. 

Thus  spake  the  seraph,  and 

Thus  star  by  star  declines 

Thus  sweetly  live,  thus  greatly 
Thus,  though  the  universe  shall 

Thus,  till  my  last  expiring 

Thus,  till  my  last  expiring  day 
Thus  to  the  Lord  I  raised  my. . 

Thus  what  our  heavenly 

Thus,  when  the  night  of  death- 

Thus,  while  the  meaner  

Thus,  while  they  prayed,  at... 
Thus  will  the  church  below. .  - 

Thus,  with   my  thoughts 

Thus  would  I  live  till  nature.. 
Thus  would  my  rising  soul. .  - . 
Thy  beautiful  and  shining  face. 

Thy  bountiful  care,  what 

Thy  bright  example  I  pursue.. 
Thy  choice  and  mine  shall  be. . 
Thy  church  is  in  the  desert... 
Thy  counsels,  Lord,  shall  guide 
Thy  covenant  in  the  darkest. . . 
Thy  deeds,  O  Lord,  are  wonder 

Thy  dew  came  down — my 

Thy  dew  doth  every  morning.. 


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Thy  face,  with  reverence  and..  63S 

Thy  favor,  all  my  journey 492 

Thy  gardens  and  thy  goodly. . .  753 
Thy  glory  never  hence  depart.  569 
Thy  glory  shines  immensely. . .     60 

Thy  God,  thy  liead'sabove 53S 

Thy  golden  sceptre  from  above  316 

Thy  grace  can  send  its 292 

Thy  grace,  O  Holy  Ghost 171 

Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  367 
Thy  gracious  promise  now. . . .  475 
Thy  hand,  great  God,  sustains.  100 

Thy  heavenly  grace  to  each Sol 

Thy  heaven,  on  which  'tis  bliss  449 

Thy  judgments,  too,  which 315 

Thy  light  and  truth  shall  guide  462 
Thy  love,  a  sea  without  a  shore  352 

Thy  love  can  cheer  the 495 

Thy  love  the  powers  of  thought  418 
Thy  mercy-seat  is  open  still. . .  473 
Thy  mercy  stretches  o'er  my..  476 
Thy  mercy  tempers  every  blast  108 
Thy  ministering  spirits  descend  393 
Thy  morning  light  and  evening  806 
Thy  name  my  inmost  powers. .  244 
Thy  names,  bow  infinite  they. .  60 
Thy  neighbor?  he  who  drinks.  636 

Thy  neighbor?  pass  no 636 

Thy  neighbor?  'tis  the  fainting  636 
Thy  neighbor?  'tis  the  weary..  636 
Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we..  44 
Thy  pard'ning  love — so  free, so.  263 

Thy  power  and  glory  work 113 

Thy  power  Omnipotent 740 

Thy  promise  is  my  only  plea. .  273 

Thy  promises  are  true 24 

Thy  providence  is  kind  and...  101 

Thy  risen  Lord,  my  soul 157 

Thy  saints  are  comforted,  I...  267 
Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious..  342 
Thyself  amid  the  silence  clear.  553 
Thy  scene  each  vision  brings..  811 
Thy  scepter  well  becomes  His.  582 
Thy  secret  voice  invites  me...  252 
Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer. . .  382 

Thy  showers  make  soft  the 816 

Tli  v  Sovereign  eye  looks  calmly  584 

Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 564 

Thy  steps  have  long  enchanted  6S0 
Thy  suffering  life  I  cannot  trace  2G6 
Thy  sufferings  I  embrace  with.  245 
Thy  thousand  thousand  hosts..  312 
Thy  throne  eternal  agesstood..     61 

Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever 623 

Thy  voice  produced  the  sea  and  112 
Thy  walls  aro  made  of  precious  753 

Thy  wajr  is  in  great  waters 2S9 

Thy  will  bo  done  !  If  o'er  us.  7S2 
Thy  will  be  done !  Though . . .  782 
Thy  winged  troops,  O  God  of. .  73 
Thy  word  is  true,  Thy  promise  461 

Thy  word,  like  silver  seven 613 

Tidings,  glad  tidings  from  above  121 
Till,  by  Thine  own  triumphant  136 


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Till  David  touched  his  sacred.  •  292 
Till  God  in  human  flesh  1  see..  362 
Till  then,  I  would  Thy  love  ...  36S 

Till  then,  nor  is  my  boasting. .  293 

Till  the  redeemed  in  every 577 

Time  has  nearly  reached  its  .-  591 

Time  is  bearing   us  away 7i»5 

Time,  like  an  ever-rolling 107 

Tis  a  joy,  that  seated  deep 39J 

Tis  an  ever  varied  flood  SU 

-Ti-  by  the  merits  of  Thy  death  862 
'Tis  done— the  great  transaction  5(32 
"Tib  finished!— let  the  joyful..  140 
'Tis  finished  !  now  the  ransom's  149 
"Tis  G  >d's  all-animating  voice. .  350 
Tis  He  adorned  my  naked...  347  i 
'Tis  heaven  on  earth  to. .  365  &  739 
Tis  here  the  troubled  springs  cf  420 
'Tis  H<  supports  my  mortal...  79S 

Tis  His  almighty  love 837 

'Tis  in  the  silence  if  the  shade-  42')  i 

"Tis  Jesus,  our  Friend 515 

Tis  Jesus,  the  first  and  the  last  731 

"Tis  joy  to  think  the  angel 433 

'Tis  love !  "tis  love !   Thou 325  ; 

"Tis  mercy  all,  that  Thou  hast..  253 
Tis  midnight— and  for  others'.  141  j 

'Tis  midnight— and  from  all 141 

"Tis  midnight,  and,  from  ether.  141 
"'TIS  my  most  fervent  prayer.. .  543 

Tis  not  darkness  gathering 722 

"Tis  not  that  murmuring  4S9 

'Tis  not  the  trump  of  war 204  i 

'Tis  sin,  alas!  with  tyrant  power  264  j 
Tis  the  joy  of  pardoned  sin  . . .  890 
'Tis  there  "he  says  I  am  to  dwell  746 
"Tis  Thine  to  cleanse  the  heart  373 
"Tis  to  my  Saviour  I  would  live  331 
'Tis  wh.-n  beyond  this  vale  of. .   743 

To  be  encompassed  round 63, 

To  bring  fire  on  earth  lie  came  5S9 

To  damp  our  earthly  joys  2"6 

To-day,  her  glimmering  light..  2^j 
To-day  He  rose  and  left  the. .  •     13 

To-day  the  Saviour  calls  236 

To  dwell  with  God,  to  feel  His.  801 
To  dwell  with  misery  here  ...  12) 
To  each,  the  soul  of  each,  how.  414 
To  earth  He  ben-is  His  throne.  97 
To  every  land  beneath  the  sun.  573  , 
To  gaze  on  His  glories  divine. .  397 

To  gentle  offices  of  love C34 

Together  oft  they  seek  the 415 

To  give  my  weakness  strength.  475 
To  God   I  cried  when  troubles.     79 

To  God,  our  great  Father 131 

To  God,  the  Only  Wise 26  1 

To  God  the  Son  belongs 01 3 

To  God  the  Spirit's  name 6 1 9 

To  hear  the  sorrows  Thou  hast  815 
To  heaven,  the  place  of  lli- 

To  Him  I  owe  my  life  and 866 

To  Him  their  prayers  and  cries  436 
To  India's  various  castes 573 


TAOS 

To  leave  my  Saviour  I  disdain.  494 
To  Lebauou  He  turns  Hi?  voice    84 

To  nakedness  and  want 615 

To  our  Redeemer  God 887 

Tormenting  thirst  shall  leave. .  755 

To  scorn  the  senses1  sway 378 

To  serve  the  present  age 376 

!  To  shi:,e  with  the  angels  in 397 

j  To  sit  one  day  beneath  Thine. .     19 

,  To  smite  the  breast,  the  clothes  364 

To  sojourn  in  the  world,  and...  794 

To  songs  of  praise  and  joy 25 

To  speak,  and  think,  and  will. .  255 
To  spread  the  rays  of  heavenly  143 

Tossed  on  time's  rude 711 

To  that  Jerusalem  above 776 

To  the  desert  or  the  cell 231 

To  Thee,  all  angels  cry  alond..  89 
To  Thee  all  angels  loudly  cry..  300 

To  Thee,  and  Thee  alone 382 

To  Thee,  great  One  in  Three. . .  114 
To  Thee  I  owe  my  wealth  and  354 
To  Thee  I  tell  each  rising  grief  473 

To  Thee  I  will  address  my 82 

To  Thee  my  trembling  sp'irit..  367 
To  Thee,  O  God,  whose  face. . .  566 
To  Thee,  O  Lord,  my  tender..  496 
To  Thee,  ten  thousand  thanks.  333 

To  Thee,  Thee  only  will  1 263 

To  the  everlasting  Father 559 

To  Thee  we  still  would  cleave.  563 

To  Thee,  whose  word  the 794 

To  the  heavens  His  voice 720 

To  them  remains  nor  place,  nor  69 
To  them  the  cross  is  life  and...  161 
To  them  the  cross  with  all  its. .  169 

To  this  the  joyful   nations 553 

To  thy  grave  we  sadly  bear 727 

ToThv  great  name,  almighty'..  22 
Touchd  by  the  loadstone  of...  4S6 

Touched  with  a  sympathy 163 

To  what  a  stubborn  frame 2S4 

To  you,  in  David's  town,  this. .  119 

Tranquil  amidst  alarms 6S7 

Tr<  asuresof  everlasting 490 

Tremble,  ye  who  Him  rejected  179 
Trials  make  the  promise  sweet  277 
Trials  must  and  will  befall....  277 
True  ns  the  magnet  to  the  pole  319 
True  that  our  beauteous  doe.  . .  C^j 
True,  *t  is  a  straight  and  thorny  313 
Truly  blessed  is  this  station. ..  4 98 

Trumpet  scattered  60und  of 696 

Trump  of  glad  jubilee 621 

Truth  from  the  earth,  like  to  a  633 

Tune,  tune  your  harps 708 

Tune  your  harps  anew 130 

Turn,  mortal,  turn  !  thy  soul..  072 

Turn,  turn  us,  mighty  God 2S4 

Twas for  my  sins  my  dearest..  193 
'Twas  i.Tace  that  taught  my. ..  344 
'Twas  mercy  filled  the  throne . .  336 
'Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  556 
"Twas  through  the  Lamb's  most  341 
Twas  to  save  thee,  child,  from  827 


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u. 

Under  Thy  protection  take 113 

Unholy  and  impure 376 

United  zeal  be  shown S22 

Unite  us  in  the  sacred  love 631 

Unnumbered  comforts  on  my. .   io2 

Unshaken  as  eternal  hills 555 

Until  it  come  to  Thee 549 

Unto  our  Fathers  will  alone...  079 

Upheld  by  Thy  commands 23 

Uphold  me  in  the  doubtful  race  254 

Up  in  the  morning  early 824: 

Up,  my  soul  !  with  clear C(  2 

Upon  the  crystal  pavement. . . .  409 
Upon  your  bounty's  willing  .. .   584 

Up  to  her  courts,  with  joys 16 

Up  to  labor !  from  thee 6l>2 

Up  to  that  world  of  light 702 

Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my. .  84 
Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is    1 1 

Up  to  Thy  dwelling-place 28 

Upward  from  this  dying  state. .  711 
Unwearied  may  I  tins  pursue..  326 

V. 

Vainly  we  offer  each  ample 163 

Yain,  sinful  man!  creation's —       8 

Victor  o'er  death  and  hell 174 

VHt,  then,  this  soul  of  mine 391 

w. 

Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  His  story  573 
Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembling  li  3 

Wait,  then,  my  soul 4f/5 

Wake,  and  lift  up  thyself,  my  7^9 
Waken,  ()  God!  my  trilling... .  195 
Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy... .  203 
Walk  in  the  light!  ami  e'en  tho  4'.;9 
Walk  in  the  light!  and  thou....  4!'9 

Walk  in  the  light  1  thy  path 499 

Want,  from  the  wretch  014 

Warm  our  hearts  with  sacred..  82 
Wash  out  its  stains,  refine  its. .  20-3 
Was  ;t  for  crimes  that  I  had. . .  209 
Was  not  our  Lord,  a  little  child  503 

Was  there  nothing  but  a 816 

Watchman!  toil  us  of  the  night  bid 
Watch  o'er  my  lips,   and  guard  3  5 

Watch — 't  is  your  Lord's 879 

Weak  is  the.  effort  of  my  heart.  303 
Weak  ihough  wo  are,  llo  still. .  804 
We  are  His  people  ;  we  His  care    76 

Weary  of  tins  war  within 213 

We  bring  them,  Lord,  in 5'  3 

We  can  not  bid  the  morning.. .  509 
We  can  not  trust  Him  as  we. . .  242 
We  can  see  that  distant  home..  709 
Weep  not  for  them  ;  beside  the  651 

AVccp  not  for  the  saint  that 735 

Weep  not  for  the  spirit  now. . .  735 
Weep  not,  my  friends,  weep  not  703 

We  feel  that  heaven  is  now 713 

We  feel  the  resurrection  near..  435 
We  lly  to  our  eternal  Iiock....   1'. 4 


We  give  our  souls  the  wounds.  2ol 
We  hail  the  church  built  high  264 
We  have  traveled  long  together  722 
Wein  Jesus  confide,  and  are..  817 
We  know  that  Thy  presence  is  737 
Welcome,  and  precious  to  my. .  14 
Welcome,  sweet  hour  of  full  . .  301 
We  lick  the  dust,  v.  e  grasp  the  201 
We'll  catch  the  note  of  lofty..  21 
We'll  crowd  Thy  gates,  with. . .     76 

Well,  if  our  days  must  fly 692 

Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  269 
We'll  talk  of  all  He  did  and  said  417 
Well,  the  delightful  day  will  . .  392 
Well  we  know  thy  livirg  faith  693 
Well,  we  shall  quickly  pass  the  143 
We  praise  Thee— if  one  clouded  6-D2 

We  're  going  to  join  the 230 

We  're  goins  to  see  the  bleeding  230 

Were  half  the  breath  thus 41 S 

Were  I  in  heaven  without  my . .  109 
Were  1  possessor  of  the  earth..  355 

Were  not  those  sweets  so 1S9 

Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  137 
Were  you  not  children  once?..  685 
We  see  Thy  hand  ;  it  leads  us. .  225 
We  shall  have  a  mighty  shout.  770 

We  share  our  mutual  woes 437 

We  should  almost  forsake  our. .  669 

We  shrink  before  Thy  vast 50 

We  speak  of  its  freedom  from. .  733 
We  speak  of  its  pathwavsof. ...  732 
We  speak  of  its  service  of  love  733 
We  strive,  but  all  our  efforts..  600 
We,  too,  before  Thy  gracious..  501 
We  tread  the  path  our  Master.   759 

We  trust  not  in   our  rathe 259 

We  turn  to  Thee  a  smiling  face  817 
"We've  no  abiding  city  here,"  3(>2 
We  wait  in  faith,  and  turn  our.  798 
Wo  wait  in  faith,  we  wait  in. . .  793 

We,  while  the  stars  from 655 

We  would    no  longer  lie  887 

What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  mighty  91 
What  am  I,  Lord,  that  Thou  so  2(57 
What  a  rapturous  song,  when..  817 

What  brought  them  to  that 773 

What  change  !  through  pathless  581 

Wlate'er  events  betide 5(6 

Whate'er  Thou  deniest,  0  give.  771 
Whate'er   thy  lot— where'er. . .  603 

Whate'er  Thy    providence 483 

Whate'er  Thy  sacred  will 4S3 

What  Friend  have  I  in  heaven.  474 
What  have  I  done  for  Him  that  8(  2 
What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  1(9 
What  in  Thy  love  possess  I  not  327 
What  is  my  being,  but  for  Thee  331 
What  language  shall  1  borrow.  1 16 
What  object.  Lord,  my   soul...  193 

What  peaceful  hours  1  once 422 

What  shall  I  say  Thy  #race  to.  fGl 
What  shall  make  trouble  ?  Not  794 
What  shall  soothe  thy  bursting  210 


ANY   VERSE  BUT  THE   FIRST. 


907 


What  sought  they  thus  afar?. .  SI  1 
What  SOUi  shall  dare,  tho'  stout  5S3 
What  sweeter  pledge  could  G<>d  65) 
What  thanks  I  owe  Thee,  and.  424 

What  though  hells   fiery  6;>S 

What  though  in  solemn  silence  5.) 
What  though  our  bird  of  light.  635 
What,  though  parted  from  our.  167 
What  though  the  floods  lift  up.  7  si 
What  though  the  northern  ...  4:j 
What  though  the  spicy  breezes  573 

What  thoug!)  the    tempests 5!<i 

What,  though  thou  rulest  not..  5w9  | 
What  Thou "shalt  to-day  provide  51  i 

What  though  we  are  bat  2>4 

What  troubles  have  we  seen..  4-14 
What  vain  disturbing  thoughts     1  i 

What  voice  shall  bill  the 5^3 

What  was  Thy  crime,  my 13ii 

What  wonders  shall  Thy  ....  15) 
What  worldly  tie  must  break..  2>> 

When  all  arrayed  in  light 594 

When  all  created  streams  are..  4-4 

When  all  L  am  I  clearly  sec 241 

When  all  is  done,  renounce 5S4 

When  angry  nations  rush  to 5s3 

When  anxious  cares  would. . . .  294 
When  b:aek  the  threatening...  474 
When,  bringing  every  balmy..  189 
When  by  the  dreadful  tempest-  105 

When  cares  and  sorrows  4sd 

Whence  comes  it,  that,  your. . .  252 
When  children's  voices  raise. . .  5(53 

When  darkness,   and  when 4S2 

When  day,  with  farewell  beam     43  | 

When  death  invades  my 472  ' 

When  death  o'er  nature  shall..  294  i 

When  dea'.h  shall  interrupt 311 

When  dreadful  guilt  is  done  . .  356 
When  each  can  "feel  his  brother  433 
When  each  day's  scenes  and. . .  807 
When  earthly  "cares  engross  the  3u4  J 

When  earth's  prospects  fail 543  i 

Whene'er  becalm'd   I  lie 407  I 

Whene'er  my  heart  is  broken. .  543  ! 

Whene'er  you  meet  with  282  ! 

When  ends  life's  transient 423  ' 

When  evening's  silent  shades..  795 

When  faith  is  strong,  and  CO1) 

When  fear  her  chilling  mantle.  7>1 
When  first  before   His  mercy..  452 

When  fr«.m  flesh  the  spirit 6v4 

When  from  the  dust  of  death..  832 

When  gladness  wings  my 419 

When  God  our  leader,  shines..  104 
When  He  first  the    work  begun  5S3 

When  He  live  I  on    earrh  4  5 

When  here  Toy  messengers...  503 
When  I  am  rilled  with  bore —  349 
When  I  behold  them  pressed..  3'»5 
When  I  can  say,  my  Gfod  is.  . . .  143 
When  I  faint  with   summer's..     53 

When  I  He  within   my  bed 520 

When  in  ecstasy  sublime 503 


pat.k 
When  infancy  at  evening  tries  451 
When  in  His  earthly  courts. ..  337 
When  in  their  lonely  bed  loved  701 
When,  in  the  sabbath  of  His  ..  577 
When  in  the  slippery  path  of..  102 
When,  in  the  solemn  hour  of. ..  497 
When  in  the  sultry  glebe  I   ...     43 

When  1  review  my  ways 5C2 

When  1  slumber  in  the  tomb. .  315 
When  I  touch  the  biessed  shore  391 

\Y  hen  I  tread  the  verge  of 533 

When  joy  no  longer  soothes ...  471 
When  love  in  on9  delightful..  433 
When,  lo!  with  ra\ished  ears..  125 
W  hen  men  in  ships  far  off  at  sea    47 

When  mercy  points   where 451 

When  midnight  vails  our  eyes.  809 

When  mounted  on  Thy 466 

When  mourning  o'er  some  stone  465 

W  hen  my  forgetful  sou  1 262 

When  mystery  clouds  my 731 

When  nature  shudders,  loth  to  453 

W  hen  night  with  wings  of 43 

When  obstacles  and  trials 477 

When  on  Calvary  I  rest 503 

When,  one  by  one,  those  ties..  66) 
When  our   earthly  comforts...  421 

When  raging  foes  surround 403 

When  rising  floods  my  soul 293 

When  round  Thy  courts  by 303 

When  scarce  is  seized  some 659 

When  shall  earths  blest 31 

When  shall  1  reach  that  happy.  776 
When  shall  love  freely  flow.  ..  702 
When  .--hall  the  day,  dear  Lord.  744 

When  shall  these  eyes  thy 743 

When  should  not  they  rejoice..  374 

When,  shriveling  like  a 181 

When  sinks  the  soul,  subdued.  412 

W  hen  storms  of  fierce 425 

When  storms  of  Burrow  round.  241 
When  tempest  clouds  are  dark.  473 
When  that  illustrious  day  shall  342 
When  the  dreams  of  life  are. . .  439 
When  the  flames  and  hellish..  520 
When  the  holy  have  gone  to.  . .  223 
When  the  house  doth  sigh  and.  520 
When  the  Judge  descends  in..  210 
When  the  judgment  is  reveal'd  520 
When  the  Lord  -hall  send  His.  723 
When  the  mighty  Crumpet....  711 
When  the  morning  paints  the..     31 

When  the  most  helpless 633 

When  the  pangs  of  death  assail  223 
When  the  rich  gales  of  mercy..  223 
When  the  soft  dews  of  kindly.  785 
When  the  sun  of  bliss  is  beaming  534 
When  the  tempest  rolls  on  high  814 
When  the  tempter  me  pursueth  520 
When  the  woes  of  life  o'ertake  534 
When  the  world  has  pasted...  2(9 
When  this  weary  world  U  past  523 

When  Thou  shinest   on  the 149 

When  through  fiery  trials  thy . .  442 


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When  through  the  deep  waters  442 
When  to  heaven's  great  and. . .  8i>6 
When  tossed  upon  the  waves..  755 
When  tttembling  limbs  refuse. .  6Cu 

«"  hen  trouble  assails 515 

When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy. .  329 
When  troubles,  like  a  burning.  161 
When  troubles  rise,  and  storms  554 

When  we  appear  in  yonder 834 

When  we  asunder    part 437 

When  we  in  darkness  walk 375 

When  will  my  pilgrimage  be. .     15 

When,  with  sad  footsteps 466 

When,  worn  by  toil,  their 579  j 

When  worn  with  pain,  disease.  497 
When  youthful  Spring  around...  -J3 
Where  are  the  vows  which  . . .  430 

Where  dost  Thou,  dear 446 

Where'er  I  turn  my  gazing  eyes  6  j 
Where'er,  in  lands  "unknown. ..  5S6  i 

Where  is  the  blessedness  I 422  ' 

Where  is  the  shadow  of  that.  . .  296 

Where  is  the  strength  that 674 

Where  the  arctic   ocean 593 

Where  the  golden  gates  of  day.  592 

Where  the  Tot'ty  minaret 591 

Where  the  saints  of  all  ages  in.  7l5 

Wherever  the  shackles  of 615 

Where  wilt  thou  cast  thy  care-  510 
Where  the  worm  dies  not,  and.   225 

Which  of  all  our  friends,  to 4U4 

While  all  our  hearts,  and  all. . .  556 
While  all  the  stars  that  round..  50 
While  angelic  legions  with ... .  772 
While  angels  shout  and  praise. .  159 
While  tuilt  disturbs  and  breaks  291 

While  lie  affords  His  aid   331 

While  harps  unnumbered 161 

While  here  in  the  valley  of....  771 
While  here  I  walk  on  hostile..  550 
While  His  high  praise  ye  sing.  643 

While  1  am  a  pilgrim    lure 421 

While  I  am  held  in  Thine 30S 

While  I  draw  this  fleeting 2.i7 

While  I  gazed,  with  speed 724 

While  I  lay  resting  on  my  bed  476 
While  I'm  often  vainly  trying  829 
While  in  affliction's  furnace  ..  543 
While  Jews  on  their  own  law. .  363 
While  life's  dark  maze  I  tread.  427 

While  of  Thy  absence  we 80S 

While  on  earth  ordained  to  stay  161 

While  others  early  learn  to 834 

While  our  silent  steps  are 710 

While  parsing  a  garden  I  132 

While  place  we  seek,  or  place. .  69 
While  sinners  in  despair  shall. .  652 

While  some  poor  wretches 833 

While  such  a  scene  of  sacred.  - .  143 
While  the  bright  nation  sounds  353 
While  the  Holy  Ghost  is  nigh. .  210 
While,  the  wounds  of  woe  aro. .  224 
While  Thy  word  is  heard  with  29 
While  to  Thee  our   prayers 29 


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While  we  seek  supplies 23 

While  we  walk  this  vale  of 528 

While  with  a  mejting,  broken.  193 

While  with  love  unceasing 548 

While  yet  in  anguish  He... 55T 

While  yet  the  life-proclaiming.  14 
Whither,  ah  !  whither  shall  1..  243 

Whither,  O  whither  should 299 

Whither  should  a  wretch  be.  - .  540 

Who  aro  these  ?     On  earth 764 

Who  are  they  whose  little  feet.  567 
Who  bow  to  Christ's  command  8S4 

Who  can  His  mighty  deeds 7T 

Who,  gently  blending  eve 784 

Who  in  heart  on  Thee  believes    54 

Who  in  her  robe  the  sinner 637 

Who  is  the  King  of  glory 155 

Who  made  this  beating  heart..  356 

Who  may  share  this  great 32 

Who  points  the  clouds  their 511 

Whose  breast  expands  with 634 

Who  shall  make  trouble,   then.  794 

Who  suffer  with  our  Master 527 

Who— when  she  sees  the 637 

Who,  who  would  live  alway...  715 
Who,  within  the  silent  grave..  519 
Who  would  not  wish  to  die  like  793 
Why  art  thou  cast  down,  my..  513 
Why  art  thou  afraid  to  come..  237 
Why  linger,  then,  with  strange  677 
Why  mourn  the  pious  dead  ..  699 
Why  move  my  years  in  slow..  739 

Why  move  ye  thus,  with 494 

Why  must  they  shun  the 484 

Why,  my  soul,  art  thou 518 

Why  restless,  why  cast. .  107  &  108 
Why  seeks  lie  not  a  home  of..  133 
Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain..  749 
Why  should  1  .-brink  at  Thy..  491 
Why  should  my  passions  mix..  416 
Why  should  this  anxious  load..  506 
Why  should  thy  bride  appear. .  296 

Why  Should  we  tremble  to 663 

Why  was  I  made  to  hear  Thy..  556 
Why  will  you  in  the  crooked..  197 
Wide  as  His  vast  dominion  lies    75 

Wide  as  the  world   is  Thy 77 

Wide  as  they  sweep  their 108 

Will  ye  play,  then,  will  ye 595 

Wilt  thou  let  Him  bleed  in  vain  212 

Wilt  Thou  not  visit  me 537 

Wilt  Thou  not  yet  to  me  reveal  825 
Winds,  ye  shall  bear  His  name-  57 
Wisdom  and  mercy  guide  my..  492 
With  all  His  sufferings  full  in..  143 

With  all  tones  of  waters 1S1 

With  boldness,  therefore,  at  the  15S 
With  faith  I  plunce  me  in  this  323 
With  forests  huge,  of  dateless..  83 
With  gentle  resignation  still  ..  241 
With  gentle  smites  call  me  Thy  356 

With  glory  adorned,  His 92 

With  grateful  hearts  the  past..  811 
With  Him  I  on  Zion  shall 783 


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Within  these  walls  let  holy 426 

Witlrin  these  walla  may  peace.     26 

Within  this  temple,  Christ 571 

Within  Thy  circling  power  I--  70 
Within  Thy  presence, Lord-.-..  503 
With  Israel'.-;  myriads  seal'd. ..  536 
With  it  the  thoughtless  sons  of  132 
With  joy  shall  1  behold  the  day  712 
With  joy  shall  we  stand,  when  717 
With  life  He  clothes  the  spring  816 

With  my  burden  I  begin 420 

With  pitying  eyes  the  Prince  of  350 
With  power  He  vindicates  the.  5>2 
With  ri^rhteou-ness  Thy  saints.  3 
With  saints  enthroned  on  high.  630 
With  songs  let  us   follow  his...  735 

Witli  speed  He  flew  to  my 463 

With  thanks  approach  His" S9 

With  Thee  conversing,   we 287 

With  the  voice  of  joy  and 602 

Workman  of  God  !  O  lose  not. .  5S7 
Work  on.  despair  not,  bring...  642 
Worlds  are  charging— heaven..  596 
Worlds  of  light  amf  crowns  of. .  721 
Worlds  should  not  bribe  me...  67S 
Worship,  honor,  power,  and...  ISO 
Worthy  is  He  that  once  was...  309 
'•  Worth v  the  Lamb  that  died,"'  343 
Worthy  Thy  hand  to  hold  the..  159 
Would  not  my  heart  pour  forth  362 

Wretched  and  unworthy 547 

Wretched  wanderer,  now  return  194 
Wretch  that  I  am  to  wander. . .  262 

Y. 

Yea,  Amen  !  Let  all  adore  Thee  215 

Ye  aged,  hither  come 27 

Yea!  men  may  wonder  while. .  649 
Yea  more,  with  His  own  hand.  249 
Ye  angels  above,  His  glories. . .  92 
Ye  are  traveling  home  to  God  .  439 
Yearly  in  our  cour-e  appearing  710 
Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel  s  race.  332 
Ye  clouds,  that  gorgeous,;.-...   7.~0 

Ye  daughters  of  Zion 446 

Ye  deeps,  with  roaring  billows    53 

Ye  fair,  enchanting   throng 403  i 

Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage.  110 
Ye  fields!  that  witnessed  once.   653  . 

Ye  great,  renounce  your 041 

Ye  in  the  wilderness 594 

Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound...  151 
Ye  mortals,  mark  its  pare-    ...  809  ' 
Ye  mourning  saints!  dry  every  169  l 

Ye  nations !  bend— in 75 

Ye  palaces,  scepters,  and 397 

Ye  saints  in  glory  strike 577 

Ye  saints,  who  stand  nearer. . .  782 
Ye  saw  of  old,  on  chaos  rise  . .  295 
Ye  saw  the  heaven  born  Child.  594 
Yes!  broken,  tuneless,  still,  0.  526 
Yes,  God  is  love ;  a  thought  ..  7S1 
Yes  !  I  hasten  from  you  gladly.  597 
Yes,  Lm  secure   beneath 249  i 


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Ye  sinners,  come ;  'tis  mercy's-  192 

Ye  sinners,  seek  His   grace 639 

Ye  sister  hills  lay  down 609 

Ye  slaves  of  sin  and  hell 219 

Yes,  let  it  go!  One  look  from.  260 
Yes,  lovely  hour!  thou  art  the.  790 
Yes,  my  Kedeemer- they  shall  193 
Ye  souls  that  are  wounded  !  0-  717 
"  Yi-s,"  saith  the  Lord  "now..  617 
Ye  stars  are  but  the  shining. ..  757 
Yes!  the  Christian's  course  is.,  t'94 
Yes  ! — Thou  art  precious  to  my  366 
Yes,  Thou  Shalt  reign  for  ever".  573 

Yes!  Thou  wilt  visit  me 537 

Yes,  thy  tins  have  done  the...  212 
Yes,  unseen;   but  still,  believe    723 

Yes!  when  I  pray,  Thou 361 

Yes,  when  this  flesh  and  heart.  345 

Yes,  whosoever   will 203 

Yet  a  few  days  to  me,  perhaps  265 
Yet  again  we  hope  to  meet  thee  747 

Yet  amid  this  scene  so  fair 729 

Yet  clouds  will  intervi  ne 691 

Yet  could  I  hear  Him  once 261 

Yet  dear  the  awful  thought  to. .  61 
Yet  does  one  short  preparing..  200 
Ye  temples,  that  to  God  ...7..  610 
Ye  tempting  sweets  !  forbear. .  4<>3 

Yet,  glorious  Lord,  Thy S7 

Yet,  gracious  God.  where  shall  473 
Yet,  if  our  aims  are  fixed  aright  733 

Yet  I  may  love  Thee  too,  0 335 

Yet  leaves  again  will  clothe 675 

Yet  let  the  sons  of  Grace 451 

Yet,  like  an  idle  tale,  we  spend  195 
Yet,  Lord,  Thy  wronged  love.  295 
Yet  Noah,  humble,  happy  saint  311 
Yet  not  thus  buried,  or  extinct  661 

Yet  not  to  fickle  chance 510 

Yet  0  !  the  chief  of  sinners 246 

Yet  O !  what  consequences 667 

Yet,  save  a  trembling  sinner..  247 

Yet  see  the  sign  among  the 1-1 

Yet,  soon,  reviving  plants  and.  671 

Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls 267 

Yet  still  to  His  footstool  in..'..  823 

Yet  sweetly  as  they  glide 4 

Yet  the  conqueror.-  bring 762 

Yet  the  dear  path  to  Thine 4!>9 

Yet  the  sad  hour  that  took  the.  643 
Yet  though  we  see  them  not..  666 
Yet  through  the  stormy  clouds  266 
Yet,  through  this  rough  and- ..  460 
Yet  to  lea\e  thee  sorrowing...  711 

Yet.  to  read  the  shameful -27 

Yet  when  beneath  the  dreadful  786 
Yet  when  God's  justice  rose  in  331 
Yet,  when  the  sound  shall  tear     32 

Yet,  who  are  those  behind 174 

Yet  why.  dear  Lord,  this 7S9 

Yet  will  the  Lord  command..  462 
Ye  twinkling  stars,  who  gild-.  73 
Yet  would  we  say  what  every  69s 
Ye  vile  seducers!   hence 264 


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Ye  weary,  heavy-laden,  come..  231 

Ye  wheels  of  nature,  speed  your  (370 

Ye,  who  are  of  death  afraid 101 

Ye  who  .see  the  Father's   grace.  399 

Ye  who  surround  the    throne..  115 

Ye,  who  tossed  on  beds  of  pain  2\-'>  I 

Ye,  who  yourselves  have  sold..  218  I 

Ye  worlds,  with   ev'ry  living. .  62 

Ye  young !   before  His  throne...  27 

Yield  we   what  was   given 698  I 


Yonder  azure  vault  on  high. . . 


51 


PA.QB 

Yonder  sits  my  slighted 216 

You,  in  His  wisdom,  power 493 

Your  streams  were  lloating 802 

Your  way  is  dark,  and  leads  to  196 
Youth,  on  length  of  days 709 

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Zion,  all  its  light   unfolding 720 

Zion  enjoys  her  Monarchs' 98 

Zion's  Sim! — salvation 593 

Zion,  thrice  happy  place 23 


INDEX    OF    PSALMS 


PteALM  IlrMX         Psalm 

IV  =   1822  LXXXVIII 

V  =   23  XC 

IX  =-  1020.  1022  XCII 

XI  -   1031  XCIII 

XVII  =   497  X(  V 

XVIII  —   144.  155.  76o  KCVII 

XIX  =   46.  78.  87  XGVIII 

XXIII  =   85.   92.  62^  C 

XXIV  -   260  CII 

XXVII  _    181.  912  CIII 

XXIX  -i    .....  14S  (VI 

XXXIV  =    546.  569  C VII 

XXXVI  =    178  CX 

X  XXVIII  -    484  C  XVI 

XLII  -    188.  758  CXVII 

XLV  ~   1030  CXVI1I 

XL VI  =    152.  173  ,           CXXI 

XLVII  =    156.  -267  CXXII 

L  —   333.   11-9  CXXV 

LI  mm    406  (XXVI 

LV  —   794  CXXXV1 

LVII  =   147  CXXXVII 

LXI  =   830  CXXXVIII 

LXIII  —    24.   755.   o>  CXXXIX 

LXVIII  =   124  CXLI 

LXXI  -   578  CXLV 

LXXII  -=    513.961  CXLVI 

LXXIII  =   191.  212  CXLVII 

LXXX  -   6^4  CXLVI II  ■ 

LXXXIV  =   2.  6S  I        CXLIX 

LXXXVH  -   9S3  CL  . 


Hymn 

309...  1080 

....117.    187.  1147 

1 

.44.  121.  120.  163 

146.  158 

134.   143 

216 

115.  US.  132 

190 

102.  14o 

133 

185 

253 

422 

96.  511 

25.   507.  664 

673.  692 

.81.  82.  43.  1178 

798 

554 

93.  170 

717.  747 

138 

117.  192 

504 

131 

1032 

1325 

97.   130 

162 


